Inspections

Ontario Inspector Strike Continues

Stories of elevator disruptions and shutdowns are on the rise across Ontario as 170 safety inspectors represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) went on strike on July...

NAEC QEI Certification Program Receives ANSI/ANAB Certification

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) announced on July 25 that its Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) certification program received accreditation from the prestigious ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). Launched...

Union Representing Ontario’s TSSA Inspectors on Strike

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) inspectors, including those who inspect vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, went on strike on July 21, TSSA...

Liftinstituut Expands Into Spain With Acquisition

Liftinstituut has entered the Spanish market with the acquisition of Iseval Grupo, headquartered in Valencia, with the company joining the international network on July 12. The move follows the expansion...

Report Shows Michigan Is Years Behind Elevator And Other Inspections

State officials are years behind on required inspections of some elevators, escalators and boilers, and even have waited years to do required follow-up inspections after deficiencies were found, creating "a...

Albuquerque Looks to Axe Elevator Inspection Program

Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, sent legislation to the City Council that would axe the city’s US$167,000 elevator maintenance program, Albuquerque Journal reports. A city planning department spokesman observes that...

School Awaits Inspection Approval to Use New Elevators

While students and teachers at Mountain View High School (MVHS) in Mountain View, California, have new, two-story building additions, they are dealing with some frustration: the buildings’ elevators have yet...

Provincetown Inclined Elevator Inspection Continues

The newly constructed inclined elevator at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is still going through inspections after being declared fully functional in April, the Cape Cod Times reports....