Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-28 #119

It's our prize pack giveaway today everyone and we're giving away another MP3 Player! The winner will be announced at the end of the show! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. There are some interesting news stories on the show today along with some very serious ones involving escalator accidents. Also on the show some great e-mails too! Today's show will be longer than last weeks but it's a good one! (Pictured Right: NY officials try to get people to loose 10 million pounds with signs like this.)

Thanks to the following companies who support the Elevator Radio Show and have donated items for the prize pack giveaway! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures & Minnesota Elevator, Inc!

Calendar Links
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
China Out sources To United States To Save Money
EESF Chicago Cruise - Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!
ElevatorNetwork.tv - YouTube Ghost Video Shown Here! Is it a joke?

News Links:
Crocs and Similar Soft Soled Shoes Linked To Escalator Accidents - Consumer Reports
Wanted: Better Data On Bad Subway Elevators - NY Times
Another Ball Park Escalator Accident
Man Dies In Escalator Accident
11 Injured As Escalator Comes To Sudden Stop
Prince of Peace Lutheran Sees long Project Completed
Elevator Makes Kinsmen Arena Full Accessible
New York New Icon To Take Stairs
Teens Tracked Via Stolen Walkie Talkies - Not Really An Elevator Story
Board Supports Legislation to Exempt Elevator Code - More On Last Weeks Story
Perth-Andover Seniors Not Impressed With High-Rise Voting
Quarry Elevator Catches Fire
New Elevator Lifts Arena's Accessibility
Feds Release Findings In Happy Ice Probe - They Aren't So Happy
The Elevator Ghost Hoax Video - See It On ElevatorNetwork.tv
One Injured in Buckhead Crane Elevator Accident
Man Injures Head In Elevator Fall
Tenants Let Down By Elevator Repairs
Jail Inmate Falls Down Elevator Shaft
Fire At Eagles Nest, Former Hitler Retreat
Peoria GAR Hall Raising Funds For Elevator
Declaring War On Cyber Germs
Group Stranded Inside Stuck Space Elevator Needle
Lindsay Harvey's Plan In China
Flooding, elevator shutdown at Regina Seniors Home
Man Robbed and Pistol Whipped In Elevator
Courthouse Elevator Awaits Committee's Decision
Ma Taiwan Initiates Green Measures

Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-07 #116

Back from the NAVTP Forum and had a great time. It was nice to see everyone out in San Francisco. All the presentations were really good. Each time I attend a conference like this I realize how much I don't know and how much I have to learn. One presentation given by David Cooper covered his escalator accident research data which included videos! These were unbelievable and made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. We're going to see if we can coordinate a telephone interview for the show. If you saw these videos your jaw would drop. On some happier news The EESF Silent auction raised $3,000 which was great and everyone have a good time. If you're a consultant and aren't a member of the NAVTP you should consider joining. They are a great group of industry professionals. (Pictured Right: Casimer Cader, Passes Away At 83.)

Calendar Links
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NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
ElevatorNetwork.tv - New Videos Uploaded
ElevatorBob's Elevator Pictures Of The Week
EESF Chicago Cruise - Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!

News Links:
Worker Killed In Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Swiss Elevator Maker Schindler Quarterly Profit Rises
Most Parties Settle In Elevator Prank Suit - Think Twice Next Time About Using Duct Tape
Church Builds 1 Million Mansion For Church Leader
Elevators Can Take You On The Ride of Your Life
Chesney Finishes Concert Despite Injury
Former DC Workers Say Law Doesn't Prevent Retaliation
41 Hour Elevator Entrapment Get's More Press
Intelligent Elevators Out Of Place
Library Seeks City's Help To With Project
Garage Begins Final Stages Of Construction
Man Freed After Getting Trapped By Heavy Slab In Elevator Shaft
Carroll Manor Approved To Accept Donations
Student Charged In Harassment of Jewish UND Student
Duke Reaches Hydraulic Oil Contamination Settlement
Oil Leak Closes Library
Memoriam: Casimer Cader, 83
$218,000 Funding For Arts Center
Construction Accident Leaves Thousands Powerless
FAU's Alert System Put To Test After Campus Shooting
Broken Elevator Still Not Fixed
9 Dead In South Africa Mine Accident
Library Project, Take Two
Boulder Police Seek Assault Suspect
Father Recounts Story Of Sons Promising Life And Tragic Death
Man Uses Toes To Dial 911 When Stuck In Elevator Type Machine

Post: April 30th, 2008: ERS-2008-04-30 #115 Show Notes 

We're giving away an MP3 Player plus a whole bunch of goodies from the great companies listed below!  Plus we've got lots of great news to talk about. Tomorrow I head off to the NAVTP Conference which I'm looking forward to. As difficult as it is sometimes to get away from the office it really feels good to see everyone and learn a thing or two during the seminars.  Everyone have a great rest of the week and I'll talk to you next Wednesday. Thanks to the following companies who support the Elevator Radio Show and have donated items for the prize pack giveaway!  Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, Atlas Elevator, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures & Minnesota Elevator, Inc!

Calendar Links
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
ElevatorNetwork.tv  - A Tribute To John W. Blatt
EESF Chicago Cruise - Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!News Links:
Sad News, Norma "Sis" Farley Passes Away
Man Crushed In Gold Mine Accident - Australia
A Cheese Elevator????
UA Students, Faculty Express Concerns About Campus Accessibility
ThyssenKrupp Elevator TWIN elevators to Debut In Netherlands
BHA Has Plans To Use $2.6M In HUD Funds
Your Turn: Fix Elevator In Bentley Hall
Blind Man Falls Down Elevator Shaft In South Africa
Fatal 2003 Chicago Blaze Settlement Includes $100 Million
Police Release Photo Of Elevator Attacker Suspect
ThyssenKrupp May Close Two Elevator Production Sites
UTC 2nd Quarter Profits Jump Up 22%
Injuries Spark Homemade Elevator Safety Warning
Like His Job, Elevator Operator Is Gone But Not Forgotten
Men Caught In Elevator Robbery Scam
MBTA 2 Years Late And Over Budget
Several Hurt In Atlantic City Casino Elevator Accident
Lack of Elevator Keeps Disabled Woman From Seeing Daughters Recital
DC Based Potomac Elevator Company Expands To Baltimore
New Report Gives Coverage and Analysis Of Escalators/Elevators
Gizmodo Reports On The 41 Hour Elevator Ordeal
Elevator Horror Entrapment Video Becomes Internet Sensation
Lawyers Make Clients Worse Off Department: Nicholas White
Radio Stunt Imitates Real Life: 42 Hours In An Elevator
ThyssenKrupp Access Acquires National Wheel-O-Vator
Duluth Elevators & Escalators Require Safety Upgrades
Holeys Shoes Reacts To Japans Escalator Concern
Police Film Man Video Taping Up Women's Skirts On Escalator