Field Safety
Lift AI Acquires eMCP to “Transform Elevator Maintenance and Management”
Lift AI, based in Detroit, announced on January 7 it has acquired Tennessee-headquartered eMCP LLC, a pioneer in automated maintenance control programs (MCPs) for elevators. The acquisition expands Lift AI’s...
CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution
Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....
Safety in Numbers
The elevator industry unites for the latest iteration of the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook, the definitive safety guide since 1973. by Dot Mynahan “The bigger the dream, the...
One Dead Two Injured in Rome Elevator Mishap
One construction worker died and two others were injured in an elevator mishap at a condominium building in the Via Delle Vergini area of Rome on October 14, Agenzia Nova...
CECA Announces TSSA Town Hall and Member Meetings
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced a town hall meeting with Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is planned on November 21 at 2:30 p.m. Those planning to...
Largest Turnout Ever For Elevator Tradeswomen at TWBN
National Elevator Industry, Inc., (NEII) reports that this year’s Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) event, which brought together 5,000 tradeswomen and allies in New Orleans during the last week of September,...
Apex Lifts Awarded RoSPA Order of Distinction
U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced earlier this summer that the company has won another prestigious award for its health and safety performance. The company was awarded the Royal Society for the...
LEEA Looks Forward to LiftEx 2024 at Olympia in London
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) looks forward to its flagship event, LiftEx 2024, on October 16-17 at the new West Hall of Olympia in London. LEEA describes the free-to-attend...
Mechanic Dies in Thailand Airport Elevator Incident
A 22-year-old mechanic was crushed to death under a glass elevator at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand, the Daily Beast is among outlets to report. The victim was working at...
Missing Bolts Led To Deadly Stockholm Elevator Collapse
Missing bolts caused a construction elevator to collapse in a Stockholm, Sweden, suburb in December 2023, killing five people, the Swedish Investigation Authority determined, the Associated Press is among outlets...
