Safety and Maintenance
New Accident Potential in Elevators
Your author details several cases. by Anthony Andon In elevator safety standards, which are more commonly applied in ASME or EN formats, the strength and performance of certain components such...
Keeping Travellers Moving — Safely
Stannah wins new five-year Network Rail contract. submitted by Stannahimages courtesy of Stannah Stannah in November 2024 announced its successful bid for the Network Rail lift and escalator tender. Stannah...
TKE Spotlights Universal Service Platform in Thailand
TK Elevator (TKE) recently spotlighted how its Universal Service platform ensures accessibility for metro and railway systems in Thailand. The OEM currently services more than 740 elevators and escalators at...
Fiji Hospital Patients Facing Elevator Delays
Patients at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji, who need surgery are not getting operated on on time due to faulty elevators, fijivillage reports. Hospital employees have indicated...
Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building
A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...
Indian State Rolls Out Lift Registration Portal
The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in north central India has launched a lift registration portal that aims to simplify the process of registering lifts and escalators to ensure they...
CECA Announces MCP Updates
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced it has added further verbiage to its disclaimer on the Maintenance Control Program (MCP) logbooks and Maintenance Requirement Logs, as well as updated...
New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...
Alabama Town Considering Fines for Faulty Elevators
Building owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama, could soon face fines for false fire alarms and faulty elevators as Gulf Shores Fire Rescue is looking to crack down after seeing an...
MacArthur Joins TSSA as Elevating Devices Inspector
Eric MacArthur announced he has started a new position as an elevating devices inspector for greater Ottawa, Ontario, with the province's Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). MacArthur studied to...
