Click Here to download ERS-2008-07-30 #126

Some great news from the Crocs Corporation! Last week they released a press release that they are launching an escalator safety awareness campaign. I’m confident that this step will help spread the word about escalator safety especially to the kids that wear their shoes. Anyone who would like to learn more about the safe practices of riding escalators and elevators please visit www.eesf.org today. Those who may be learning about the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation for the very first time please consider supporting them with a small donation. The bottom line is that the donations they receive help educate more children.  We’ll talk elevator and escalator news on the show today plus we’ll be giving away a prize pack giveaway. 

Thanks to the following companies who support the Elevator Radio Show and have donated items for the prize pack giveaway! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures & Minnesota Elevator, Inc!

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EIG SC Calendar
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CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 

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One Stop Elevator.info
Space Elevator Blog – Catch Up On What’s Going On In The Space Elevator

News Links:
Crocs To Launch Escalator Safety Awareness Campaign - Way To Go Crocs!
Child Gets Foot Stuck In Escalator
Child Trapped On Escalator Handrail
Elevator World To Publish Green Article – They Need Your Input!
City Plans To Speak with Disabled Advocates About Arena Elevator
Working To Keep Fellow Seniors Safe
What Was This Car Salesman Thinking?
Spectator Seriously Injured In Shea Stadium Escalator Fall
Skip The Elevator, Take The Rope Instead
Security To Be Beefed Up At Courthouse
Oreo Turns Elevator Into Milk Dunking Machine On Glass Elevator
Man Freed From Stuck Elevator
Local Student Opens For Coldplay Sings Song Titled “Elevator”
Elevator Industry Recruits Apprentices
Hundreds Wait In Rain For Union Job Applications
Elevator At Library Not Working
Four Briefly Stuck In Downtown South Bend Elevator
Control Panel System For Elevator
City to Spend $100k On Elevator In Crumbling Annex
Casino Brawl Leaves Three Seeing Stars
ANSI A17.3 Addressed In Florida
Advocates For Disabled Praise Metro-North
Fire Department Called In For Elevator Rescues
Electrical Fire Burns In Broadway Theater
Women Voices Concern Over Courthouse Access
Your Space: For These 2 Elevator Operators, It’s all Ups

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-07-23 #125

Hi everyone! Another elevator podcast broadcasting from the Windy City. This past week space elevators dominated the internet for a couple of reasons which I’ll get into the show today. Plus there were a couple of neat ones regarding older buildings which of course included older elevators. Make sure you tune into the show next week when we give away a Mr. Beer Brew making kit. Simply sign up for the e-newsletter link on the website and you’ll automatically be entered to win. Pictured Right: A replica of the Space Elevator Built out of Legos

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CEA Calendar
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CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
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Listener/Other Links:
One Stop Elevator.info
Elevator World Project Of The Year – Submission Deadline Approaching!

News Links:
Will The Space Elevator Rise
Boy Almost Looses Finger In Escalator Accident
Verdict In Holocost Survivor Attack
UTC Profit Surges
Two Workers Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Askmen.com – Top Ten Hotel Lobbies
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Wins Major Contracts In China
Stairway To Heaven….Space Elevator
Being Wrong About The Space Elevator….
Local Residents Request Elevator Repairs
Junction Bridge Vandalism
Japanese Team Creates Working Space Elevator..Lego Model
Going Up: Slow Progress On ‘Space Elevator’
Elevators and Escalators – Reed Construction Data
Elevator News Steps Into Malls
MaryKay Women Injured On Convention Escalator
Elevator From Lake To Temple of Justice Cancelled
Elevator Fire Forces Evacuation at Union Gospel Mission
Elevator Engine Malfunction Shuts Down City Block
Devon Church Awaits Permit For Elevator
City Plans To Speak To Disabled Advocates About Arena Elevator
Center City Building Hit By Elevator Fire
Elevator Mechanic/Swimmer Goes The Distance For Charity
Noted: MIcrosoft Not Building Space Elevator
Little Theatre Needs Money For Elevator
Hammond Woman Maintains Nostalgia As Elevator Operator
New Senate Leader Takes Tour of Glenn Falls
KONE Quarterly Profit Rises on Asian, European Gain
J-M Board Votes To Hire Architect For Elevator Project
Escalator Handrail Advertising Distribution Licenses Available
Memorial Set For Girl Killed In Escalator Fall
Mall Does A Soft Soled Shoe Shuffle

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-07-16 #124

We’ve got some really interesting articles to talk about on the show today plus many of which include my two cents which sometimes is more entertaining than the article itself.  We’re light on the news today which is a relief, not as many accident/injuries as last weeks show thank goodness. Make sure you check out the calendar of events as there many coming up. If you don’t have the time just tune into the show and I’ll cover the important ones. Talk to you next week everyone! (Pictured Right: Dopey the Hamster Rides His Own LEGO Elevator, click this link or in the show notes to view the video.)

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ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 

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Elevator World Project Of The Year – Submission Deadline Approaching!

News Links:
Childs Hand Caught In Elevator Doors
Women Trapped In Iowa Elevator Dies Later
Stuck In Lift Video still Popular
Public Hearing On School Elevator Project Set For Monday
Patient Trapped On Elevator 3 hours, Later Dies
Hospital: Elevator Brake Panel Failed
Nursing Home Resident Found Trapped In Elevator
Man Takes Plea Deal After Shooting
Eleven Killed As Mine Elevator Plummets In Central China
Elevator Enhances Community Center Accessibility
Elevator Bids More Palatable Second Time Around
Dopey The Hamster and His Private LEGO Elevator
Commission Leads By Example and Sues Cartel For Damages
City Spec To Provide Elevator Inspection Services in NYC Through Partnership
Broken Elevator Big Problem At High Rise
Britney Gets Trapped In An Elevator For Video
Boys Rescued By Firefighters After Piling Into Elevator
Reaching Clients At Their Desktops
Lasermotive Announces Successful Completion of Drive System
Fujitec America Will Relocate Headquarters
Watch Your Step: Popular Shoes Can Lead To Injuries
Man Seriously Hurt When He Falls From Escalator
Danger – Crocs + Escalator = Mangled Foot
Who Are The People In Your Vertical Neighborhood

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-07-09 #123

I hope everyone here had a nice three day weekend and Fourth of July!  We had great weather here in Chicago and the extra day was just great! I actually had little time on Sunday to go to the library, check some books out and read them in the back yard while enjoying on a beer. Now life doesn’t get much better than that. Another action packed show today everyone as we cover more accidents relating to elevators and what I hope is the end of them for a while. Oh by the way our e-mail broadcast service seems to be on the fritz. Fifteen e-mails later Godaddy is still working on the problem. As a rule you should check out our website every Wednesday so that you don’t miss a show or the important show/story links. (Pictured is the three year old’s toe after it was freed from an escalator.)

Thanks to David Cooper who has given me permission to link his research article on our website. Click the link to read his research paper which investigated accidents involving luggage trolleys/carts and/or shopping carts on escalators.  Click Here For .PDF Document: accidents-on-escalators-involving-trolleys-msc-final-dissertation

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CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 

Listener/Other Links:
One Stop Elevator.info- Online Magazine/Store Front
ElevatorBob.com Uploads New Picture Folder - Check It Out Today!
Elevator World Project Of The Year – Submission Deadline Approaching!

News Links:
Zapped Elevator Causes Hardship
UT Student Pleads Guilty To Setting Fire In Dorm Elevator
Three Stuck In Elevator
Space Elevator Games
BART Service Advisories
Schindler Elevator Meets Need For Green Products
OSHA Documents Detail Several Accidents
Matot Merges With Atlas Elevator Company
Funky Elevator Music – Music Review
Human Skeleton Found In Elevator Shaft In Bulgaria
Going Going Gone….Except The Elevator Shaft
Elevator Service Restored At Eagles Manor
Elevator Near Completion
This Week On The Space Show
11 Trapped At Sydney Tower Of Terror
Sustainability Leader KONE Announces Price Increase
State Officials Investigating Accident At Quaker Oats
Hartford Elevator To Upgrade Town Hall Elevator
People On The Move
Patients Sue Duke Over Tainted Tools – The Madness Continues
Old City Hall Elevator Comes Of Age
Nightclub Conforms To City Ordinance With Cameras
New Courthouse Elevator Bids Due Next Week
Mix a Car, a Train and an Elevator And Get This
Judges Find $190m Perth Courthouse Faulty
If Elevator Falls Don’t Jump To Conclusions
Fire Dept. Monitors Elevator Safety
Captivate Network to Program Elevator Content To Desktops
Elevators Biggest Expense
Childs Foot Injured On Escalator - Atlanta
5 Million Dollar Suit Filed Against Crocs
Teen Hurt In Over The Side Escalator Fall

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