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This handbook was designed to provide a guide to persons assigned the task of performing various tests on electric and hydraulic passenger and freight elevators in the presence of a Certified Elevator Inspector. The duty of the Inspector is to observe the testing, report the results of the testing and…
Among vertical transportation devices, escalators and moving walks accommodate the greatest volume of passengers. Today, it is hard to imagine subway stations, airport terminals, malls and other public buildings without them. Even with a cursory look at the condition of existing escalators and moving walks, it can be clearly seen…
The long-awaited second edition of Elevator & Escalator Rescue: A Comprehensive Guide is written by firefighters for firefighters and contains important information for technical rescue members, training officers, and fire company members alike. This book details the risks involved in elevator and escalator rescues and how to face them successfully.…
Intended to increase awareness of the safe and proper way to ride elevators, escalators and moving walks, A SAFE RIDE is a portfolio of educational pieces for the riding public. A SAFE RIDE, produced by the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation in partnership with the National Safety Council, is available as…
The 2015 Field Employees’ Safety Handbook is now in Chinese. This Handbook is designed to provide a resource for safety information that the elevator industry field employees shall use to help prevent injuries and illnesses resulting from unsafe acts and/or conditions. The intent of the Handbook is to promote job…
By purchasing the Supervisors’ Safety First Package you are saving $31 (Regular price $205.99)!! Proper training and safety practices start with you, the supervisor. Elevator World has put together a package to help you keep safety first. The Supervisor’s Safety First Package includes: A Manager’s Safety Notebook, which will assist…
Safety for Sales People and Managers When Surveying for Maintenance or Modernization, produced by the Vertical Initiative for Elevator Escalator Women(VIEEW) “Never trust that the person you are working with knows how to test all the safety features when surveying an elevator. Always make sure your company knows where you…
FREE 1 year digital subscription to Elevator World with purchase. This fully searchable information-packed USB Drive contains over 2,700 pages of technical articles published in Elevator World Magazine from 1953 – 2006, categorized by subject. Subjects include: Codes and Standards/Safety Controller Lessons and Diagrams Data Acquistion/Monitoring Earthquakes, Fires and Natural…
This Springer Brief focuses on the use of egress models to assess the optimal strategy for total evacuation in high-rise buildings. It investigates occupant relocation and evacuation strategies involving the exit stairs, elevators, sky bridges and combinations thereof. Chapters review existing information on this topic and describe case study simulations…
ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16 – one of ASME’s most requested safety standards – addresses elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks and material lifts. It provides requirements applying to the design, construction, installation, operation, testing, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of these conveyances. This living landmark has been defining safety in elevators, escalators…
A17.1 2013 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways, where located in or adjacent to a building or structure: (a) hoisting and lowering mechanisms, equipped with a car or platform,…
The International Elevator and Escalator Symposium (IEES) is organized by Liftinstituut Solutions B.V. and Elevator World Inc., fully independent, well-known institutions that have many years of experience in the lift market. The inaugural IEES event was held in Istanbul on November 15-16, 2018. Professionals from the elevator and escalator industry,…
The 2015 Field Employees’ Safety Handbook is now in Spanish. This Handbook is designed to provide a resource for safety information that the elevator industry field employees shall use to help prevent injuries and illnesses resulting from unsafe acts and/or conditions. The intent of the Handbook is to promote…