India Hospital Holds Elevator Safety Event for Staff

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu held an awareness session on the “Safe Use of Elevator and Escalator,” aimed at educating hospital attendants, security staff and other supporting personnel on the efficient and secure use of vertical transportation, the Daily Excelsior reports. The session, conducted in collaboration with Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd. and Johnson Lifts and Escalators, featured Johnson Lifts Senior Engineer Balwinder Kumar who covered crucial aspects of elevator safety, including practical guidance on rescue operations in the unlikely event of a lift malfunction. He also reassured participants that the lifts installed at AIIMS Jammu are designed to automatically reach the nearest floor and open the doors in case of power failure or other operational faults. He emphasized the importance of remaining calm and managing oneself and others, including supervising children, if an incident were to occur.