SCOTT ELEVATOR MANUFACTURING INTRODUCES THE PIT SENTRY ™
A Pillar of Strength for Safety
WHAT IS THE PIT SENTRY™ ?
The Pit Sentry is a shoring device permanently installed in the elevator pit to protect service personnel. The Pit Sentry through the upright pillar physically prevents an elevating device from entering the refuge area which includes an area above the lowest sill. Providing safe entry and exit from the pit area at all times.
> The Pit Sentry™ is built to suit varying pit depths and configurations as well as various capacities.
> The Pit Sentry™ is always able to be deployed and restored from outside the pit.
All pit depths, equipment configurations and hoistway clearances are capable of being dealt with through the Pit Sentry™ concept. Pit depths, providing minimal under car clearance, such as material lifts or lifts for the disabled, dumbwaiters, LULA or full fledged elevators with pit depths of four feet or more.
WHAT ELSE CAN IT DO?
The Pit Sentry™ is not only a shoring device but also may be assembled as a ladder where other means or conditions may not provide reasonable entrance and egress conditions.
> Pit Sentry™ as a ladder provides toe clearance well in excess of NBC requirements for access ladders.
> When deployment of the Pit Sentry is initiated, the power is cut to the elevator through an electrical interface with the car safety circuit.
Facts about Shoring and the Pit Sentry™
> The purpose of the Pit Sentry™ is to make the pit area easily and safely accessible for the service personnel
> Good sense and codes require shoring while working under a lift
> Most shoring devices are clumsy and do not meet a reasonable and safe standard
> Previous shores often require two hands and fully body entry into the pit to secure the shoring device
> Industry and some elevator owners have been attempting to make work places more safe for employees and service personnel
> One of the most potentially dangerous areas for service persons is the elevator pit
> Modern codes reflect the necessity of shoring devices for pit areas of elevating devices
> Few attempts have succeeded in providing adequate protection as outlined by code and good common sense
> The Pit Sentry™ was developed to protect personnel in the elevator shaft under the car in a way that is safe to deploy from outside the pit
> When initiating the deployment of the Pit Sentry™ . Power is cut to the elevator through an electrical interface with the car safety circuit (Pit Stop Switch)
> With the circuit open, the Pit Sentry is fully deployed under the car, providing a pillar of support capable of stopping and holding a car at specified weights. The Pit Sentry™ is sized to suit car and capacity
> The Pit Sentry™ is counter poised where required which significantly reduces the weight of the pillar during deployment and restoration. This makes the unit ergonomic and reduces the physical requirement of the person entering the pit area. Approximately 12 lbs of force is required to deploy and restore the Pit Sentry
> The Pit Sentry™ is designed to serve the requirements of a pit ladder
> The Pit Sentry™ is permanently mounted and against the shaft wall occupying less space than that of a typical ladder. In many cases the device is mounted to the guide rail or may be wall mounted
> When installed and being used as a ladder the Pit Sentry offers ample behind rung clearance (exceeding typical requirements of authorities)
> Engineering calculation determine the size of the Pit Sentry to be used. A minimum safety factor of four is used to determine the size of the Pit Sentry™
> The Pit Sentry™ is a shoring device designed for dumb waiters, lifts and elevators
> The Pit Sentry™ is deployed from the landing sill, with only the service technicians arm inside the shaft, may be deployed from the machine room or other remote area around the hoistway.
> The Pit Sentry™ takes less than three seconds to deploy and the same amount of time to restore
> The Pit Sentry™ is built to suit varying pit depths and car capacities
> The purpose of the Pit Sentry™ is to make the pit area easily and safely accessible for the service personnel
> Good sense and codes require shoring while working under a lift
> Most shoring devices are clumsy and do not meet a reasonable and safe standard
> Previous shores often require two hands and fully body entry into the pit to secure the shoring device
> Industry and some elevator owners have been attempting to make work places more safe for employees and service personnel
> One of the most potentially dangerous areas for service persons is the elevator pit
> Modern codes reflect the necessity of shoring devices for pit areas of elevating devices
> Few attempts have succeeded in providing adequate protection as outlined by code and good common sense
> The Pit Sentry™ was developed to protect personnel in the elevator shaft under the car in a way that is safe to deploy from outside the pit
> When initiating the deployment of the Pit Sentry™ . Power is cut to the elevator through an electrical interface with the car safety circuit (Pit Stop Switch)
> With the circuit open, the Pit Sentry is fully deployed under the car, providing a pillar of support capable of stopping and holding a car at specified weights. The Pit Sentry™ is sized to suit car and capacity
> The Pit Sentry™ is counter poised where required which significantly reduces the weight of the pillar during deployment and restoration. This makes the unit ergonomic and reduces the physical requirement of the person entering the pit area. Approximately 12 lbs of force is required to deploy and restore the Pit Sentry
> The Pit Sentry™ is designed to serve the requirements of a pit ladder
> The Pit Sentry™ is permanently mounted and against the shaft wall occupying less space than that of a typical ladder. In many cases the device is mounted to the guide rail or may be wall mounted
> When installed and being used as a ladder the Pit Sentry offers ample behind rung clearance (exceeding typical requirements of authorities)
> Engineering calculation determine the size of the Pit Sentry to be used. A minimum safety factor of four is used to determine the size of the Pit Sentry™
> The Pit Sentry™ is a shoring device designed for dumb waiters, lifts and elevators
> The Pit Sentry™ is deployed from the landing sill, with only the service technicians arm inside the shaft, may be deployed from the machine room or other remote area around the hoistway.
> The Pit Sentry™ takes less than three seconds to deploy and the same amount of time to restore
> The Pit Sentry™ is built to suit varying pit depths and car capacities