Elevator Radio Show Podcast

Leading this week’s show is a story of horrific proportion. Please support the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation www.essf.org and their mission through their online and printed educational programs for kids.  In the last two weeks there have been accidents involving two children that most likely could have been prevented if both children and parents were aware of how to ride escalators safely. It’s not a feel good show today on any level. Show Links: www.elevatorradioshow.com key word search show 461.

Just a quick note regarding the Elevator Safety Summit, in order for you to secure your room and get the special room rate you need to book it directly with the Sheraton Grand Phoenix as soon as possible. Space is filling up so don’t wait till the last minute like I normally do and end up having to locate a hotel room that’s down the road.   You can register for the event by clicking here.  Do it today and thank you as always for tuning in to the show today.

I’m back from the EESF Annual Meeting and wanted to thank everyone for attending. It was productive and I’m proud to be a part of the transition team in where the foundation is heading. A terrible accident occurred on my way home Friday morning in Florida.  During an incident where passengers were being assisted in getting out of a stalled elevator a mechanic was killed when he fell down the elevator shaft.  It’s one more reason why you should be supporting the Elevator Safety Summit which will be held in May.

This is our prize pack giveaway show so stay tuned to the end to see if you are the winner. We’re giving away a $100 Visa Gift Card along with some cool goodies donated by the following companies.  

C.J. Anderson & Company, Colley Elevator Company, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, Peelle, GAL, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator,  ElevatorU.org, Elevator World Magazine, Elevator Cab Renovations, Parts Specialists Inc, Elevatormanstories.com, CodeDataPlate.com, Elevator Riders Riding Club, The pQEI Inspection App & Maxton Manufacturing

I wish I never had to cover another story again that involved a child being killed by a home elevator.  If you have a home elevator (http://www.eesf.org/home-elevator-safety/) please click here for information on how to help ensure that it’s safe.  As a parent I can’t imagine living through anything like this and our hearts and prayers go out to the family. Next week The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation meets in Mobile, AL for their Annual General Meeting (http://www.eesf.org/new-events/2017-eesf-annual-general-membership-meeting) and as a board hope to do everything possible to prevent accidents like this from happening in the future. No show next week as I’ll be attending the meeting.

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Interesting show today.

Good short show today which covers a landlord being sued for not having elevator repairs made which should be an indication for others who do the same thing to see similar suits launched. It’s sad that it takes this kind of action to prevent tenants from being stranded in their own homes. In addition BART offers an explanation for escalator issues system wide.

There are a few articles on the show today which bother me. The first link especially as lawmakers in NY want to ensure all construction related fatalities are kept track of an not just those that involve violations onsite.  I’m honestly not sure how this would prevent them from happening.  Instead of focusing on this piece of legislation how about promoting the one that requires that anyone maintains or installs the vertical conveyance equipment by licensed and trained to do so.  Unfortunately Bill S1945 (https://www.nysenate.gov/search/legislation?sort=desc&searched=true&type=f_bill&bill_printno=S1945&bill_session_year=&bill_text=&bill_sponsor=&bill_status=&bill_committee=&bill_issue=&resolution_printno=&resolution_text=&resolution_sponsor=&resolution_sess) seems to have vanished from the NY State Senate website. Not a great indication it’s moving anywhere.

Happy New  Year Everyone!

In what should be a quiet week there were too many serious accidents that needed to be covered on the show today unfortunately.  Let’s make sure that as we ring in the New Year we all commit to making sure that the equipment we maintain, install, manufacture and inspect is as safe as we can make it to ensure that everyone is safe working on riding on it.  Plan on supporting and registering for the 2017 Elevator Safety Summit (https://www.naesai.org/sessions/739) as it’s the first of its kind in our industry! - www.elevatorradioshow.com