Child’s Injury Prompts Call for Escalator Safety In Kuwait

Aug 23, 2021|
photo by Michael Jarmoluk for Pixabay

A proposal submitted by Kuwait Member of Parliament Osama Al- Shaheen urges the creation of a safety manual/decree for escalators, Arab Times reported on August 16. Al-Shaheen was motivated after hearing a report of a child injured on an escalator. The lawmaker pointed out that the escalator in question lacked an emergency stop button, which worsened the situation. Al-Shaheen further called for regular inspection campaigns to ensure strict compliance with escalator safety rules.

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