Testing of emergency service features of elevators, as required by Subsection 3.2.6. of the National Building Code of Canada.

This applies to high buildings, as defined in Sentence 3.2.6.1.(1) of the National Building Code of Canada:

• of Group A, D, E or F major occupancy classification that is more than:
  • 36 m high, measured between grade and the floor level of the top storey, or
  • 18 m high, measured between grade and the floor level of the top storey, and in which the cumulative or total occupant load on or above any storey above grade, other than the first storey, divided by 1.8 times the width in metres of all exit stairs at that storey, exceeds 300,
• containing a Group B major occupancy in which the floor level of the highest storey of that major occupancy is more than 18 m above grade,
• containing a floor area or part of a floor area located above the third storey designed or intended as a Group B, Division 2 occupancy, and
• containing a Group C major occupancy whose floor level is more than 18 m above grade.

To limit the probability that deficiencies in emergency service features of elevators will go unnoticed, which could lead to such features not operating as originally intended in a fire situation, which could lead to delays or inefficiencies in emergency suppression operations, which could lead to the spread of fire, which could lead to damage to the building.