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Expert Urges Lift Safety Courses and Rules After Hyderabad Accident

Expert Urges Lift Safety Courses and Rules After Hyderabad Accident
Introduce Special Courses on Lift Safety, Says Expert · deccanchronicle.com

Something very sad happened in a city called Hyderabad.

A woman walked into an elevator that was being fixed, and she got hurt very badly and passed away.

Nobody had put up a sign to warn her that the elevator was not safe to use.

An expert named Mr. Murthy wants the government to make new rules so elevators are safer.

He also wants special schools to teach people how to fix and look after elevators.

He says there are not enough trained workers to maintain elevators properly.

The expert thinks the government should have a special team that watches over lift, escalator, and elevator safety.

He says people who live in apartment buildings should also help take care of their elevators.

If everyone works together, hopefully accidents like this will not happen again.

Key facts

Event
Fatal lift accident in Chandanagar
Victim
D. Anasuya, 43 years old
Cause
Lift under maintenance with no caution board placed on the ground floor
Expert
Y.V.L.N. Murthy, elevator expert and former Indian Air Force electrical engineer
Proposed measure
Dedicated government wing for lift, escalator and elevator safety
Proposed training
Specialized courses at Advanced Technology Centres (ATCs), formerly ITIs
Negligence flagged
Flat owners' associations and technicians in the Chandanagar case

Quotes

Y.V.L.N. Murthy

Elevator expert and former Indian Air Force electrical engineer

“"If necessary, the government can take the help of senior‑level officers working in four major companies that were into installing and maintaining the lifts, escalators and elevators to train people at ATCs," he said.”
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