Safety
Wisconsin Governor Appoints TKE Branch Manager to Code Council
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently appointed Mark Uy, branch manager at TK Elevator (TKE) in Madison, Wisconsin, as the Elevator Servicing Business representative on the state Conveyance Safety Code Council,...
LIFTEX 2022 in London Announces First Seminar Speakers
LIFTEX 2022, organized by the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) at ExCeL London, on October 12-13, has announced the first speakers for a seminar program LEIA says “will be...
MESA Summer Kickoff Includes Draper Elevator Tour
For its summer kickoff, Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) held an event at the Draper Elevator Interiors factory and showroom in Holbrook, Massachusetts, on June 9. Hosted by the Giblin...
North Carolina Elevator Safety Bill Advancing
In response to the death of a 7-year-old child last summer at a rental home, legislation is advancing in the North Carolina Senate that would require elevators inside vacation cottages...
South Jersey Elevator’s Safety Standards Earn Recognition
South Jersey Elevator, headquartered in Blackwood, New Jersey, was among vertical-transportation companies that achieved high safety standards in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) STEP Safety Management System, South Jersey...
CECA Members Hear Recent Development Online From TSSA
Members of the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA), during an online meeting on November 11, were advised on the latest information for the Ontario Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)...
Elevator Safety Training Hits the Road
Bringing instruction directly to the jobsite Boelhouwer “It is our philosophy at AEG that all elevator accidents should be avoidable.” So states Mark Boelhouwer, president and CEO of American Elevator...
Child’s Injury Prompts Call for Escalator Safety In Kuwait
A proposal submitted by Kuwait Member of Parliament Osama Al- Shaheen urges the creation of a safety manual/decree for escalators, Arab Times reported on August 16. Al-Shaheen was motivated after hearing a...
TELME Ceremony Marks Milestone for Safety
Toshiba Elevator Middle East (TELME) held a ceremony August 5 at the company’s Dubai office to celebrate reaching 5 million hours with no lost-time incidents for the period March 2012...
Hong Kong Lifts, Escalators Short of Safety Standard
Two-thirds of Hong Kong lifts and escalators "do not meet the latest safety guidelines," the officer of the ombudsman reveals, triggering a call for more no-notice inspections, the South China Morning...
