For staff and students in schools and universities, and vulnerable patients in hospitals, a single elevator incident can cause major disruptions and endanger lives. Without diligent safety measures, ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --A new safety campaign has been launched to educate the public on elevator safety and what to do in case you ever get stuck in one. New York City is home to more than 71,000 ...

The OSHA Alliance Program has been fostering collaborative relationships between groups committed to the safety of workers for many years now. Recently, OSHA and key elevator industry stakeholders ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It took requests by Hotel Zeppelin in 2021 and 2022 as well as calls from ABC7 News for the Department of Industrial Relations to dispatch someone to inspect the elevator ...

Few riders are on board but the panel shows 'full'; advocates say elevator rules must reflect larger body sizes.

Elevator riders face a “severe risk” now that state public safety officials have stopped re-inspecting thousands of lifts in the Bay State that fail annual safety checkups at a rate of one in five, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Imagine being stuck on an elevator for an hour. It happened to one Bay Area woman who is now asking questions about the state's backlog of elevator inspections. ABC7 News I-Team ...

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All elevators inside vacation cottages or similar short-term rentals in North Carolina would have to include life-saving space guards in legislation advancing in the state Senate. The measure, which ...