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... 32 Appendix Survey and Compilation of Agency Responses Synthesis Questionnaire Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Safety Practices Purpose of This Survey: As transportation facilities in the United States age, as well as face an increase in usage, the quantity of properly functioning elevators and escalators available for public use declines. Elevator and escalator (El/Es)
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... 33 Dover Traction–2 Hydraulic–30 15–30 32 Schindler Traction–4 Hydraulic–9 6–10 13 KONE Hydraulic 2–10 4 CEMCO Hydraulic 9–30 4 US Hydraulic 30+ 2 Mowrey Hydraulic 15 2 Montgomery Hydraulic 30 and 13 2 Otis Hydraulic 30+ 1 Millar Hydraulic 13 1 Total 109 NYCTA Canton Hydraulic 5 58 CEMCO Hydraulic 10.6 66 MCE Hydraulic 6.6 31 Others Hydraulic 20 11 MCE Traction 10.3 21 Otis Traction 23 5 Total 192 SEPTA Unspecified N/A 106 Total 106 Total all agencies 706 Question 2 Escalator Details Agency Manufacturer Type Age (years) Quantity BART Westinghouse 48N and 38E 35 88 Fujitec PS-1200 13 28 Montgomery 5E 35 26 O&K HD 15 19 Otis RB&J 35 6 KONE 5TR 15 9 Total 176 CTA Otis RB 25 16 Otis ML 63 15 Otis 506 28 8 Otis 510 22 2 Schindler 2–15 3 Haughton 42 2 KONE 3 16 Montgomery 42 73 O&K 18 18 Fujitec 7 8 Total 161
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... 34 MARTA Westinghouse Modular 100 Modular 30+ years 117 Montgomery Conventional 15–23 10 O&K Conventional 25+ 17 Schindler Conventional 7–11 5 Total 149 NYCTA O&K Conventional 13 84 Fujitec Conventional 6.5 34 KONE Conventional 4.1 27 Otis Conventional 22.5 24 Schindler Conventional 2.2 7 Total 176 SEPTA KONE N/A 2–13 37 Fujitec N/A 2–13 11 ThyssenKrupp N/A 1 2 Total 50 Total all agencies 712 Agency Hours of Operation No. Days per Week Annual Passenger Usage BART 20 7 100 million plus CTA 24 7 200 million MARTA 22 7 80 million NYCTA 24 7 1.6 billion SEPTA 16 7 321 million Question 3 Percentage of Rail System That Is Accessible Agency No.
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... 35 Equipment Specifications Questions 4–7 Agency Specs. Developed by Agency or OEM?
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... 36 Safety, Availability, and Customer Communication Question 8 Legal Compliance and Lessons Learned Agency Code and Safety Compliance Procedures Lessons Learned from Violations BART - Weekly quality control inspections - Weekly safety meetings - State-mandated conveyance certification classes on A17.1 for all mechanics - Yearly state permit inspections State inspection violation regarding door zone locks being nonoperational caused agency to hold meetings to ensure mechanics were aware of A17.1 code requirements and why the rules needed to be followed. Also started to review A17.1 rules during weekly safety meetings.
From page 37...
... 37 elevator and escalator inspection and maintenance protocols -- Code book is available at SEPTA's Bridge and Building Engineering (B&B) Headquarters.
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... 38 Agency How El/Es Injuries Are Defined, Categorized, and Monitored BART "Entrapment" at BART refers to passengers stuck inside elevators. "Accidents" at BART refers to patrons who fell (injured or not)
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... 39 count against us and are considered as "downtime." Major capital improvements, however, do not count against "downtime." CTA Yes Through customer assistants placed and in charge of each station, calling in any defective El/Es to our Control Center. Then contacts (via radio)
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... 40 NYCTA Yes Computer-based program generates reports on demand. Equipment is considered down any time passengers are unable to access it.
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... 41 Satisfying ADA Requirements That Accessibility Features Must Be Repaired Promptly Agency Agency Definition of Prompt Repairs to Satisfy ADA Policies to Ensure Prompt Repairs to Satisfy ADA BART Per court-mandated agreement stemming from an ADA lawsuit, a mechanic must be dispatched within 1 h. The installation of a trunked radio system, which works anywhere in the entire BART system, including all tunnels and underground rooms, allows us to immediately and without exception communicate with our mechanics to inform them of problems.
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... 42 Question 13 Communication Procedures Agency Communication Procedures When Equipment is Unavailable Other Information Communicated Educating Passengers About El/Es Usage BART - Electronic outage signs at the entrance of all stations - Anouncements over the PA system - Online services also indicate where and for how long elevators are unavailable or are currently being rehabbed. - Online services include BART's Internet website, RSS feeds, SMS, e-mail and text message alerts, and Twitter.
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... 43 Questions 13c–e Agency Customer Communication Methods to Agency Typical Customer Communications to Agency Agency Response to Customer Communications BART A disability task force consisting of all types of disabled patrons meets once a month to discuss these problems. BART staff also bring them up to speed on future and ongoing projects.
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... 44 Service group will correspond to the customer if customer left contact information. Question 13f Agency Steps Needed to Improve Customer Communication BART N/A CTA I think we do a good job.
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... 45 MARTA Yes MARTA has 100% contract services for preventative maintenance, repairs, and all work done on the agency's vertical transportation equipment. The agency also has a separate contract for its modernization project.
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... 46 Question 16 In-House Technician Breakdown: When El/Es Are Maintained Collectively Agency Total In-House Technicians BART PMI and light repairs: 23 Repairs: 5 Overhauls: (contracted) Replacements: (contracted)
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... 47 MARTA N/A N/A NYCTA N/A N/A SEPTA N/A N/A Questions 17–19 Work Schedules Agency Work Schedule Are Activities Targeted Off-Peak (Y/N) Do You Have Sufficient Personnel (Y/N)
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... 48 Question 20 Doing More with Reduced Budgets Agency Activities Taken to Accomplish More With Less Staff and Resources BART - Cut down travel time by assigning mechanics to equipment next to each other or very close by. - Storage of tools, equipment, and parts are at most stations.
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... 49 MARTA N/A MARTA's contract is performance based, calling for contractor to maintain and repair equipment as needed. Therefore, MARTA does not want to be in a position to dictate how technicians become qualified.
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... Agency Required Licensing (Y/N) Requirements and How Licensing/Certification Achieved BART Y Certification is run by the state, which requires a 2-year recertification course administered by the state CTA N Licensing will be required in near future, so CTA is increasing its training to prepare technicians for state licensing requirement.
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... 51 adjusted to reduce breakdowns. PM program is now tailored for each type of El/Es instead of using generic approach.
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... 52 Agency Use of Data to Support Decision Making Maintenance Program Changes Made as Result of MMS Data BART - Monthly reviews of reason for repairs. CTA N/A N/A MARTA MARTA uses FASuites, which is a MMS program operating on an Oracle database platform.
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... 53 CTA Detailed inspection and PM activities performed monthly. MARTA Contract calls for a minimum requirement of monthly maintenance.
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... 54 Question 29 Establishing Maintenance Intervals Agency Procedure for Establishing Intervals Solicit Technicians' Input (Y/N) How Legal Requirements Are Integrated BART OEM recommendations Y Follow OEM recommendations and ASME codes CTA Code, local experiences, OEM recommendations Y Follow OEM recommendations and ASME codes MARTA A consultant to MARTA has started to track repeated callbacks on equipment.
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... 55 Agency Classify Costs by Parts and Labor (Y/N) Classify Costs by Asset Type (Y/N)
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... 56 Agency Spare Parts Ordering Procedures Enough Parts Kept in Inventory (Y/N) Missed Repairs Due to Lacking Parts (%)
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... 57 NYCTA PM schedule redesigned in March 2011 to account for specific equipment to replace generic approach SEPTA More knowledgeable technicians and training program New Technology Question 35 New Technology Impact on Equipment Availability Agency Examples of New Technology Impacts on Availability Impact Monitored (Y/N) Details BART Requires more maintenance Y CTA More safety features translate into more maintenance requirements.
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... 58 which is written into contract. OEMs provide manuals and specified amount of training.
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... Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)

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