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Part Numbers:
Inside Car (01-15)
01: Emergency Stop Switch
02: Alarm System
03: Car Enclosure
04: Side Emergency Exit
05: Car Door/Gate
06: Car Door/Gate Contact
07: Door Reopening Device
08: Car Floor to Landing Still
09: Car Floor
10: Car Door Gibs
11: Car Button Station
12: Car Lighting
13: Emergency Lighting
14: Car Mirror
15: Certificate Frame
Outside Hoistway (16-25)
16: Hoistway Doors
17: Hoistway Door Gibs
18: Hoistway Door Reinforcements
19: Hoistway Door Safety Retainer
20: Vision Panel
21: Interlocks
22: Parking Device
23: Hall Button Station
24: Indicators
25: Door Safety Retainer
Top of Car (26-39)
26: Top Emergency Exit Cover
27: Governor Release Carrier
28: Door Hangers & Connectors
29: Door Operator
30: Normal Limits
31: Final Limits
32: Guide Shoes / Roller Guides
33: Counterweight
34: Hoistway
35: Electrical Wiring
36: Pipes and Ducts
37: Overhead & Deflector Sheave
38: Traveling Cable & Junction
39: Car Top
Machine Room (40-69)
40: Machine Room
41: Machine Room Door
42: Controller—Selector
43: Reverse Phase Relay
44: Traction Sheave
45: Governor
46: Governor Switch
47: Drum
48: Pump Unit
49: Drum Machine Limit SW
50: Generator
51: Slack Rope Switch
52: Hoist Cables
53: Governor Ropes
54: Car Counterweight Rope
55: Drum Counterweight Rope
56: Hoist Machine
57: Hoist Motor
58: Worm / Gear / Bearings
59: Machine Brake
60: Lighting Machine Space
61: Machine Disconnect SW
62: Commutator
63: Motor Brushes
64: NYC Device #
65: Unintended Car Movement
66: Emergency Brake/Rope Gripper
67: Communication
68: Maintenance Log
69: Code Data Plate
Pit (70-82)
70: Pit
71: Pit Light
72: Pit Stop Switch
73: Car Guide-Rails & Brackets
74: Cwt Guide-Rails & Brackets
75: Buffers
76: Car Safety & Tail Rope
77: Underside Platform
78: Tension Weight
79: Comp / Chains / Ropes / Switch
80: Counterweight Runby
81: Counterweight Runby Signage
82: Plunger Gripper
Escalator/Moving Walk (83-96)
83: Fire Shutters
84: Skirt Switch
85: Skirt Deflection Device
86: Comb Plate / Comb Plate Teeth
87: Landing Plate / Impact Switches
88: Handrails / Handrail Safeties
89: Step / Thread
90: Key Switch
91: Emergency Stop Button
92: Decking and Ballistrades
93: Ceiling Guards
94: Deck Barricades
95: Internal Safeties
96: Safety Signage
All Types (97-100)
97: Entire Device
98: Current Five Year Tag
99: Current One Year Tag
100: Miscellaneous
Violations:
A: Altered
B: Insufficient
C: Padlocked
D: Unsecured
E: Rubbing
F: Lost Motion
G: Improper Fuses
H: Worn
I: Damaged
J: Misaligned
K: Rusted
L: Defective
M: Missing
N: By-Passed
O: Dirty
P: No Means Of Access
Q: Unguarded
R: Illegal
S: Not Fire Retardant
T: Unlabeled
U: Device Not Tagged
V: Not Level
W: Unlocked
X: Inoperative
Y: Oil Leak
Z: Water Leak
AA: Carbon Buildup
BB: Expired Tag
Remedies:
01: Adjust
02: Clean
03: Install Guards
04: Patch
05: Perform & File Test
06: Properly Secure
07: Provide
08: Regroove
09: Remove
10: Repair
11: Replace
12: Reshackle
13: Seal
14: Shorten
15: Tag Device
16: Provide Means of Access
17: Re-inspection Required
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Devices with no Category or PVI test filed yet this calendar year. Both tests still need to be completed, and they must be 91 days apart. The countdown is days left to finish both before December 31 — start the first test in time to leave 91 days for the second. Show on MAP can be clicked again to restore the previous map view. Copy on a building copies that building's devices; Copy All Devices copies every remaining device across all buildings, with building name and BIN. Disregard hides only that device from this list and the map highlight for the current year; other devices at the same building stay visible. You can add a note and undo it later.
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Paste or import device numbers, then scan them against this map file. A window lists the devices that are missing so you can add them, or mark them N/A when they are in the building but not your responsibility. N/A devices are saved in the file and shown on the map with a different label. They are not counted as your devices. Use Save to write them into the JSON file.
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Click a marker to see building details
Use ✓ in popup to mark a building complete
Use 🔄 in popup to mark a building in process
Use ⭐ in popup to favorite a building
Use 👁️ in popup to hide a building
Use 📅 dropdown to assign a month
Use 🗓️ in popup to schedule test dates
Adding a Category or PVI date on a building with no inspections completed yet shows the next available date for the other test, 91 days later
Completion markers: green check = fully completed; PVI-only / Category-only use normal ready/not-ready colors and device counts
Fully completed = PVI and Category both have a date (manual entry or DOB Info Update)
When you mark a test completed, its completed date replaces the scheduled date. Use + Add another date to record testing that took more than one day
Review lists buildings marked completed that still have devices without the marked test filed for this year. It is separate from the REVIEW month label
Map view filter: Hide Category Completed leaves PVI-only jobs visible; Hide PVI Completed leaves Category-only jobs visible. Fully completed jobs are hidden by both.
No Test Yet lists devices with no Category or PVI this year and counts down days left to finish both tests 91 days apart
Disregard in No Test Yet hides only that device from the list and map highlight; other devices at the same building stay visible
Copy on a No Test Yet building copies that building's devices; Copy All Devices copies every remaining device across all buildings
Starting June 1, buildings with no test yet this year show as deep red markers
Disregard in No Test by June hides a building from that list and deep-red highlighting for the current year; add a note and undo later
In-process buildings turn orange
Favorited buildings turn purple
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Missing Devices scans an imported list against this map file, then lets you choose which missing devices to add. Mark N/A for devices that are in the building but not your responsibility. Those stay on the map and in the file, labeled N/A, and are left out of device counts, tests, and violations.
Custom location pins have a ✓ completed button, matching building markers. Choose Category, PVI, or both when marking complete. House and transportation pins do not show the completed button or Completed / Not Completed status
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This website uses the NYC Department of Buildings Safety Violations API to provide up-to-date information about elevator violations.
The API provides information about violations issued for elevator devices, including violation numbers, issue dates, statuses, types, and remarks.
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