Emergency Elevator Outage Plan for Broward County Buildings
Broward County now requires residential buildings with elevators to post and maintain a formal Emergency Elevator Outage Plan. ECS prepares the building-specific plan, verifies primary and backup contractor information, creates resident response procedures, and stores the compliance record in Vertixium™.
Request Your Outage Plan
Submit your building information and ECS will contact you to prepare your Broward County Emergency Elevator Outage Plan package.
By submitting this form, you agree to be contacted by Elevator Compliance Solutions regarding your Emergency Elevator Outage Plan request.
ECS prepares the plan, organizes the contacts, and helps your building document compliance.
Submit Building Details
Send us the building name, address, number of elevators, management contacts, and current elevator service provider.
Verify Contractors
We help organize your primary contractor information and backup contractor information for 24-hour escalation.
Create Your Plan
ECS prepares the Emergency Elevator Outage Plan, resident communication templates, mobility procedures, and posting package.
Maintain Records
Your plan and outage records can be stored in Vertixium for annual review, incident tracking, and compliance documentation.
Turn your posted plan into an active outage workflow.
Vertixium helps management teams report elevator outages and planned shutdowns, notify residents, track response times, document contractor updates, monitor the 24-hour escalation rule, and preserve a digital compliance record.
New Broward County Emergency Elevator Outage Plan Requirement
Residential buildings with elevators must post and maintain an Emergency Elevator Outage Plan in a visible location. The plan should include repair contacts, outage reporting procedures, resident communication procedures, mobility assistance procedures, and escalation steps if repairs are not completed within 24 hours.
A complete emergency outage compliance package prepared for your property.
Building-Specific Plan
Customized Emergency Elevator Outage Plan with property contacts, elevator inventory, management contacts, and required response procedures.
Primary & Backup Contractors
Documentation of your primary elevator maintenance company and alternate backup contractor for extended outage escalation.
Resident Communication
Notification templates for initial outage, extended outage, alternate contractor engagement, planned shutdowns, and restored service.
Mobility Assistance Protocol
Procedures for identifying and assisting residents with mobility limitations, medical hardship concerns, and vulnerable resident needs.
Trapped Passenger Procedure
Clear response steps for elevator entrapments, including building staff response, elevator contractor notification, and when to contact 911.
Lobby Posting Package
Printable posting version for common areas with required contacts, emergency procedures, review dates, and public-facing instructions.