Safety
Illinois State Senator Gillespie Addresses Elevator Safety, Accessibility
According to the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus, State Senator Ann Gillespie has advanced legislation that would allow elevators to remain operational during upgrades or repairs that address minor, non-safety-related deficiencies....
Analysis and Calculation of Elevator Car Fall Incidents Caused by Serious Damage of Diverter Pulley Bearing
Serious incidents reviewed. In recent years, there have been some serious incidents in which the failure of the diverter pulley caused the counterweight to fall and eventually led to the...
Locking in on Elevator Safety
Required in new installations, door lock monitoring remains under-implemented for existing elevators in the U.S. by Kevin Brinkman and Philip W. Grone When a passenger steps into an elevator and...
Vision Plus
This Product Spotlight showcases an elevator door safety solution that offers installation efficiency. submitted by Formula Systems Elevate your expectations with the Vision Plus elevator door safety solution, an American...
Toward Smart Elevators – the KLEEMANN Experience
With Four Innovations: Passenger Emergency Detection (PED), Electronic Shaft Measurement (ESM), G-Braille Elevator Assistance System for Visually Impaired People and Information on Safe Environment (ISE) by Dr. Giorgos Georgiadis This...
Pit Safety System
This Product Spotlight focuses on a system designed to mitigate the top three causes of pit accidents. submitted by ECI America ECI America offers a complete pit safety system appropriately...
Change for the Better
In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about how safer pit ladders are coming due to 2022 A17.1-B44 code. by Margaret Lourenço The ASME A17.1-2022/CSA B44:22 Safety Code for Elevators...
A Balancing Act
The Conflicts Between Cybersecurity and Functional Safety by Tijmen Molema This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the rapidly evolving landscape...
Keeping Lifts and Escalators Safe Is a Process
Dear readers, The safety of lifts and escalators is a process; when it works properly, lifts and escalators are safe. Starting with the proper design, this process continues with the...
Safety in Elevators: A Comprehensive Guide to Vertical Transportation Safety
by Tolga Göktaş In the hustle and bustle of modern urban landscapes, elevators have transcended their role as mere mechanical devices, evolving into essential components of our daily lives. These...
