Evacuation Solutions
Update on Emergency Use of Elevators
Clarifying OEO requirements in the recently released A17.1-2019/B44:19 by David McColl The use of elevators during building emergencies continues to be a topic of interest and debate. Code requirements are...
Rethinking “Rescue”
In this Readers’ Platform, your author makes the case for abolishing the term. by Michael J. Ryan I have long been troubled by the general public’s attitude about a stalled...
Rationale for Developing a Brake Tester
How addressing an accident and preventing future similar ones resulted in a generic brake monitor. by Dr. Albert So, Dr. K.H. Lam and Chung To "Andy" Kong This article was...
MRLs in Emergencies
The space-saving design must meet vital criteria for use as firefighter and emergency-evacuation elevators. by TAK MathewsThis article was first presented at the 2019 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in...
Clearly Protected
This Product Spotlight details how Flood Glass can be the answer for lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy. by Gene Kennedy One of the enduring images of Hurricane Sandy, which hit...
Emergency Communications Are Often Overlooked
Readers Platform outlines cost-effective ways to improve vital safety system. Over the summer, we were all shocked by the headline, “Elderly man found dead in elevator after he called for...
Emergency Power Operation with Regenerative Drives
Line regenerative systems, like the KEB R6 regenerative drive (Figure 1), have become popular options in elevator applications over recent years. The increased use of efficient permanent-magnet gearless motors in...
Evaluation of the Escalator Truss Subjected to Forced Displacement for Seismic Design
An accurate method of analysis for seismic design is detailed. by Kentaro Sekiguchi, Noritaka Horie and Hirobumi Utsunomiya This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical...
Stairwells Are Not for Wheelchairs
In this Industry Dialogue, Garaventa’s Trevor de Jaray discusses Evacu-Trac products and how they fit in to a “kinder and gentler” world. With the U.S. federal government and companies such...
Exploring the Concept of Using Lifts to Assist the Evacuation of Very Tall Buildings
Existing buildings’ procedures are examined, and suggestions for future evacuation plans are made. This article was first presented at the Sixth Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies, www.liftsymposium.org. Evacuation times...
