ESTEP

Providing Training in Elevator Firefighters Emergency Service and Code Compliant Elevator Evacuation Techniques. 

 

About Us

 

Hello, thank you for your interest in our company ESTEP.  My name is Darren DeJoy and I have been in the elevator industry for 31 years. I have 19 years field experience, ranging from construction of elevators to elevator repair to servicing elevators and maintaining a service route with regular customers. That’s when I knew that  a program like ESTEP was needed.

After my time in the field, I worked 8 years for the State of Minnesota as a State Elevator Inspector.  While at the State,  I served on some of their elevator advisory committees and it was also at that time I acquired my QEI Certification (Qualified Elevator Inspector) through NAESA (National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities). I also currently serve as chair of the EAM’s (Elevator Association of Minnesota) code committee.

I then moved into the private sector and worked Minnesota Elevator, Inc. for four and a half years as their Elevator Modernization Sales Engineer.  When there I doubled and tripled my sales goals every year.

I have now taken a partnership in an elevator consulting firm in the Twin Cities. I am proud to announce that I have accepted the position as CEO at Elevator Advisory Group, Inc. ESTEP and EAG have now joined forces to provide this very important safety program even on a broader basis, we will provide our services anywhere in the lower 48 states.

I am also happy to announce that I have been nominated by the peers at the EAM to serve on the upcoming State Advisory Committee for the adoption of the ASME A17.1-2010 Safety Code for Elevators and escalators. 

 

ESTEP’s mission statement:

· To provide comprehensive training in elevator safety for emergency personnel and first responders.

· To provide training in Firefighters' Emergency Service Operation, including how to do code compliant testing of  Phase I and Phase II operation per ASME A17.1-2004.

· To provide code compliant solutions for safe evacuation of trapped passengers.

· To provide solutions to minimize damage to elevator equipment during extrication.