Bangkok, June 29 – Former President of the Elevator Association. Revealing the cause of the sliding path sucking human legs The sliding comb may break. or completely dropped recommend wearing leather shoes or hard-soled shoes Entrepreneurs should keep checking.
Mr. Thanet Yongratmongkol, former president of the Elevator Association, said that the incident must be thoroughly inspected by the staff But according to the working principle of the escalator and the moving walk, at the end of the escalator, there will be 1 blocking device, which is the escalator comb. yellow appearance Connecting between the moving walkway and the walking floor which the opportunity to suck the shoes Or people's legs can go in. There are 2 reasons: 1. There is a broken or broken spoke of the escalator. from being hit by the wheel of the luggage trolley against the spokes of the sliding path Until it becomes a hole or a groove if the passenger can't see May be sucked into it. Cause 2 may be that. The entire comb board is completely dislodged, causing a hole, when passengers do not notice or step slowly, their legs may get stuck. machine operation When an object begins to be sucked in The machine will continue to grind that thing indefinitely. especially rubber shoes or even the leg area will gradually can be absorbed
Former President of the Elevator Association warn the public should wear leather shoes or hard-soled shoes And most importantly, when you are on the escalator, you have to be conscious, you should step before reaching the escalator comb. As for entrepreneurs, they should keep checking. If the spokes of the stairs Or 2 broken sliding lanes must be replaced immediately. Ask people not to panic. just keep observing If a defective device is found The teeth of the escalator have gaps in teeth, so immediately notify the staff, just like department store escalators. There is a gap on the side of the escalator, and if you let a child extend their legs, they might also be sucked in.
from today's events Causing to look back to the year 1962, there had been an incident of a child being sucked by an escalator. from wearing rubber shoes that goes into the groove Then the escalator sucked into it. But the father of the child was able to pull the child out in time. inflict little injury which in the press conference of Don Mueang Airport in the afternoon The reporter also asked if this story was similar or not. The director said that the event in 2019 was an escalator. Not a sliding path.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency