Click Here to download ERS-2011-11-16 #276

It’s Elevator Escalator Safety Week everyone! What are you doing to celebrate? Great to be back in the saddle again from last weeks ordeal with my car. The darn thing still isn’t quite right. I’ve got two weeks worth of articles to cover on the program to day and I promise to get through them as quickly as possible, plus I’ve got an interesting story I’d like to share.

News/Article Links:
A Safe Ride by Elevatoring Productions
Timeline, costs change elevator work
The easiest elevator pitch to deliver
Elevator accident posted on Facebook
Hawk rescued from escalator
1.7 million in elevator shaft fall
Dover Traction elevator in St. Louis
IL Fire Marshal Commemorates National EESF Week
Google’s Lab of Wildest Dreams
Project 8-Elevator Simulation
University of Arkansas elevator prank to air on TruTV
Elevator accident in Canton kills woman
Peelle Escalators discovered encapsulated
Payne elevator car switch or someone else’s?
November MESA Meeting Follow Up
Anyone have information on Federal Elevator?
Motor lubrication
Dirty Dirty Door locks
Brake Adjustments
EW: Unplugged – Timekiller
Two men critically injured in boom accident
CEA Holiday Party December 7th
Three students injured in elevator accident – WTF?
Video story on elevator above - Interesting perspective
KONE and the EESF Partner for Awareness Week
Bronx students learn elevator escalator safety
Elevators, Escalators can be dangerous, subject of safety week
12k ring lost in Dupont Circle Escalator
Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch falls down escalator
The most determined shopper ever
Governor Rick Snyder proclaims EESF Week

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Click Here to download ERS-2011-03-02 #243

Back from a great time in Mobile AL, where I attended the Annual General Meeting for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation! I also got a chance to visit both the foundation and Elevator World which was really cool.  I’ll recap what we accomplished and personally would like to thank those who have contributed so much to the foundation and the new comers to the board. Some tough reality to face as the budget is approved for next year. Also on the program we’ll cover the calendar of events for our industry.   

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
IAEC Calendar
ECA Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar
NCEIG Calendar
The Lift Academy

News/Article Links:
Dozens topple off malfunctioning DC escalator Video Footage Fall 2010
MTA Chief admits failure to maintain escalators
Memo surfaces about broken subway escalator
Metro Grade: The Escalator Doomsday
Sudden cardiac arrest – Call the elevator first
Goofy elevator video
Three fall down Chadstone escalators
No plans for criminal probe in ski lift accident
Broken elevator leaves residents trapped
Burning insulation on elevator motor creates smoke
Classic: Elevator Fail
Running a vertical marathon
Historic Courthouse rebounds after fire
Historical Society passes $250 thousand
Hoist Machine Touchup
How safe are chairlifts compared to cars, escalators and elevators
Man sues claiming to have fallen down elevator shaft
Man trapped in elevator during power outage
I have to go here
School works to get elevator for handicapped student
Searching for Data Tags
$5000 towards elevator project
Lift operator dies during elevator rescue
EW Unplugged: Another happy elevator story
Construction soon to start at Lynchburg YWCA
Elevator advertising
Council approves $385K in City Hall Upgrades
Residential elevators: A useful addition for your house
Lift Game Test – Thanks Chris
Great comments from escalator step collapse story
Support the EESF Today!

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-10-06 #222

Had a great time at the convention last week and have to hand it to the team at the NAEC for putting on another great convention. I loved Cincinnati and it had so much to share; old buildings, architecture, a rolling landscape, friendly residents and inexpensive parking. But what makes any conference a success are the people who attend it. I can’t tell you how great it was to see all of you who stopped by our booth and those who I ran into on the convention floor, in the hotel lobby and during meetings. For those of you who couldn’t make the event you missed a good one. On the show today I’ll recap last weeks show to the best of my ability and we’ll get caught up on the news from last week. Plus we’ll be giving away a $100 Gift Card from Visa and goodies from the companies listed below.

Special thanks to the companies who have donated goodies to 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, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org, Elevator World Magazine, Elevator Cab Renovations, The Elevator Preservation Blog & ECS Corporation

News Links:
Elevator Man Stories Hot Off The Presses
Movie “Devil” gets another corny review
Accurate Elevator deploys a new website
Elevator gallery in New York
What are those green lights at the ends of escalators for?
Antique elevator wanted for 1898 home
Arlington plans to increase capacity at Rosslyn Metro
Cool Video, very creative
Chelmsford residents cope with elevator repairs
Child injured on IKEA escalator
Freight elevator for office building
Dog’s rescuers cut away part of house to free animal
Woman trapped in elevator
Elevator buttons ’40 times dirtier than toilet seats’
College students do have a humorous side
Elevator operators wanted
Great elevator Americana
Gus Bevona, Ex-Union Chief, Dies at 69
Jury awards man around $31,000 after elevator shaft fall
A condensed version of the above story
LBFD Rescues women from elevator in the WTC
London Professor invents curved escalator
New local standard for lift maintenance published for South Africa
Those crazy college kids again….
Q3 Industry Report Released
Boy, four, gets his hand trapped in escalator
Broken elevator causes ADA issues
Elevator equipment malfunction sparks fire
Elevator Posture: Need a Lift?
Six rescued from elevators during power failure
Half of Troy’s elevators not properly inspected
NAEC’s 61^st Annual Convention and Expo
Websites starting to pick up EESF Message
Giving elevator safety a lift
Elevator equipment malfunction sparks fire in Troy
A lawsuit ready to happen
Old Elevator at Purdue University, I rode this one!
Skating surface hits new low
Antique Armor Single Speed Traction Elevator
Boy’s hand freed from escalator in Washington
Metro Get’s 5.3 million federal grant for tunnel escalators
DiNapoli’s Office completes audit of enforcement of elevator equipment NY
United Tech shares could take elevator up 20% over next year
3 Hurt as elevator car freefalls at condo building
EIGSC – September Lunch Recap
Woman Trapped in elevator during city power outage

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-06-16 #208

Back from a great time at the Elevator U conference at Purdue University all I can say is those guys and gals know how to have a great time. It was great to see everyone at the event and I’d like to thank those who support EU as well as the EESF. The conference was filled with three days of education, a silent auction, vendor show and some great networking opportunities. I’ll give a better recap on the show today. Lots to talk about on the program everyone, I’ve got two weeks worth of news stories to get through and I’ll do my best to get through it as quickly as possible. Those in the Midwest area please sign up for the Chicago Cruise next week. It’s always a great time and fun for everyone.

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News Links:
Woman knocked unconscious, left in elevator
Victory in Leduc, what has reporting come to?
Twelve trapped in NYC subway elevator – good stats NYMTA
Toddler attacked in elevator for crying
Randomness about elevator a**holery, didn’t know that was a word
Elevators can help in evacuations
Singer falls down elevator shaft
Outage hits with man stuck in elevator
Chinatown ‘L’ Station Reopens
Liftex 2010, Traffic, Cold Weather, Cancelled Flights & Volcano’s
KONE Acquires Reliant Elevator
India Elevator Tech’s Wanted
EU will build Space Elevator
12 People trapped in hot Washington Heights Subway Elevator
EU & EESF Launch Downloadable Student Safety Program
Teen choked in Lynn T Station elevator
Suicide by elevator
Worker hurt in elevator shaft fall
MESA Summer Cruise, limited space, sign up today!
Mandell JCC launches emergency elevator campaign
Suspicious device turns out to be repair kit from elevator mechanic
House Bill 1035 (Condo Law)
Fire shuts down Houston IRS building
Complaints after lift breaks in Tyne Tunnel
Chicago Elevator Golf outing registration open
Ovid courthouse renovations in homestretch
Trapped on elevator, RI Senate page keeps his cool
Elevator Engineer wanted (Dubai)
P&G Elevator equipment malfunction
Lowell Deeds Elevator construction begins
2^nd Annual JSETEC Competition announced

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