Elevator Radio Show - Video/Audio Show #369 - Week 07/16/14

Click Here to download ERS-2014-07-16 #369 Nice short show today. I believe there are quite a few media people on vacation which I’m good with. I keep saying the day there’s no shock or bad news regarding vertical transportation equipment is the day I look forward because it means we’re all doing our jobs and people are acting like idiots. Next week I should be up with my family in the Northwoods of Wisconsin enjoying a short vacation with them. I’m not sure what day I’m planning on leaving yet so there may or may not be a show. If news content is down and I leave on Wednesday I’ll most likely pass on it. We’ll see. Remember, summer is cruising along at speed of 600 mph and at an altitude of 30,000 feet so enjoy it before it’s gone.

News/Article Links: Titanium Space Elevator Design out Fatal elevator fall investigated And some people think elevators are unsafe Board to vote on elevator repair Company expands team in old Detroit Elevator building Purdue offers training for grain storage rescues Elevator maintenance standards Toronto That busted BART Escalator. I think I know why it’s down EW Unplugged: Photos of the week US citizen among 4 injured in elevator accident Control Tower Tour NAEC Launches Specifications Tragic accident in Moscow Emergency button broken Childhood friends reunite in elevator Working on new elevator

Elevator Radio Show - Video/Audio Show #356 - Week 01/15/14

Click Here to download ERS-2014-01-15 #356 I've got some sad news to share with you on the show today. One involving the death of a Local 2 mechanic in a work related accident and another of an industry icon.  Live your life and make a difference in the world and make sure that you don’t have any regrets. If it helps, write your own obituary, and live it. Most importantly be careful out there. The work we all do is dangerous.

New/Article Links: Dee A. Swerrie Passes Books by Swerrie Civic Plaza waiting on elevator parts Laktown Wharf Residents upset over elevator problems Marymount elevator plans Elevator show to begin with party Man’s body found in elevator shaft at casino EW Unplugged: Monday Mindbender Ireland: Toddler dies in lift accident Removing an elevator controller EW: Photos of the week Elevator generator resistor failure Elevator relay logic controller maintenance Escalator breakdown injures 10  in Kawasaki Safety audit of elevators in civic buildings on cards British worker dies in accident while working on elevator Firefighters Rescue Five People Stalled in Elevator Ice cold metro escalators Diesel Ducy Videos Surgeries on hold after lift accident Ayala mall escalator accident Trolley stuck in escalator? ASME Survey Help pours in for teen More cool elevator videos

Elevator Radio Show - Video/Audio Show #327 - Week 03/13/2013

Click Here to download ERS-2013-03-13 #327 What I thought was going to be a shorter show today ended up having more articles than I realized. I also spent a good hour going through all my e-mails and am finally caught up with them all. To my terror and surprise there were e-mails that were somehow pushed into my spam filter from last year that I just found. Man, I swear computers are going to take over the world someday….wait, they already have. So for those of you patiently waiting for a response from me I’m sorry, you’ll get one shortly. The weather report from Chicago is cold with a touch of snow. January weather in March, love it. Anyone know where that ground hog lives that predicted when Spring would come? I’ve got some words for him.

News/Article Links: Minnesota Elevator Solutions gets star turn at Barclay Center Portland Manor residents struggle with no elevator Global Elevator and Escalator Report Chicago Cruise Registration Open Man killed in BART Elevator Shaft BART Questions how man got in elevator shaft before being crushed 10 of the Best Iphone Apps to have if you get stuck in an elevator CEA March 2013 Meeting Recap Otis launches new green elevator MESA Jan/Feb Recap and upcoming meeting schedule Ex-officials plead not guity over fatal elevator accident Greenville firefighters rescue two trapped in elevator Don’t want to talk to anyone? What’s that grinding noise Elevating the senses: Cool Escalator Las Vegas Tweets of the Week recapped EIGSC March Message of the Month We will miss you Tommy Durkin Expired elevator permits put CSUN at risk for hefty fines Way to tell it like it is; Urine Shuts Down Escalators Elevator sales rise as Canadians ditch stairs at home Women arrested for assault and using elevator as bathroom Elevator fixed for disabled Brighton Beach Tenants Keep your dog safe on elevators and escalators

Post: September 28th, 2011: ERS-2011-09-28 #270 Show Notes

Click Here to download ERS-2011-09-28 #270 As we head into this week of rain here in the Chicagoland it’s appropriate given the recent news of the death of one of our industry mechanics. In a horrific shaft fall that occurred last Friday in New York it is a reminder of just how dangerous the work we do is each day. That goes for all of us who work in the industry. Make safety a priority each and every day. Today is the last show of the month which means we’re giving away a prize pack giveaway and next week we will be announcing the winner of our caption contest.  I appreciate everyone tuning in today and checking out the show as well as all the support you’ve shared with me. Headed  into year six I feel as if it’s only the beginning of my adventure.

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, Parts Specialists, Elevatormanstories.com, Elevator Riders Riding Club, Elevator History Museum and  Certified Conveyance Training Corp.

News/Article Links: Group pushes for new entrance at Bethesda Metro Station A look inside the Otis 211LVM Hydraulic Controller Boy 5 found sleeping in Roxbury elevator Broken Subway escalators and elevator NY Elevator Repairman Falls To His Death NY Have you updated your EW eDirectory Listing Yet? KONE to improve people flow experience Metro to test remote sensors as part of fix Otis Elevator St. Louis MO Global Reports now available Anger rises for striking lift workers Hong Kong EU Donates $2500 to the EESF! Quake damaged Washington Monument elevator Replacing Drive Boards Schindler Elevator, why so noisy? Securing a handrail video Dozen people rescued from stuck elevator Anyone seen this commercial main stream? Retiring Cam in Action China has the fastest elevators but they were made in Japan KONE to mod elevators in Paris MESA Safety Seminar October Wisconsin Elevator Symposium  Keep Collin in your Prayers Collin, Sports Reporter for a Day