Safety
2022 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced
Congratulations to the 2022 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on stage at the education pavilion during the NAEC Fall Convention & Exposition last week, where winners...
Residents: Lift Entrapment Points to Larger Issues at India Towers
Residents of an affordable housing complex in Gurugram in northern India say the entrapment of a 6-year-old boy in a lift on September 15 points to larger elevator maintenance issues...
Michigan Senators Introduce Bills in Response to Elevator Outages
Michigan Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) have announced legislation to address elevator outages at apartment buildings in Michigan to help ensure building safety and accessibility for tenants,...
TÃœV SÃœD Opens New U.K. EMC and Radio Frequency Test Facility
TÜV SÜD recently welcomed more than 100 customers and colleagues from around the world for the grand opening of its new £2.88-million (US$3.28-million) state-of-the-art U.K. EMC (electromagnetic compatibility testing) and...
KONE Retires Older DC Elevator Drive Equipment
KONE Americas announced it is retiring its ReSolve with Unity DC drive product, effective September 6. No longer modernizing older DC gearless machines, KONE now offers customers machine replacements with...
U.K.’s Elevating Safety Solutions Launches Training Website
Since 2008, U.K.-based Elevating Safety Solutions (ESS) has been helping lift companies in obtaining and maintaining their ISO, health and safety and compliance requirements. Now, due to an increasing demand...
Travelodge Speaks Out Against Lift Surfing Videos
Travelodge has spoken out against a YouTuber user known only as Ryegi who filmed and posted videos of himself lift surfing in Manchester and Morecambe, U.K., Manchester World reports. One...
Ontario TSSA: Safety Remains Priority During Strike
Ontario, Canada’s non-for-profit regulator Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) recently issued a press release emphasizing it remains focused on safety despite contract negotiations with Ontario Public Service Employees Union...
Elevator/Lift Emergency Rescue Device Earns Patent
Su-Vastika Solar, a rapidly developing startup for power storage and solutions, has been granted a patent by the Government of India for its Emergency Rescue Device (ERD) for lifts, Digital...
TKE Certified in Accordance with International Cybersecurity Standard
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on September 7 it is one of the first elevator companies worldwide to be certified by TÃœV NORD in accordance with the IEC 62443-4-1 standard, confirming...
