Inspections
Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has released an audit highlighting significant safety concerns regarding the maintenance and operation of Washington, D.C. Metrorail's nearly 1,000 elevators and escalators, ABC 7 News...
Hitachi To Reduce Elevator Inspection Staff by Half With AI
Tokyo, Japan, conglomerate Hitachi plans to use generative AI software developed by Silicon Valley, California-headquartered Nvidia for elevator maintenance inspections, cutting the number of workers required for the job in...
India City Feeling Effects of Loss of Elevator Inspector Jobs
In Pune, India, the Energy Department is overseeing more than two lakh (200,000) elevator installations across Maharashtra with just half of the sanctioned 398 lift inspector posts, the Times of...
ATIS Acquires TIA’s U.S. Inspection Business
ATIS, one of North America’s largest providers of vertical-transportation inspections, consulting and managed services, has acquired the U.S. elevator inspection business of Technical Inspection Agency USA (TIA). Founded in 2018,...
Violations To Be Issued in NYC for Failure To File Elevator Reports
The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) announced in late August it will issue violations in September and October 2025 for failure to file Category 1 elevator test and periodic inspection...
Excalibur Elevator Notes Early Success
Excalibur Elevator LLC, a provider of commercial and residential elevator services that launched in March, announced it has already secured multiple modernization contracts and dozens of maintenance agreements across the...
NAESA International Hosting Events in Puerto Rico in August
NAESA International is hosting two upcoming events in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first is the Elevator Code Association (ECA) 101 course on August 20. This course is designed to...
Uzbekistan Resolution to Require Color Based on Inspection Results
According to Uzbekistan’s Cabinet Resolution No. 431 dated July 12, a new regulation on the procedure for conducting technical inspections of elevators has been approved, Zamin reports. According to the resolution, elevators...
MEGA Bill Passed in North Carolina
House Bill 559, also known as Make Elevators Great Again (MEGA), was one of six proposals signed into law in North Carolina by Gov. Josh Stein on July 7, The Center...
