Elevator Radio Show - Video/Audio Show #378 - Week 11/5/14
It’s November everyone and that means it’s the month we celebrate Thanksgiving as well as National Elevator Escalator Safety week which is next week. Download the information packets from the EESF, partake in the workplace campaign and spread the word about safety. Also Chicago was in the news this past week after it was discovered how much money was being lost because of elevators that were not inspected. Here’s an idea, perhaps adding more inspectors and raising inspection fees and investing in some software to make it easier for the inspectors might be the answer.
News/Article Links: Majority of required elevator inspections not done in Chicago Software to make the paperwork side of inspections makes life easier Disabled man falls to death at NY mall on escalator Batavia Downs adds escalators One day in an elevator with the President Minton elevator still damaged after flood Guard fired after Obama visit 25 face trial over Turkey elevator death EESF Launches Program Rebranding Campaign Escalator breakdowns add to SkyTrain woes Oh boy, elevator inspection I-Team Investigative Report Call for papers for the Lift Symposium Escalator accident cause of death found, scarf