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Escalator and Moving Walk Upgrades to Enhance Safety
Schindler is constantly working to develop further safety advances for escalators and moving walks. Many safety devices invented or pioneered by Schindler have become standard equipment on new installations, and many are now required by code.
Though most local code requirements provide for "grandfathering" of existing equipment, you should remain aware of safety advances that can be introduced into your installation. In many cases these upgrades can not only help improve safety and reduce liability exposure, but might streamline traffic handling or improve reliability and reduce trouble calls.
EQIP® Upgrade Products
Schindler has a comprehensive assortment of elevator and escalator upgrades called EQIP® (Elevator/Escalator Quality Improvement Products). Those listed here are just a sampling of those which can influence safety on escalators. Your Schindler representative can give you full details on any of these items, or others which address important areas such as dependability, security, accessibility (ADA) and appearance.
Steps/Transition
Though most local code requirements provide for "grandfathering" of existing equipment, you should remain aware of safety advances that can be introduced into your installation. In many cases these upgrades can not only help improve safety and reduce liability exposure, but might streamline traffic handling or improve reliability and reduce trouble calls.
EQIP® Upgrade Products
Schindler has a comprehensive assortment of elevator and escalator upgrades called EQIP® (Elevator/Escalator Quality Improvement Products). Those listed here are just a sampling of those which can influence safety on escalators. Your Schindler representative can give you full details on any of these items, or others which address important areas such as dependability, security, accessibility (ADA) and appearance.
Steps/Transition
- Yellow combfingers help to highlight the transition between moving steps and the stationary combplate area.
- If the combplate at either end of the escalator should experience unusual horizontal or vertical movement, the combplate force detector will will initiate an emergency shutdown.
- SureGuide Step Guides are special guide buttons on both sides of each step. They help guide the step smoothly and permit consistent adjustment of the important step-to-skirt gap, helping to minimize the chance of entrapments.
- The missing step detector can sense if a step is missing from the escalator and initiate an emergency shutdown.
- If an escalator step should be out of level for any reason, a step level monitor will initiate an emergency shutdown.
- The step integrity monitor will detect broken or misaligned steps and initiate an emergency shutdown.
Stopping/Braking
- Current code requires that the emergency stop switch be mounted on or near the upper part of the balustrade. We can relocate your stop switch to comply with this requirement.
- Installation of a Saf-T-Brake can promote smooth and controlled deceleration in an emergency.
Handrails
Clear, simple signs alerting passengers to safe riding practices can be installed at both ends of your escalators. Schindler offers ASME-approved signs which are now standard equipment on new escalators.
Clear, simple signs alerting passengers to safe riding practices can be installed at both ends of your escalators. Schindler offers ASME-approved signs which are now standard equipment on new escalators.
- The handrail guard switch detects hands or objects that may be inserted into the area where the handrail enters the balustrade, and initiates an emergency shutdown.
- It is important that the speed of the handrail match the speed of the steps. The handrail motion detector detects a mis-match of the handrail and step speeds, or a stalled handrail, and initiates an emergency shutdown.
- The Posi-Drive handrail drive conversion can improve handrail performance on many older escalators. The chances of handrail slippage are reduced, and handrail life may also be extended.
Speed Reduction
Most escalators run at 90 or 100 feet per minute, but some run as fast as 120 fpm. Some customers request that we lower the speed to accommodate those who may benefit from additional time to get situated on the escalator. We can modify many escalators to run at speeds as low as 50 fpm.
Most escalators run at 90 or 100 feet per minute, but some run as fast as 120 fpm. Some customers request that we lower the speed to accommodate those who may benefit from additional time to get situated on the escalator. We can modify many escalators to run at speeds as low as 50 fpm.
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