Accidents in elevators are often associated with an attempt by management companies to save on maintenance costs. Aleksey Zakharov, the first deputy chairman of the National Elevator Association, told socialbites.ca. He added that the elevator could not fall, “it was just moving above its intended speed.”
I suggest you forget about the term “elevator crash”. The elevator cannot fall. It is suspended by at least three ropes, and in most cases by six ropes. It just starts moving above the prescribed speed and the security system is activated. I cannot say that there is a serious increase in the number of malfunctions and accidents in elevators. And furthermore, this is directly related to the fact that high-quality care is now more difficult and expensive. Quality service is only possible with adequate payment for elevator maintenance work. Many management companies are trying to save money on everything, including the safety of passengers boarding the elevator, without penalty. As a professional community, we are working on this issue to make it legal that labor costs in elevator maintenance should be at a minimum level according to the manufacturer’s technology. “Otherwise, companies often go to extremes by using unlimited power and offer jobs under conditions where it is impossible to do all the work with the money they offer,” he said.
Zakharov added that from September 1, 2024, Rostechnadzor will be the authorized body organizing state control over the operation of elevators, which will gain “real pressure” on companies that do not comply with the “rules of safe maintenance and use.”
According to Zakharov, on March 5 in St. The broken cabin incident that occurred in St. Petersburg makes one wonder why there are only two elevators in a multi-storey building.
“If we are talking about the last accident in Shushary without even knowing the details, you wonder how only two elevators were designed for a 25-storey building. Naturally, citizens want to get where they need to go quickly. “There may be situations where the cabin will be overcrowded and the elevator may be overloaded,” he said.
On March 5, an elevator broke down in a residence in Shushari, causing three victims to go to the hospital for help. How stated 78.ru and. HE. There were 13 people in the cabin, including five children, said Andrey Trushko, head of the regional economic department of the Pushkinsky district administration. General Director of the management company “United City” Zukhra Efimova in a conversation with the publication clarifiedHe said that the elevator did not fall, but due to overload, it reached the first floor and fell 40 cm. According to him, “since the cabin fell sharply, people thought that the elevator had fallen into the shaft.”
residents of the house said socialbites.ca said that the elevator often jammed and made “creaking” sounds, but complaints to the management company did not yield results.
Previously in the tallest tower in the city of Moscow free elevators.