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Saanich · SaanichTechnical Safety British Columbia (TS BC) is reminding the public of the importance of following caution signs after a fatal escalator fall last year at Saanich’s Uptown Shopping Centre in Canada, Chek News reports. A shopper took a mobility walker onto the mall’s downward-moving escalator and, while holding the walker’s handles, lost balance and fell forward, suffering… The post Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada appeared first …Read Article
Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

New York State · New YorkModern Elevator installed and manufactured two Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators at the Bay Ridge-95th Street NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) station in Brooklyn, NY, according to MTA, which announced the completion of the federally funded project on July 8. The general contractor was a joint venture of J-Track and TC Electric, and upgrades… The post Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Stat…Read Article
Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

Azerbaijan · AzerbaijanFujiai Azerbaijan LLC, a joint Azerbaijani-Chinese venture, plans to launch a US$2.1-million vertical-transportation (VT) factory in the Aghdam Industrial Park in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, Caliber reports. Operating on a 1-ha site, the facility will be equipped with advanced Chinese technology and capable of producing 1,200 elevators annually in the first phase. Escalator production is expected to launch… The post Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Fact…Read Article