In a brief meeting with all company personnel, Maintenance Supervisor, Dan M., outlined the policy for the use of jumper wires on elevator equipment. All field technicians were issued bright blue cases containing a numbered set of also brightly colored jumper wires. Best-practice Standards The policy, which is based on industry-wide best-practice standards, requires that […]
West Virginia Adopts 2013 Elevator Code
The State of West Virginia has announced the adoption of the 2013 edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, as well as the 2014 editions of ASME A17.2 Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks, and ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and […]
History of Elevator Technology
Elevator technology has evolved from rudimentary lifting devices driven by muscle power to complicated state-of-the-art machines that offer “smart” controls. A modern elevator uses computer integration to assess and compensate for traffic patterns, and many elevators are furnished with touch screens, air conditioning, and highly artistic designs in cabs and doors. What’s more the elevator […]
Elevator Safety
Elevator travel remains one of the safest forms of transportation in the United States, where approximately 900,000 elevators are currently in service according to ConsumerWatch.com. On average, an individual elevator may serve 20,000 people per year. Out of a collective 18 billion passenger trips per year carrying an average of 5 people per trip, fewer […]
Maintenance Control Program: A Quantifiable Value
The elevator industry has turned a great deal of attention to the subject of improving routine elevator maintenance in recent years. It is generally agreed that proper maintenance is a key factor in the effort to preserve public and worker safety. However, despite corporate monitoring, updated code requirements, and existing company maintenance plans, there is […]