Recently, an elevator accident in a large supermarket in Shanghai has attracted widespread attention from the society. A woman was caught up in the escalator from the waist down, and the accident caused the woman to be injured. This incident once again pushed the elevator safety issue to the forefront.
According to the data of the State Administration for Market Regulation, more than 10 million elevators have been put into use in mainland China, and every link of daily maintenance is crucial. However, a recent in-depth investigation by the reporter found that the elevator maintenance market is chaotic, and some maintenance personnel in order to cope with the inspection and meet the operational requirements of "no less than two people", they actually carry "paper people" to carry out operations.
On-site witness: paper people become maintenance "partners"
In the surveillance video at the scene of the incident, the reporter saw that during the elevator maintenance process, an operator was busy alone throughout the whole process. Surprisingly, however, when the inspector asked why there was only one person working on the job, the worker showed a picture of a "paper man" claiming to be his "partner". This "paper man" is carefully crafted and even equipped with clothes for different seasons to cope with various inspection scenarios.
Maintenance chaos: repair instead of maintenance, profit-driven safety sacrifice
The survey also found that in order to save costs, many property companies choose the maintenance company with the lowest price for cooperation. In order to maintain operations and avoid losses, these maintenance companies often adopt the strategy of "repairing instead of warranty", that is, relying on elevator failures and replacement parts to make profits. In this mode, the maintenance company often lacks attention to the daily maintenance of the elevator, resulting in the elevator safety hazards can not be investigated and rectified in time.
Industry secrets: false maintenance and going through the motions have become the unspoken rules of the industry
An unnamed elevator maintenance industry insider revealed that there is serious vicious competition in the elevator maintenance market, and some maintenance companies do not hesitate to take false maintenance and go through the motions in order to compete for market share. These companies tend to focus only on superficial efforts and lack in-depth inspection and maintenance of elevator safety performance.
Expert interpretation: maintenance is not standardized, and the consequences are serious
For this phenomenon, elevator safety experts said that the elevator maintenance work is not standardized, going through the motions and other behaviors, which not only seriously violates the relevant national regulations and standards, but also brings potential risks to the life safety of the people. As a kind of special equipment, the safety and reliability of the elevator are of great significance to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. Maintenance personnel should strictly follow the requirements of the operation specifications to carry out detailed inspection and maintenance of the elevator to ensure that the elevator is in good operating condition.
Department response: crack down on false maintenance and other illegal acts
In response to the chaos in the elevator maintenance market, the relevant person in charge of the State Administration for Market Regulation said that it has deployed to carry out the investigation and rectification of hidden dangers of elevator accidents, and maintained strict investigation and punishment of illegal acts such as false maintenance. At the same time, we call on the majority of property companies, maintenance companies and all walks of life to pay attention to elevator safety, strengthen the daily maintenance of elevators, and ensure the safety of elevator operation.
Epilogue:
- Elevator safety is related to the safety of people's lives and property, which should not be underestimated. Maintenance personnel should take responsibility and carry out detailed inspection and maintenance of the elevator in strict accordance with the requirements of the operation specifications. At the same time, property companies, maintenance companies and all sectors of society should also pay attention to elevator safety, strengthen supervision and self-discipline, and jointly maintain a good environment for the safe operation of elevators. Violations of laws and regulations that are discovered should be severely punished in accordance with the law to ensure the safety of the people's lives and property.