Sometimes it seems like the elevator door stays open forever and there is a "close door" button for just those times, but does the button work? Elevators are all around us. We get in and out of ...

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The ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators has provisions for firefighter safety during emergency operations and requirements for how the doors react under Phase II control.