Public Safety
Airflow and Elevators
Highlights of an airflow study conducted to determine the relative risk of exposure to COVID-19 among elevator passengers by Stephen R. Nichols, Dr. Sumei Liu, Dr. Xingwang Zhao, Dr. James...
SARS-CoV-2 Mitigations in Elevators
Identifying the characteristics of the coronavirus and elevator enclosure and examining the technical solutions for sanitizing the elevator The discovery of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in 2019, changed...
Safety in VT Systems — An Enduring Journey
A call for a central worldwide data pool with all VT incidents in the hands of an independent authority by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, EW Correspondent This article was first presented...
Taking Action Against Disease
Vertical-transportation consulting firm offers advice for reducing threat of the coronavirus. COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is posing a serious challenge to the world. Governments and their public-health...
Estimating lifetime of elevator ropes
Abstract by Dr. M. El Messiry The object of this article is to find relationship between the calculated life time of steel rope DRAKA-25DT, including it's important physical characteristics such...
Response to “Voluntary Egress Elevators”
Your author feels important points need to be presented regarding emergency evacuations. by Giuseppe Iotti The article “Voluntary Egress Elevators: Enhancements to the 2004 CTBUH Guideline” by Johannes de Jong...
Voluntary Egress Elevators: Enhancements to the 2004 CTBUH Guideline
Updates are evidence of efforts by several vertical-transportation organizations to solve barriers to public safety in new and even existing buildings. by Johannes de Jong In 2004, the CTBUH published...
Unfamiliar Territory
Elevator awareness among consumers and the need for usage guidelines Pooja Sharma with her husband Aneel and daughter Kiara India is in transition mode, where vertical transportation is concerned. On...
Panoramic Car Safety
Engineering study considers attributes of SGP with directly mounted handrails. by Dr. Iraklis Chatziparasidis and Dr. Dimitrios GiagopoulosThis article was first presented at the 2018 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium...
Safety Chain
A look at safety systems in a modern high-rise elevator in light of 2018 Chicago incident While the below information may be familiar to the seasoned elevator professional, it is...
