Safety
A New Approach Necessary to Keep All New Lifts Safe and Reliable
History and insight into the development and state of ISO standards and what must be supplied to owners when a new lift is handed over This article was first presented...
Give Me a Brake
The purpose, solutions, servicing and design considerations of the safety brake The elevator safety brake has come a long way since the mid 19th century when Elisha Graves Otis first...
Elevator Accidents 1870-1920 Statistics
The first of this two-part History series examines early elevator datasets. This is the first of two articles that will examine elevator safety in the U.S. between 1870 and 1920....
Electronic Safety Actuator
This Product Spotlight details the development of and perceived need for Otis’ replacement of the centrifugal overspeed-governor subsystem and safety actuation module. This article was first presented at the 2018...
Weathering the Storm
An overview of the advancements in elevator technology and North American codes targeting harsh weather and natural disasters Anearlierversionofthis article appeared in BUILDINGS. As the world’s population migrates to urban...
A Synthesis of Technology and Culture
In this Readers Platform, an Otis executive describes how the company is integrating proprietary apps to promote mechanic safety. At Otis, safety has always been at the heart of who...
Safety in 2028: Predicting the Safety Level of Future Standards
This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...
The Danger of Competitive Pressure
This Readers Platform makes the case that rolling the dice on repair quality is a risky bet. It is widely acknowledged in the elevator industry that competitive pressures are squeezing...
Functional Safety and STO in Elevator Drives
Latest codes allow SIL 3-rated devices to replace motor contactors. What is safety? Merriam-Webster puts it this way: “Safety is the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt,...
Door Safety Function for Elevators Using Video Analysis
This paper was presented at   Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...
