Speculations, Updates On Revising Elevator Culture

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com SPECULATIONS, UPDATES ON REVISING ELEVATOR CULTURE The New York Times recently reported on “strict new rules to govern elevator culture,” with employers and managers apparently settling on supporting the following mandates: a maximum of four people per car, designated standing spots, masks, forward-facing positions and no talking. Elevator consultants are being hired to help plan the best way to get riders to their destinations at low risk. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially weighs in, it is expected to recommend limiting the number of elevator riders (to an indeterminate number), arrows showing different paths to get on and off, masks and signs urging people to “not talk unless you have to,” according to Nancy Clark Burton, a CDC senior industrial hygienist. For escalators, it is to advise one rider every other step and hand sanitizer at the top of each unit. Dr. Richard Corsi, dean of engineering and computer science at Portland State University, calculated that if a coronavirus-infected person rode 10 floors, coughing once and talking on a smartphone, approximately 25% of the person’s discharge would remain by the time the empty elevator returned to the first floor. Likelihood of transmission is more difficult to gauge, but he determines an elevator being far riskier than standing in a space much less confined for the same amount of time, even indoors. Image credit: courtesy by congerdesign for Pixabay To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn