Insights
Here’s some of our insights into the lift industry for New Zealand and beyond
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How can a Deaf person trapped in a lift make an emergency call?
Press Alarm for 5 seconds, release and await reply… What if you can’t hear? What if you can’t speak? These simple instructions are commonly posted in lifts across New Zealand. For many passengers, hearing or speaking with the operator just isnʼt possible. When Will Help Arrive? The risk of a delayed response is high without verbal communication. Emergency callouts are costly, so an operator must quickly decide if the call is accidental or genuine. With care, the operator could: ▶ Listen carefully for signs of passenger presence ▶ Contact building managers to check the lift ▶ Check any reliable remote…
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Fire evacuation with Lifts – Intercoms to meet EN81-76
With 2N Lift8 – A comprehensive communication system can be delivered for use in a critical evacuation situation. There are two parts to the communication system: Lift Carallowing all the following to communicate Lift Landingsallowing all the following to communicate In the Evacuation mode, 2N Lift8 ensures a reliable communication with the evacuation elevator floors, which is crucial for a safe and rapid evacuation of persons in emergency. The MEEF Intercom activates a the highest priority call to the lift car, and technicians assisting can also speak across the multi station intercom system to communicate with emergency responders. The system…
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Essential Tips for Managing Lift Breakdowns
What’s your plan for when a lift goes down? Here’s a few tips you can use to help you and your building’s occupants: 1. Call your service provider to log a job Be sure to log it with the call centre rather than directly to your technician so that they can make sure the call-back is on the record. 2. Is anyone in the lift? Check CCTV cameras if they’re available or listen for the lift alarm bell. Many lift emergency phones also allow you to call back the lift car using your mobile phone so you can speak to the passengers…
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2N Sentrio Demonstrations
2N Sentrio is a state of the art emergency communicator enabling two-way visual communication for passengers and the call centre in an elevator entrapment emergency With Sentrio, passengers can communicate by responding to questions sent by the emergency operator on the in-car display using either a touch-screen or tactile Yes/No buttons. Emergency call centre operators can verify the situation within the lift car by a remotely streamed view from the connected IP camera. This gives vulnerable passengers reassurance that help is on the way, and helps call centres to quickly establish whether a rescue is needed especially when audio communication…
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Lift Pit Flood Repairs
What needs to be done after a lift pit becomes flooded? No matter what kind of lift you have, if the pit has filled up with water some important checks have to be made.Ideally the lift car and counterweight were parked safely above the flood level and the damage was limited to the pit area. If the lift was running, water could have been carried through moving parts like ropes throughout the shaft. Unfortunately, some costly repairs are likely, and left unchecked the damage may cause issues in the future.Some equipment may appear ok from the outside, but water can…
