Field Safety
Safety Is No Accident
How NEII and its members are working together to improve worker safety and keep elevators and escalators the safest mode of transportation for the riding public. by Trent Behr Vertical...
Texas’ RICO Elevators Earns State Safety Award
RICO Elevators, Inc., headquartered in Dickinson, Texas, earned the Award of Safety Excellence 2022 from Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Texas Mutual recognizes policyholders like RICO that share its vision to...
Is Your Lift Safety-Compliant?
Your author provides an overview of key areas to consider. There are at least 23 areas of principal guidance covering the safe and efficient operation of lifts. This includes a...
Protect Yourself
Injuries affect more than just your employees; they hurt your bottom line. Maintaining a safe environment for employees, contractors and other visitors to your facility or jobsite is an essential...
A Trend of Strict Enforcement
To improve safety and health, OSHA continues to prefer swinging the stick over dangling the carrot. With OSHA’s 2014 fiscal year more than 50% complete (its 2015 fiscal year begins...
How to Avoid OSHA Pitfalls
Employers in the elevator and escalator industry take many precautions to protect their workers against safety hazards known to exist in the trade. One important step taken by most industry...
Fatal Elevator Accident Inquest
The death of an industry worker on the jobsite is examined. Following my column in Elevation 71 titled “Not our Finest Month,” I was contacted by a number of people...
Lockout/Tagout Can Be Required More Than You Think
A look at a fundamental safety rule service mechanics must consider when working on elevator equipment: the control of hazardous energy, more commonly known as lockout/tagout procedures. Given that this...
The OSHA Arc Flash Dance
The conflict between what OSHA and the industry define as “appropriate” standards is examined. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created OSHA. Its purpose was to ensure safe...
Read the Label
By Jeffrey Sargent Provisions were added to NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code® (NEC) and NFPA 70E® requiring that labels on electrical equipment convey an important safety message to employees who...
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