CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELEVATOR INCIDENT

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Approved FVeRelease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-001 R000500090001-0 DD/A Registry vV' D/AR MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training Ole ATTENTION: ATINTL FROM: John F. Blake Deputy Director for Administration SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident REFERENCE: Memo dtd.15 Mar 78 to DDA fm Subj: Elevator Accident, 14 MOM and Recommended Safety Measures (OL 8 1141) 1. I have read, with interest your account of the unfortunate incident that occurred on 14 March 1978 at the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) Building. This memorandum is to inform you that action is being taken to lessen the impact should a power failure strike the CoC Building again. The following comments are keyed to the suggestions in paragraph 6 of the referent: a. New battery-powered lights have been installed. The Office of Logistics is initiating action to have these lights supplemented with lights powered by the emergency generator at CoC Building. b. The Office of Logistics, in coordination with the Office of Communications,will arrange for rewiring of existing circuits so that the guard/elevator phones will work during a power outage, c. The elevator ceiling apparently became a hazard when an occupant attempted to move a panel in an effort to get air into the car. Since there is yet another ceiling above the false ceiling, any relief obtained by such action would probably have been psychological. However, since the false ceiling does obscure the hatch, the General Services Administration will be requested to negotiate its removal with the building owner. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 STATII TL Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident d., e., f., g. Unless the elevator is prop- erly-secured, opening the doors from the inside is an extremely dangerous procedure that could result in even greater safety problems. It is thus felt that only trained elevator personnel should attempt to evacuate stalled elevators. Having lights and communication available should reduce the possibility of panic because it does take some time for trained personnel to arrive after notification. 2. This Agency will work through the General Services Administration to ensure that the owner of CoC provides a safe environment for our personnel. Your interest on this very serious matter is greatly appreciated. STATINTL STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/31/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 ApprovedZor Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-09 42R000500090001-0 SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident d., e., f., g. Unless the eleva erly secured, opening the doors from an extremely dangerous procedure th in even greater safety problems. that only trained elevator person -- to evacuate stalled elevators. communication available should r of panic because it does take s personnel to arrive after noti or is prop- the inside is could result is thus felt should attempt ving lights and duce the possibility e time for trained ication. 2. This Agency will work t ough the General Services Administration to ensure that t] owner of CoC provides a safe environment for our perso el. Your interest on this very serious matter is greatly appreciated. Distribution: Orig.--- Addressee .. DDA "'iect I.- OL Officia James H. c Yinald /irector of Logistics 4. APR.1978 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 STATI NTL STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approveor Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP814142R000500090001-0 15 MAR 19i3 MiMORANDl1M FOR: Deputy Director for Administration VIA: Director of Training SUBJECT: Elevator Accident, 14 March 1978, and Recommended Safety Measures STATINTL 1. In the following paragraphs I have set clown, as requested, a report on an accident which occured in a stalled elevator in the Chamber of Commerce Building on 14 March 1978. As a result of this experience I have also offered seven recommendations for improving the safety of these elevators in case of future emergencies. It should be noted that had all or even some of these recommended measures been in effect on 14 March, there would have been no accident and no injury. Furthermore, had anyone in authority in the building known enough about the elevator system to tell the trapped passengers how to open the elevator doors, the passengers could have been released within a few minutes after the power failed. Even more serious, however, is the fact that, in the absence of corrective measures such as those recommended below, there is the potential for a needless and fatal tragedy iii the event of a fire and power loss to the elevators. 2. The Accident: At about 1:05 p.m. on 14 March 1978, a power failure trapped about six Agency employees in the southwest elevator in the Chamber of Commerce Building at 4600 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. There was no emergency lighting in the elevator and the elevator telephone was inoperative. After about twenty-five minutes in the dark and increasingly close elevator, several of the passengers lifted the false ceiling panels in the elevator in an effort to obtain more air and to lower the rising temperature. This action appeared to help and ten minutes or so later a second attempt was made to obtain more air in the same way. Shortly after this second effort there was a loud crash as a heavy object struck the elevator floor. A little while later one of the female passengers said that her foot had been struck and was bleeding from a severe cut. Two of the passengers had the injured woman sit on the elevator floor and applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. Persons outside the elevator were told of the injury and asked to call. the fire department. OL 8 1141 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For (ease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-001424i b0500090001-0 'SUBJECT: Elevator Accident, 14 March 1978, and Recommended Safety Measures STATINTL 3. About ten or fifteen minutes later and some fifty or fifty-five minutes after tl)e power failure the Arlington Fire Department rescue squad arrived and gave the elevator passengers instructions which enabled them to open the elevator doors from the inside. 4. The injured woman, who was later identified as was taken to the Arlington Hospital Emergency room by the rescue squad. After X-rays (negative) and suturing she was released at about. 4:15 p.m. and taken to her apartment. 5. After the elevator doors were opened it was determined that the object which had struck foot was one of the elevator ceiling light panels. STATINTL 6. Suggestions for Improving Elevator Safety: (a) Emergency battery-powered lighting should be installed in the elevators. (b) The elevator telephone should be repaired and/or wired so that it will operate during a power failure. (c) The elevator ceiling panel hazard should be corrected. (d) If the "Firemans Emergency hey" located on the ground floor is of any use in opening stalled elevators, a copy of it should be at the 2nd floor Guard Station for use by the FPS guards. (e) Instructons on how to open the elevator doors from the inside should be posted inside the elevator, perhaps attached to the telephone where they can be found and read in case of a power failure or other malfunctioning of the elevator. (f) The FPS Guards, employee stairway wardens, and OTR administrative personnel serving in the Chamber of Commerce Building should be instructed in the method of opening the elevator doors from the inside so that in case of emergency they could advise trapped passengers how to release themselves immediately in case of emergency. (g) Agency personnel using the Chamber of Commerce elevators should be advised immediately of the procedure for opening the elevator doors in an emergency. I understand that there is some objection to making this Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For lease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-001424 00500090001-0 ,SUBJECT: Elevator Accident, 14 March 1978, and Recommended Safety Measures information available to everyone on the chance that someone might become injured during an unsupervised opening of the elevator doors. A far greate' risk, however, is the present danger of persons being trapped in an elevator during a fire and power failure and not being released in time. After recommendations (a) through (f) above have been put into effect, consideration could be given to no longer informing building occupants of the specific method of opening the doors; the lighting and instructions in the elevator would probably then be adequate protection. STATINTL Distribution: Orig & 1 - DDA Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For eIease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00142$DO0500090 4 APR 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration FROM: James H. McDonald Director of Logistics SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident 1. The Office of Logistics has investigated the 14 March 1978 elevator incident of the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) Building. The Safety Branch, OS, investigated the accident and a copy of their report is attached. 2. The CoC Building superintendent stated that the elevators were inspected by Arlington County in February 1978. On 14 March, the battery-powered emergency lights in elevator No. 1 did not work. The car was in total darkness. On 17 March, the elevators were inspected by Agency personnel. It was found that there are battery-powered emergency lights in all four elevator cars; however, only the light in one car worked. There is no press-to-test feature on these lights. There are ventilating fans in each elevator; however, since the power was off they did not work. Furthermore, the building superintendent stated that the fans were turned off because the building occupants had previously complained that the elevator cars were too cold. There is an intercom-type phone in each elevator. These phones are connected to a special phone at the guard's desk on the second floor, but do not work when the power is off. The apparent purpose of these phones is to provide com- munications to the elevator cars should there be a mechanical malfunction of the elevator system. 3. There is a 30 kW emergency generator at the CoC Building. This generator is owned by the landlord and is maintained and operated by the building superintendent. The unit functioned properly during the outage. The unit supplied power to stairwell lights and the security alarm console on the second floor. 4. Local building codes (Arlington and Fairfax Counties) only require sufficient emergency lighting (either generator- or battery-powered) to "evacuate the building". OL 8 1419)( Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For eIease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142 0500090001-0 SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident There is no specific requirement for emergency lighting to operate for specific durations of time. GSA policy follows the requirements of the American Standard Safety Code for Elevators (commonly called the National Elevator Code). This code requires an emergency source of lighting in an elevator, which will provide 0.2 foot candles (FC) of illumination for 4 hours. A level of 0.2 FC is equivalent to a moonlit night. 5. From time-to-time questions are raised as to why generators are not installed to run elevators during power outages. The answer is two-fold. One, it is extremely expensive and two, there is no legal requirement to do so. Attached is a study conducted in 1972 addressing this problem. The information contained in the study is still valid with these exceptions: a. Cost of emergency generators has gone b. Agency no longer occupies the Magazine Building. c. The 45 kW generator at Key Building has been replaced by a 75 kW unit. 6. On 17 March 1978, representatives of the ELCO Elevator Company installed new battery-powered lights in all elevators. This Office recommends the following addi- tional action be taken with the concurrence of the building owner: a. Rewire some existing circuits served by the 30 kW emergency generator so that approxi- mately half of the elevator lights could be powered by the generator to supplement the battery-powered lights during a power outage. b. Rewire circuits so that the guard/ elevator phones work during an outage. c, Should capacity be available on the generator after lights are rewired, supply power to the ventilating fan in each car and have them run continuously. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For-release 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00142 00500090001-0 SUBJECT: Chamber of Commerce Elevator Incident The Headquarters Engineering Branch (HEB), RECD/OL, is pro- ceeding to initiate action on the above items. 7. The Security Duty Office of the Headquarters Security Branch, OS, was contacted regarding the role of the Federal Protective Office (FPO) in regard to elevator emergencies. In such emergencies the FPO will notify the building superintendent and the elevator company involved. In an extreme emergency he could request help from the local fire and rescue services. 8. With regard to suggestions, this Office has the following comme a. New battery lights are in place and HEB is initiating action to have them supple' mented with generator'.powered lights. b. Concur with having telephone rewired. c. This hazard only occurred when an occupant dropped the false ceiling unit. Relief obtained by moving the ceiling may have been psychological since there is another ceiling above it. d., e,, f., g. These suggestions center around the role of FPO and Agency personnel in an elevator emergency. This Office is opposed to having people trained to open elevators doors from the inside. This is an extremely dangerous procedure that could result in a greater safety problem. It is felt that only elevator company personnel should attempt to evacuate stalled elevators. Having lights and communication available during these instances would reduce the possibility of panic and allow suf- ficient time for elevator personnel to respond. 9. We will advise your office of the progress made in implementing the action outlined in paragraph 6. Attached hereto is a proposed memorandum to for your consideration. ames H. McDonald STATINTL STATINTL STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/11/233 CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For !elease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-001421f00500090001-0 TRANSMITTAL SLIP DAT TO: ROOM NO. BUILDING REMARKS: II,/ 4006-0- I / 7 C ? FROM: ROOM NO. BUILDING EXTENSION FEB"5?5.241 REPLACES FORM 36-8 WHICH MAY BE USED. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Next 6 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For lease 280111 1H# :=~6F 1 16142ROO0500090001-0 29AUG197Z MEMORANDUM FOR : SUBJECT : Emergency Elevator Service REFERENCE : Memo dtd 27 Apr .72 to C/RECD/OL fm C/LSp/OL, samO subject 1. Pursuant to your request in the referenced memorandum, this office has conducted a study to provide emergency electrical power for elevators in Agency--occupied, multistory buildings in the WYa shiugton Metropolitan area. 2. Background i nfort-xation on policy and building code re- quiremonts in the gren ter Washington area for emergency power for elevators is as follows: a. -G~ii_35-ii cv (1) Government-owned buildings ?- Emergency electrical power will be provided for one elevator only for all buildings of eight floors or higher. (This information was obtained from the Design and Construction Division, GSA.) (2) Government-leased buildings - There iH no policy established. Because of very reliable power available in the Washington Metropolitan area, building ownors normally do not provide emn rgency power for elevators. (This information was obtained from the Design and Construction Division and the Space Manage- ment Division, GSA.) b. Local Building Codes. Local building codes in the below listed areas do not require emergency power for multistory buildings except for hospitals: (1) Washington, D.C. (2) Arlington County, (3) Fairfax County: 3. A detailed analysis of each of the Agency-occupied buildings listed below is attached herewith: Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For'WIease 2044~ YrPGl got( IJ142W0500090001-0 SUBJECT: Emergency Elevator Service Overt Agency-Occupied Multistory Buildings in the Washington Metropolitan Area Nuiuber of Emergency Power Leased Gov't Stories (Not for Elevators Owned Including YES/NO Basements) IHgs Ames Key Magazino (5) Chamhoi.? of Co .i ereo STATINTL (a) South (7) . 4. A majority of Agency-occupied buildings have osnorgency 'generators (installed by the Agency) to provide emergency power for itcros such as fire and security alarm systems, stairwell lights, basement corridor ligbth, etc. However, these gonerators are not of Sufficient capacity to handle the electrical load of one elevator. ~. In the event of a major power failure, some elevators in Agency-occupied buildings can be manually lowered to the ground except at Headquarters where all elevators can be lowered by emer- gency electrical pow?r. This can only be accomplished by experi- enced elevator maintenance personnel who are responsible for the upkeep of the elevators at each building., However, it is a very difficult operation, and the elevator maintenance companies res- pan:3ible for maintenance in Agency-occupied buildings strongly recommend against this practice. This office concurs in this r- ommendatio and has not considered ju:;h procedures in this study. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 2 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 ~U` ii~riSlidt(~E -SOUL USE D1hi., SU13JECT: Emergency Elevator Service 6. The most economical method of providing emergency power is to provide sufficient geurrator capacity to operate only one elevator in each buildin&. Anotbor governing factor in most of the buildings is the lack of space available to install generators of sufficient capacity to operate all elevators. The elevators would be connected manually to an emergency power circuit in such a canner that the elevators; could be lowered to the ground-floor one at a time. Lowering of the elevators by eiiergoricy power would be accomplishod by building owner--as21gned porsannol. In caco of a power failure, there could be a time delay oiacounite ed in lowering of the :tntonaneo personnel are not elevators if the huilciino- owner w. readily available. J ftor t,11 eb.vator.^. had been lov.;ered, one elevator would remain fully operational until co.nworcial pov;or had been restored. The aforccaeni:iuiied emergency operational procedures _for, E`,hc elevators can hhEi fully aut.onin ted at an approi:i?iatc; Cott 1ner t?'e t._. r : 600 i2 csired. Although a detailed survey of all emergency po er regiiiresaonts for each building was not conducted, Vie cost estir:..:eta reflect gen- erator sizes adequate to tic c.c-,,:~~;~ci.~t cue elevator, all pres- ently connected emergency power rc:guirct:rents, and an allowance for future Emergency power" The C:1^rcrgency rower requirements will be refined if the decision is spade to install en ergoncy power for elevators. 7. A summation of the cost for irintallthg emergency gen- orators in various buildings to operate elevators during "brown-outs" or "black-puts" is as tc~l l o ~: : a. Uqs . Dnergeney power is av'ailabl.< b. Amos $22,700 0. Key 22,200 d. Mzcgazine 22,700 e. Cha)aber of Commerce 20,000 STATINTL f. South 20,000 g. 30,750 ** * 1, TOTAL: $138,350 Building' ]"cane is up on 25 November 1975. * Not reeotmnoiidcd - see Alttacluaunt 7 for details. Thhgr4?~8 ? t tta~~ ~2 of ~P`- ~~ 0~ k 2~iQA o~ps~gool -0 Approved Fo lease 26MASP2 YE 6IA;RDQ491' (1420000500090001-0 8. It is recommended that the emergency fire pump and KY-3 telephones at the Charaber of Commerce Building be plac'd on the existing 30 kw. generator. The 30 kw. generator (not Agency-owned) has enough spare capacity for this addition.. Real Estate and Construction Divisibn, OL Atts: 7 Distribution: Orig - Adse w/atts 1 - OL/'IECD UT' c'f-a : w/i ttss. _ 1 - OL/RECD/2iEL Chrono wIatts . - OL/RECD/HEB w/atts 1 - 01 Reader w/o atts OL/RECD/FE:3 (24 August 1 - (-/ L S I2/o L, W/v#J STATINTL STATINTL Approved For Release 2001111/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved ForeIease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00142W004QbOW6f~ 40AE, NT 1 Analysis of Headquarters Building Number )f Elevators Type Emergency Power 16 Passenger Eight of these elevators have emergency power and the other eight have electrical procedures established to lower them to the ground floor in case of a power failure. 11 Passenger (DCI) Emergency power available. 2 Freight Emergency power available. Note: Electrical emergency power is available for Headquarters elevators; therefore an indepth study of the elevators and emergency generator was not required. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R0005000.90001-0 1'dt'i1iS11rbTI t -- 1kiC;i~fl. USE n;,iY Approved -Forlease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-001426WO0500090001-0 `,ATTACIIMENT 2 Analysis of Ames Building 1. Elevator Data. Number of Elevators - 4 Capacity of Each Elevator - 2500 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 350 Manufacturer - Otis Date of Manufacture - 1965 Model - Gea -1ocs---- Motor Characteristics - 29 hp, 29. 5 amps, and 460 volts Elevator Maintenance - Elco Elevator Corporation 4590 MacArthur Blvd. N.W. Washington, D. C. Contact: Mr. William Burke - 337-1155 2. Detailed Emergency Generator Data. a.5 kw. Generator Katolight Generator (air-cooled) (Kato Corporation, Mankato, Minn.) Engine Generator Serial No. 60582 Panel No. 600-55240-24 Diagrams FN 8800 16F PH 1 Unit Model SR6 5HFW4E Unit Ser. 60338-4 N 14793 Rating - Standby Eng. Mod. THD Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For lease 2Whib'1P1W --df 1rW1X0142@00500090001-0 Analysis of Ames Building 5.+k-w. Generator (Cant. ) Gen. Mod. 5WH63 RPM 1800 PF1 KW 6.5 PH 1 Amps Per Term 28.2 Fld. Volts 40 Temp Rise 50? Fuel - Natural Gas b. 15 kw. Generator Empire Generator Engine Wisconsin Engine (Air-Cooled) Model VG4D Serial No. 4553539 Size 3 1/2 x 4 Spec.. No. 309123 Fuel - Natural Gas Wire 4 Cycles 60 KVA 6.5 Volts 115/230 Fld. Amps 6.5 Exciter Mod. self Generator Empire Model - 150G-IE Serial No. 304-118 KVA 18.75 KW15 Volts 120/208 Amp 41.7. RPM 1800 Approved For Release 2001/11/23: CIA-RDR1-00142R000500090001-0 Fren. AfMt 1STflA11if -~ INiE?Sll USE t"''" Approved For*Qelease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00142 00500090401-0 Analysis of Ames Building 3. Loads on existing generators are as follows: a. 5 kw. Generator Alarm Console (ground floor) Sump pumps (two each) Office of the Director of Logistics (12th floor) Medical Refrigerator (1st floor) b. 15 kw. Generator Stairway Lights (all floors) Att. 2 KY 3 Telephones (various floors) 4. No emergency power is available for elevators at the present time. ele elevators during ai _ctril 5. If a new diesel generator is installed to operate kw~ generators presently install power failure, it is planned to remove the 5 kw. for the following reasons: a. Space requirement in the electrical/mechanical equipment room of Ames Building is very limited. . b. The 5 kw. and 15 kw. generators are natural gas-operated and this source fuel is subject to short supply and possible failure during a "black-out." c. It will reduce routine maintenance checking thereby reducing maintenance costs. 6. The preliminary cost estimate is: Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved ForRIease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00140500090001-0 Analysis of Ames Buildiuu.g Design (accomplished by. GSA 18. SJ) or an $ 2,500 A &E contract Purchase and installation of 75-100 kw. generator 18, 500 with automatic start/stop, transfer switch, mag- netic starter, voltage regulation controls, fuel tank, and removal of 5 and 15 kw. generators GSA Supervision Charge (9%) 1, 700 TOTAL: $22, 700 *This cost estimate is good until 30 June 1973. Att. 2 7. Existing generators are run manually without load once a month. Automatic start is tested and a loacTpuL oii t-Tc beilerafoi vice a your (January and July) on a Sunday. Tests are conducted by I-IEB/RECD/OL personnel. NOTE: None of the Office of Communications facilities are presently on emergency power (in the Ames Building). Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For ~eleaJiZOU~I~'f'I'/23' I ii -RDP81-00142$ 0500090001-0 ATTACHMENT 3 Analysis of Key Building 1. Elevator Data. Number of Elevators - 3 Capa.city of Each Elevator - 3000 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 500 Manufacturer - Otis Date of Manufacture - 1964 Model - Gearlc-s-s Motor Characteristics - 33 lip, 42 amps, 4,10 volts Elevator Maintenance - Otis Elevator Company 465 School St. , S. W. Washington, D. C (783-5040) 2. Detailed Emergency Generator Data. a. 15 kw. Generator Engine Wisconsin Engine (air-cooled) Model - VG 4D Serial No. - 4553540 Size 3 1/2 x 4 Spec. No. - 309123 Fuel-Natural Gas Generator Model No. - 150G-1E Serial No. - 304-117 KVA - 18.75 KW-15 Volts - 120/208 Amp. - 41.7 PH - 3 Freq. - 60 Approved For Release 2001/11/23RR1VS4 1M91-00142R000500090001-0 ~~?IRtSTflH VE ?? IINKRt'1L USE r Approved ForN lease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-001421 00500090001-0 Analysis of Key Building b. 45 k-w. Generator Engine Generator General Motors Corporation Model - E5274M5 Model 3045 C KVA - 56.3 Fuel - Diesel Volts - 227/480 Amp. - 68 RPM - 1800 Phase - 3 Eng. Mod. - 3045 C Serial No. - 10122665 Cycles - 60 3. Loads on existing generators are as follows: a. 15 kw. Generator Stairway Lights (all floors) Elevator Lobby Lights (all floors) Alarm Console (ground floor) Elevator Lights b. 45 kw. Generator STATSPEC Communications Equipment in Room 1107 Lights in Room 1107 Sonic Alarm for Vault Areas Approved For Release 2001/11/23 CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For ease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142RD00500090001-0 tt Analysis of Key Building 45 kw. Generator (Cont.) Air Conditioning for: STATSPEC ! Room 1107 - 15-ton Worthington Unit (this unit runs continuously) Room 1016 - 15-ton Trane Unit (this unit runs very little and only comes on when supplemental cooling is required) 4. No emergency power is available for elevators at the present time. 5. The 15 k\v. emergency generator presently installed will be removed, but the 45 kw. _ emergency generator will remain. The emergency load on the 15 kw. generator would be placed on the proposed larger generator to be installed to operate the elevator. 6. The preliminary cost estimate is: Design (accomplished by GSA 18.5%) on an A &E contract $ 2,500 Purchase and installation of 75-100 kw. generator with 18, 000 automatic start/stop, transfer switch, magnetic starter, voltage regulation controls, fuel tank, and removal of 15 kw. generator GSA Supervision Charge (9%) 1, 700 TOTAL: $22, 200 * * This estimate is goal until 30 June 1973. 7. Existing 15 kw. generator is run manually without load once a month. Automatic start is tested and a load put on the generator twice a year (January and July) on a Sunday. Tests are conducted by HEB/RECD/OL personnel. The 45 kw. generator is load tested monthly by GSA personnel. Approved For Release 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP_81-00142R000500090001-0 3 Approved For lease 4i1,2001/1'1i a1'FE: I CIpA-~46P8tl ~~0142f 00500090001-0 ' /~3 tA'1'TACI)MENT 4 Analysis of Magazine Building L. Elevator Data. Number of Elevators - 3 Capacity of Each Elevator - 2500 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 350 Manufacturer - Armor Date of Manufacture 1964 Model - Gearless Motor Characteristics - 25 hp, 85.5 amps, and 240 volts Elevator Maintenance - Armor Elevator Co. , Inc. 1850 Adams Street, N. E. Washington, D. C. (LA9- 6400) 2. Detailed Emergency Generator Data. a. 5 kw. Generator .Onan (air-cooled) PHI Frequency - 60 Gasoline-driven b. 15 kw. Generator Engine Wisconsin Engine (air-cooled) Generator Empire Generator Approved For-Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 AUIXIS14iiIP IXIE1 AL V' %F; Approved For'R ease 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP81-00142SM0500090001-0 Att. 4 Analysis of Magazine Building 15 kw. Generator (Cont.) Model - VG4D Model - 150G-1E Serial No. = 4553538 Serial No. - 304-119 Size - 3 1/2 x 4 KVA - 18.75 Spec. No. - 309123 KW-15 Fuel - Natural Gas Volts-120/208 Anip. - 41.7 RPM - 1800 PH- 3 Freq. - 60 3. Loads on existing generators are as follows: a. 5 kw. Generator Alarm Console (ground floor) b. 15 kw. Generator Stairway Lights (all floors) Elevator Lights 4. No emergency power is available for elevators at the present time. S. The lease on the Magazine Building expires on 25 November 1975. 6. The preliminary cost estimate is, Design (accomplished by GSA 18.51/0) on an A'6tE $2,500 Contract Purchase and installation of 75-100 kw. generator with 18, 500 automatic start/stop, transfer switch, magnetic starter, voltage regulation controls, fuel tank, and removal of 5AMqv fforgEWLqa 01 /11 /23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For Release 2001 11II;gltGIA+ I;'(- 1o2R000500090001-0 Analysis of Magazine Building Continuation of Cost Estimate: GSA Supervision Charge (97) *" This cost estimate is good until 30 June 1973. _ 1, 700 TOTAL: $22, 700*" 7. Existing generators are run manually without load once a month. Automatic start is tested and a load put on the generator twice a year (January and July) on a Sunday. Tests are conducted by I-iEB/RECD/OL persoimel. ? Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved, Forliiease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-001421W05W$IREN7' Analysis of Chamber of Commerce Building 1. Elevator Data. Number of Elevators - 4 Capacity of Each Elevator - 300 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 350 Manufacturer - Elco Date of Manufacturer - 1970 Model - Gearless Motor Characteristics - 30 hp, 75 amps, and 240 volts Elevator Maintenance - Elco Elevator Corporation 4590 MacArthur Blvd. , N.W. Washington, D. C. Contact: Mr. William Burke - 337-1155 2. Detailed Emergency Generator Data. 30 kw. Generator Onan Model - 30EK15R KVA-37.5 Volts - 227/480 Amps - 45 amps per phase Phase 3 Fuel - Natural Gas Approved For Release 2001/11/23 CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Att. 5 e 2001/11/ 3 : IA-RDP81-001428 QD5?`0090001-0 Axialy l~ iP~G'14 floc ~nzmercc~juildD! 3. Loads on the existing generator are as follows: Stairway Lights (all floors) Elevator Lights Alarm Console (ground floor) Note: The emergency fire pump and KY 3 telephones arc not on emergency electrical power. 4. No emergency power is available for elevators at the present time. 5. The existing 30 kw. emergency generator will remain. 6. The preliminary cost estimate is: Design (accomplished by GSA 18.57) or an A&.E contract $2,500 Purchase and installation of 50-60 kw. generator with 16,000 automatic start/stop, transfer switch, magnetic starter, voltage regulation controls, and fuel tank GSA Supervision Charge (9%) 1, 500 TOTAL: $20, 000 This cost estimate is good until 30 June 1973. 7. The existing generator 'is tested by the building maintenance man. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA=RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 2 I AuM:nraiNA;lrt - I&iE':,'- ~ Q' Approved For'1Qlease 2001/11/23 :' CIA-RDI81-00142 0500090001-0 A'I FACI?IMI'ENT 6 Analysis Of South Building; L. Elevator Data. Number of Elevators - 2 Capacity of Each Elevator - 2500 lbs. and 3000 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 200 and 720-850 Manufacturers-- General and Westinghouse Dates of Manufacturer - 1932 and 1952 Models - Gearec]VTraction and Duo Drive Motor Characteristics - 15 lip, 53 amps, 240 volts and 20 lip, 78 amps, 230 volts Elevator Maintenance - General Services Administration Public Buildings Service State Field Office Elevator Shop Contact: Mr. George Dowling -- 101-23891 2. Detailed Emergency Generator Data-30 kw. Generator. Model - Series 71 Volts - 120/208 Amps - 100 Phase - 3 Manufacturer - General Motors Corporation Cycles - 60 Fuel - Diesel Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 _ 1DASlY~lS1Ha111F ... IH1Eil;6:l. Dot u,rt Approved For lease 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-001421 0500090001-0 Analysis of South Building 3. Loads on the existing generator is as follows: East Building Emergency Lighting (1st floor) Fire Alarm System Central Building Fire Alarm System South Building Stairway Lights Fire Alarm System ADT iarar Telephone Frame Room Corridor Lights (basement) Att. 4. No emergency power is available for elevators at the present time. 5. The 30 kw. emergency generator will remain. 6. A preliminary cost estimate is: Design (accomplished by GSA 18.5%) or an A&E contract $ 2, 500 Purchase and installation of 50 kw. generator with automatic 16, 000 start/stop, transfer switch, magnetic starter, voltage regitaltion controls, and fuel tank GSA Supervision Charge (9%) 1,000 TOTAL: $20, 000 * * This cost estimate is good until 30 June 1973. 7. Existing generator is maintained by GEA (Public Buildings Service) State Field Office, electric and engineering shops. Electric shop tests generator under load once a week and maintains battery and battery chargers. Engineer shop main- tains diesel engine oil, fuel, etc. Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 . ,,.., . ~ri%iif(fSI i rr~~YF ~~ Approved For Release AWI/11W S" I EF 81-001428000500090001-0 rACI IMENT 7 STATINTL 1. Elevator Data - 8 elevators, 4 different models. Passenger Elevators - 5 Capacity of Each Elevator - 3000 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 400 Manufacturer - Ilaughton Date of Manufacture - 1962 Model Gearless Motor Characteristics - 30 hp, 78. 4 amps, 220 volts Hospital Elevator - I Capacity of Each Elevator - 4000 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 400 Manufacturer - Haughton Date of Manufacture - 1962 Model - Geared Motor Characteristics - 40 hp, 102 amps, 220 volts . Freight Elevator - 1 Capacity of the Elevator - 6000 lbs Feet Per Minute - 200 Manufacturer I-Iaughton Date of Manufacture - 1962 Model - Geared Motor Characteristics - 40 hp, 102 amps, 208 volts Capacity of Each Elevator - 4500 lbs. Feet Per Minute - 250 Manufacturer - Haughton D t f T~f fa t re 1Q62 a e o anu c u 'Model - Gearless amps, 220 volts Motor Characteristics - 30 hp, 79. 4 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0 Approved For Release 2001/11/23 : CIA-RDP81-00142R000500090001-0