Per the State of Illinois please find the document that requires a State of Illinois licensed elevator personnel when accessing the pit or hoistway. In the last month we have had more than a few conversations in which this State of Illinois requirement has become contentious. The reason this rule is in place is because non-trained people die in elevator pits trying to fix smoke detectors, repair sump pumps, complete electrical work, get keys or cell phones, etc. We had another accident where someone was trying to get into the elevator hoistway who wasn't supposed to be there. This is a friendly reminder/introduction to people who think rules don't apply, do not want to acknowledge the rules so they don't have to pay or do not currently know the rules.
3/5/21 – New York City - “A building worker trying to retrieve a tenant’s cell phone was crushed to death in a horrific elevator accident in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The elevator was in the basement at the time, but was then called to another floor, at which point the worker was “caught in the moving hoist ropes and elevator sheave.” The sheave is the circular device around which the ropes move."
While it is expensive to hire elevator personnel for hoistway work or to retrieve keys or phones, it does save lives. We will make sure the plumber, electrician, fire alarm contractor is safe while they do their work and can retrieve your lost items. No elevator company or elevator technician wants to watch a plumber for 4 days installing a sump pump, but, if everyone goes home at night, it is worth the expense.
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