Safety
The Value of Industry Licensing
Industry standards protect both workers and the riding public. To license or not to license. . .that is the question. But why? Why are there still questions about the value...
People Selling to People
Quad City Safety delivers by knowing its customers. Mike Smeaton, Jr., and Dave White graduated within a few years of each other in the late 1990s from Murray State University...
A Safety Handbook for Canada
Key differences in the Canadian version highlighted The new Canadian version of the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook is available now. This project was started three years ago, but...
Some Opinions Stated During The Panel On ‘Status Of Lifts In Buildings During Earthquake And Fire’
The team that prepare the communiqué ‘ADDITIONAL LIFT SCENARIOS SUGGESTED FOR EMERGENCIES AT SUPER HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS Yağızcan Ölmez, M.Fatih Arıcan, Pelin İspir Eserol, Serdar Tavaslıoğlu’ carried out studies to improve...
Additional Lift Scenarios Suggested for Emergencies at Super High-Rise Buildings
by Yağızcan Ölmez, M.Fatih Arıcan, Pelin İspir Eserol, Serdar Tavaslıoğlu Abstract Lift implementation terms for emergencies at high-rise buildings are defined in the currently used regulations. It is not possible...
Common Escalator and Handrail Accidents and Their Causes
Escalators and moving walks are high-capacity machines which provide vertical transportation between floors in many different building types. Only one escalator transports 3600 people in 1 hour comfortably. These machines...
You Need To Think About Where You Put It!
Handrail placement is a key component in escalator safety. Many thanks to everyone who responded to my last column about handrail sanitisation and training. It was interesting that there was...
Handrail Hygiene and Training
I couldn’t decide what to write for my column this edition. There are two subject matters that have been bugging me, so I have decided to cover them both. My...
Where Did I Leave That Release Key?
It may sound like a strange title, but it leads us neatly into a discussion about duty of care. Over the years, there have been many articles about the risks...
Step-To-Skirt Gaps
When I started writing this safety column in 1994, some 27 years ago, I was keen to use the column to reduce the number of injuries in our industry. Some...
