How to perform preventive maintenance on a traction elevator
Regular maintenance prevents breakdowns and keeps elevators safe and compliant.
6 steps →How-to guides
Elevator Technician How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common elevator technician tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common elevator technician tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks elevator technicians perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to respond to an elevator entrapment
Getting passengers out safely matters more than speed.
6 steps →How to troubleshoot a door that won’t close
Door problems are the most common elevator service calls.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Elevator Technician training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.