the most significant sensory input was a sound, like a thunking sound. i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up followed by a real sense of horror than we were accelerati g accelerating. is there time to react? you re a father with young kids on a runaway escalator, what split-second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab your kids and run back up the escalator to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go as runaway escalators follow gravity down. the speed is great enough in a runaway situation that you really can t run up the stairs. you might grab a child and hold the child to reduce the impact or the affect on them when you
stopped the handrail was still running so it ran through her hands and basically burned some of the skin on her hand. four other passengers are treated for minor injuries. but could these accidents have been stopped sooner? true or false pushing the emergency stop button is the best way to halt a runaway escalator. the answer is false. the problem is a sudden accelerating escalator is often caused when the belt of the stairs detaches from the motor and gearbox. the weight of the right fielders then pushes the belt and stairs down. there s a stop at each end which stops the motor, but if the escalator equipment has become disconnected from the drive, the button is not going to do anything. you see escalators are more than just moving stairs. they re multiton move mag sheens that should be treated with the same level of respect as an
in 2003, they step onto an escalator and into an ordeal. without warning, the conveyor suddenly speeds up. the most significant sensory input was a sound, like a thunking sound. i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up along with a realization of horror that it was suddenly accelerating. you re a father with young kids on a runaway escalator. what split second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab your kids and run back up the escalator to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go, as runaway escalators follow gravity down. the speed is great enough in
the handrail and it stopped, it han through her hands and basically burned some of the skin on her hand. four other passengers are treated for minor injuries. but could these accidents have been stopped sooner? true or false? pushing the emergency stop button is the best way to halt a runaway escalator. the answer is false. the problem is a sudden accelerating escalator is what caused when the belt of the stairs detaches from the conveyer belt and then pushes the stairs down. there s a stop at each end which stops the motor, but if the escalator equipment has become disconnected from the drive, the button is not going to do anything. you see escalators are more than just moving stairs. they re multi-ton moving machines that should be treated
input was a sound, like a thunking sound. i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up along with a realization of horror that it was suddenly accelerating. you re a father with young kids on a runaway escalator. what split second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab your kids and run back up the escalator to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go as runaway escalators follow gravity down. the speed is great enough in a runaway situation that you really can t run up the stairs. you might grab a child and hold the child to reduce the impact or the affect on them when you hit the bottom. option c is out.