Watch your back! …..
Something that you need to be very aware of when removing passengers through the car doors is the position of the elevator relative to the floor they are exiting to. If the cab is above the floor that you are exiting to, there may be open hoist way present. This will be the area present from the bottom of the cab to the floor you are exiting to.
Even though this will be obvious upon opening the hoist way (outer) doors, it’s worth mentioning because sometimes we are so focused on getting people (who are often panicking) out of the elevator that we overlook the obvious.
Use extra caution when removing passengers in this situation to ensure no one accidentally falls back into, or steps down into the open hoist way. |
