Every year thousands of people, many of them children, are injured by escalators 
in shopping malls, train stations, office buildings, and sports arenas across the country.

Unfortunately, with many injuries causing permanent disfigurement or disability, the effect on your business can be devastating. The cost of litigation alone could be crippling, not to mention the negative publicity.

But really disturbing is the fact that as few as 15% of accidents are as a results of “unsafe acts”. The majority are caused by worn, damaged or faulty equipment. That is 85% of accidents that could be prevented.

More shocking is the archaic way in which escalators are maintained - it is no wonder that accidents happen, and with no apparent cause!

For example, the standard method of identifying worn or damaged step components involves walking on the steps and feeling for excess movement with your feet.

Similarly, the acceptable procedure for checking step and combplate mesh is by holding a business card on the end of a stick at the point where the steps meet the combplate to see if it is drawn into the machine.

At Vertical Analysis we find this both unscientific and unprofessional.