Public Safety
Man Dies in India Hotel Elevator Incident
A 45-year-old man from Kerala, India, fell seven floors down an elevator shaft in a hotel in Surat, India, and died on August 30, The Times of India reports. The...
Elevator Systems Being Installed in Moscow Business Center
The FGC Group has begun the installation of elevator systems in the Shenogina Business Center in the northwest of Moscow as part of the Sydney City residential complex, according to...
Boston City Councilor Addresses BHA Elevator Issues
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn recently filed a hearing order to discuss the current status of the elevator systems across Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments, the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reports. The...
NFL Players Rescued From Dallas Hotel Elevator
Several National Football League (NFL) Los Angeles Chargers players and staff got stuck in a hotel elevator on August 23 and had to be rescued by the Dallas Fire Department,...
San Francisco-Based VT Consultant and Expert Witness Honored
Robert P. Cotton, a San Francisco-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultant and expert litigation witness with more than 40 years' experience, has been recognized by the International Association of Who's Who as...
PSTN Switchover Could Leave People Stuck in Lifts in U.K.
The switchover from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to the digital network in the U.K., set to be complete at the end of 2025 with the copper network fully...
Fujitec Holds Safety Training for Children in Japan and Beyond
Fujitec recently held vertical-transportation (VT) safety training for children at Big Wing, Fujitec headquarters (HQ) in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and local elementary schools. At Big Wing, Fujitec employees led students...
Lift Entrapment in Noida, India, Raises Safety Concerns
The entrapment of a 16-year-old boy in a lift in a newly constructed condominium tower in Noida, India, on August 11 raises safety concerns, despite passage of the Uttar Pradesh...
A New Era for VT in Spain
New ITC launched to improve the security of vertical transportation (VT). The entry into force of the new Complementary Technical Instruction (ITC) AEM 1 for Elevators, which affects the vertical-transportation...
Tower of Babel?
Kenya’s Bunge Tower opens despite safety concerns. Modern facilities including six elevators and six escalators reportedly serve one of Nairobi, Kenya’s newest landmarks — the 28-story Bunge Tower government building...
