Posts Tagged ‘Elevator Safety’
Who Can Repair My Elevator?
Who Can Repair My Elevator? As a building owner, you have many important concerns. No doubt somewhere near the top of that list is the safety and maintenance of your property. While it’s important to have access to a well-rounded maintenance staff, there are certain elements of your building that require additional special care and…
Read MoreMake Elevator Safety Your Priority in 2022
Make Elevator Safety Your Priority in 2022 How confident are you that your elevators are in safe hands? Are you perhaps thinking about how to make elevator safety a priority in your building this year? In this article we take a quick look at the importance of a ‘safety mindset’ when it comes to elevator…
Read MoreRes Ipsa Loquitur and Elevator Doors
Recently the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an important ruling on an elevator case that is likely to impact future cases involving elevator injury claims. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that, “Res ipsa loquitur is an equitable doctrine that allows, in appropriate circumstances, a permissive inference of negligence to be drawn against…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Elevator Safety for Building Managers
At the moment, we’re all dealing with exceptional circumstances that require exceptional measures. While building owners and managers hold a great responsibility to their tenants and visitors, it is important to remember that everyone plays a key part in keeping us all safe from COVID-19. COVID-19 Risks “Elevators are not a hot spot for transmission. …
Read MoreKencor Establishes Quality Assurance Program and Promotes Employee
Kencor Elevator Systems inaugurated its Quality Assurance program by promoting veteran employee and technical expert Mike Hollinshead to the position of Technical Support Lead. Reporting directly to the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, John Dodds, Mike represents Kencor’s serious commitment to continual improvement in customer service and employee advancement. In his new role, Hollinshead…
Read MoreResidential Elevators, Public Escalators and Your Children
Elevator and Escalator Safety Residential elevator owners have to be vigilant of safe elevator practices with the presence of small children. Many small children have become entrapped between folding car doors and elevator landing doors. Unattended toddlers have been known to inadvertently access elevator hoistways by opening doors thinking they lead to a closet or…
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