Focus Topics
Marquette University’s Schroeder Hall
College life can be hectic. Between mountains of homework, impossible class schedules and part-time jobs, many students are lucky if they can find even a few spare minutes each day....
Quiet, Dignified Lifts to the Second Floor for Schools and Universities
Compact wheelchair lifts allow mezzanine and second-floor access for those with mobility challenges. One challenge for K-12 and university facility managers tasked to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
Upholding Honor
Handi-Lift supplies accessibility solution for Air Force Academy’s Polaris Hall. For centuries, mariners and travelers have used Polaris – the North Star – as a guiding light, a navigation beacon...
Safety in the Workplace — Changing How People Think
This Readers Platform explains the importance of safety programs. by Gryegor DeCyola Safety in the workplace can no longer be an afterthought or an excuse for a lack of efficiency...
Ensuring Safety in Products
This Readers Platform explains the Wurtec process of ensuring safety for its products. by Terry Rodebaugh and Mark Drake Everyone knows the word — safety. Everyone also knows that, at...
The Future of the Elevator Safety System
An examination of technology that can bring the safety of elevators to the next level This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
NEII Field Safety Committee Meets
Atlanta gathering discusses Safety Summit and drafts Safety Absolutes. The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) Field Safety Committee met in Atlanta in late February. Hosted by Schindler, the two-day meeting...
Trends for Elevator Drives and Consequences for Safety Brakes
Keeping the safety factor of brakes high in the face of a changing drive market This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
Changing the Culture of Safety
HeliosESG is a software solutions company that has been working with various partners in the elevator industry over the last several years (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2015). It recently increased its...
Do You Think Before You React?
In this Readers Platform, your authors discuss why it’s important to be methodical and focused. by Ray Downs and Robert Pitney The alarm clock goes off. It’s 4:45 a.m., and...
