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It’s one of those weeks that I’m not sure if I’m coming or I’m going.  While the number of elevator and escalator news stories was fewer than normal the first two are pretty bad.  One involved another over the side escalator accident fall which occurred in Michigan. One witness noted that she jumped up on the handrail only to fall over the side.  Remember, escalator handrails are somewhat grippy and you should NEVER try to do this! She was lucky with her injury while others have died with these types of accidents.  Also going on today is the Chicago Elevator Association code update seminar which I’m assisting with. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you who listen to the show at the event today.  The ECNY is also having an action packed week as it holds its own vendor expo. For every one who’s out on the road, have safe travels on your way home.

News/Article Links:
Teen injured after 3-story fall down elevator shaft
Witness speaks about girl’s fall from escalator
Answer to “Can You Identify This Old Part”
KONE’s elevators for Delhi Airport Express Line
Police find homeless couple living in elevator shaft
Magnetek and Leveling Video
Metro escalator problems cause delays
Teen recovering from escalator fall
Escalators bring out the best in people?
Bill would ease crowding at Judicial Complex
Cool antique London Elevator Picture
Teen who fell from escalator broke her pelvis – Very lucky!
Courthouse in Wailuku needs fixing
Home elevator installation best left to professional
Businessman claims he was hurt in elevator
Motown Distillery set to begin production in Elevator Building
Schindler Announces Price Increases in US & Canada
Firefighters rescue two from stopped elevator
Otis Elevator to provide Kohinoor Square with escalators
Elevator motor sparks uptown fire
Boy frees himself from amusement ride and dies

Video Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86AA1U3bvcM
http://www.blip.tv/file/4983465

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-12-08 #231

Winter had arrived here in Chicago and with a pretty cold vengeance. It snowed over the weekend and my boys had a blast building a snow fort. They are working on making it a multi story and asked if I could bring some parts home so they could install an elevator in it. I’ll keep you posted on how they progress. Today is our anniversary show and over the weekend I pulled the download statistics since we first started this show back in 2005. All I can say is WOW and thanks for sharing this show with others. I never in a million years would have believed how much support and passion you’ve shown me and it keeps me going. As always I can’t thank you enough for being elevator advocates in what you do each day and for the comments and support you’ve shown me. You are part of my family and I will never forget that.

Terrible accident on the show today involving an elevator mechanic, make sure you are working safe out there! And remember the EESF, another child was seriously injured after an escalator accident.

News/Article Links:
NEII ® Introduces Performance Based Code Podcast
Elevator in Burj Dubai Video
The Gondola Project blogs about elevators
Elevator ride up the CN Tower Video
Escalator advertising comes to Chicago O’Hare
EIGSC November Meeting Recap
2011 Elevator U Conference dates set
Repairman dies while fixing elevator – KY
Elevator robber strikes again
Council to consider elevator repairs
Time-elapse video of Donna Frye photo shoot
Escalator accident chaser
Escalator safety brochure thought of as joke?
2010 Euro Spaceward conference wrap up
Elevators at DuBois Library to be replaced
Man in custody in NYC elevator robberies
Here’s a sign you don’t see every day
$10,000 gift received for elevator project
Elevators or underpass, which comes first?
Way to go Mike Anderson at MEI!
Three killed in Saudi elevator crash
12 Year old boy falls from escalator

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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-2010-09-01 #218

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over. My three boys headed back to school yesterday and it just felt like the past three months just flew by. I’m looking forward to a three day weekend and hope that if you’re traveling for your last summer adventure that you have a safe trip. September is the month that most of the local elevator industry’s association meetings start back up again. If you’re lucky enough to have one in your area I encourage you all to attend and support them as there’s always a lot of great information that’s shared. It’s also a great opportunity to find out what’s going on locally in your area. I’ll talk about the calendar of events across the US on the show today and share the articles I found online.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
IAEC Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar
NCEIG Calendar

News Links:
Sign Up For The Wisconsin Elevator Symposium – 9/21 – 9/22
18 Creative Elevator Ads
Broad collection building design is upside down
Delta Elks Lodge celebrates long awaited elevator
Did the great pyramid have an elevator?
Elderly woman speaks after attack
Elevator problems tax Vancouver tenants
Not really “our” type of elevator story but a nice one to share
Help The 99ers: Elevator Pitch for Americans who want to work
KONE delivers personnel and cargo elevators for Usan FPSO
Illinois: Man hurt fixing elevator
Opinion on residential elevator install
EW Photo of the week – Scary
State Parks to hold information meeting on proposed walkway elevator
Falling Elevator Fallacy – Google Mythbusters + Elevator
Back to school, four teachers get stuck in elevator
The American Dream and why the social elevator stalls
When is an executive too good to let go?
Women targeted in Center City robberies theft
Manhattan man charged with Rape of Bronx elderly woman
Technical service position KONE Elevator India
Teen loses hand in freak lift mishap
Are collapsible grille doors in elevator safe?
Power Efficiently Corporation and Schindler sign agreement
September 2^nd Meeting CEA
Metro Rail & Maintenance
Antique Elevator Video at 92 Lonsdale
KONE enhances operations with Ariba

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