Safety Rules

For Elevators

1) Decide destination floor before enter the elevator. Push the button with the direction towards you are going to.

2) Remain in the sides of the elevator during the travel in order to let get down and get in passengers in intermediate floors.

3) Before getting in the elevator, remain in the side of the hall door in order to let get down the passengers who are coming in it.

4) If it exists, hold yourself in the handrail

5) Pay attention to the floors indicator.

6) If the elevator is complete, wait for the next one.

7) When you get in, get down or during the travel, hold kids hand firmly.

8) Be careful when you get in and get down the elevator. It may exist unevenness between the elevator floor and waiting hall floor.

9) If the elevator stops and doors don’t open, first push the open door button, if they still don’t open, press alarm button and wait for help. Never try to force doors opening and do not abandon the elevator without external help.

10) Be careful when the elevator is closing doors, keep free the sill door and do not try to stop the doors with hands. If it is necessary wait for another elevator.

11) Keep pressing the open door button if you need doors to be more time open or ask someone to do this for you.

12)  In case of fire do not use elevators. Go down by stairs. Generally, when a fire alarm is activated in a building elevators do a special operation, to let passengers get down in the closer floor and then elevators stop automatically, without starting up again.

For Escalators

1) Get in and get down the escalator quick but carefully. Pay special attention if you are wearing bifocal glasses.

2) Hold yourself firmly in the handrail

3) Stay always stands, looking ahead and separately from both sides. NEVER SIT DOWN IN THE STEPS, cloth can be caught in them.

4) Re-place your hands if the handrail goes slower or faster than steps.

5) DO NOT PLAY IN THE ESCALATOR AND DO NOT LET OTHER PEOPLE TO DO IT.

6) Keep hands, feet, hair, shoelaces, necklaces, bracelets and loose cloth away from mobile parts of the escalator.  

7) Always get in the escalator wearing shoes.

8) Escalator is only for passengers. Wheelchairs, trolleys, and big parcels, are not allowed. Small parcels and handbags shouldn’t be leaned in handrails

9) While you are traveling in the escalator, do not pay attention to other things, keep your sight on the escalator.

10)  When you get in, get down or during the travel, hold kids hand firmly and do not let them to enter in the escalator without an adult.

11) When you get down keep free the landing area quickly. It may be other passengers behind you.

12) Don’t touch sides under the handrail

13) Be sure to locate the emergency stop buttons (generally placed in entrances and exits) before to get in the escalator. You might need to use them.

14) The escalator zones where there have been more accidents are:

·       Handrail return.

·       Combs from the initial and final part of the escalator

·       The space between steps and rails

For Autowalks

1) Always look ahead and hold yourself in the handrail. NEVER SIT DOWN IN THE AUTOWALK FLOOR.

2)  Do not put parcels neither handbag in the handrail.

3) When you get in and get down and while you are traveling hold kids hand firmly and do not let them to enter in the autowalk without an adult.

4) Get in and get down quick but carefully, and pay special attention if you are wearing bifocal glasses.

5) During the travel, stand on the right and walk along the left side.

6) Re-place your hands if the handrail goes slower or faster than the autowalk.

7) DO NOT PLAY IN THE AUTOWALK AND DO NOT ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO DO IT.

8) Keep your hands, feet, hair, shoelaces, necklaces, bracelets and loose cloth away from mobile parts of the autowalks.

9) Always get in the autowalk wearing shoes.

10)  When you get down, let free the area quickly, it may be other passengers behind you.

11)  Do not touch side parts behind the handrail.

12) Be sure to locate the stop emergency buttons (generally placed in entrances and exits) when you get in the autowalk. You might need to use them.

13)  The zones where there have been more accidents are:

·       The handrail return

·       The initial and final teeth of the autowalk

·       The space between steps and rails.