Safety

Two Dead in India Elevator Incident

Two laborers died after falling in an elevator duct from the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India, on September 3, the Hindustan Times reports. The...

Elevator Conference of New York Announces Upcoming Events

The Board of Directors of the Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) has announced upcoming events. They include, on September 18, New York State (NYS) mechanic license course and QEI...

Fujitec Holds Safety Training for Children in Japan and Beyond

Fujitec recently held vertical-transportation (VT) safety training for children at Big Wing, Fujitec headquarters (HQ) in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and local elementary schools. At Big Wing, Fujitec employees led students...

CECA Prairie Region Meeting And AEDARSA Alberta Elevator Seminar Coming Up

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) reminds all interested parties that registration is now open for the Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar,...

MESA Members Gather for a Boat Cruise

Members of the Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) gathered for a boat cruise on July 17 from the Boston Seaport Fan Pier. On a beautiful New England summer day, approximately...

East Indian State of Bihar Makes Registration of VT Mandatory

The east Indian state of Bihar made registration and inspection of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment mandatory on July 12, with the State Cabinet approving the Bihar Lift and Escalator Bill proposed...

EESFC To Host Benefit in August

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) will host an evening of live horse races and casino games at Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke, Ontario, on August 22. The first race...

Southwest Elevator Names Patel National Director of Operations and BD

Southwest Elevator Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has announced Sam Patel as its new national director of Operations and Business Development (BD). Southwest Elevator observes that Patel brings a...

Deadlines Approach for IEES in Paradise Island, Bahamas

International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) organizers Elevator World, Inc., and Liftinstituut remind those who plan to attend the symposium in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on November 12-13 that several deadlines...

Otis Shares 2023 ESG Report

Otis Worldwide Corp. published its 2023 ESG Report, describing its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and outlining progress on its 13 ESG goals. The Otis ESG strategy focuses on...