In order to increase safety in elevators, the Spanish Federation of Elevator Companies ( FEEDA ) has published a guide to good practices in the use of elevators.
This is a series of simple tips to increase safety and extend the useful life of the installation, such as checking that the cabin stops at the same level as the ground, since this prevents most accidents due to falls.
The comic also offers some advice on what to do and what not to do if you become trapped. In the case of hydraulic elevators , the rescue system is much simpler than that of an electric one: they lower the cabin to the floor immediately below and open the doors .
Finally, the guide gives us a series of tips on behaviour and courtesy with the aim of making elevator rides more pleasant for everyone.
Spain has just over 1 million elevators, which is the largest fleet in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Almost 50% of these elevators are more than 20 years old.
FEEDA considers that legislation should be passed to have an ITC (Complementary Technical Instruction) that:
- Regulate the deadlines for carrying out maintenance reviews
- Mandate mandatory periodic inspections to ensure the proper condition of the installation
- That the supporting companies are approved
- That technicians have adequate training
A comment
There is always some fear when talking about elevators and although the risk of getting trapped is small, these recommendations that you share with us are ideal to be taken into account, very important, that the maintenance of the elevators is carried out in the indicated times.