Today’s program has a little bit of everything. What surprised me was the number of accidents reported as they related to the general riding public and/or workers that use elevators for work.  Many of which had me simply scratching my head wondering the true cause for each of them.  In addition, I’ll cover the upcoming calendar of events and share my hopes that Spring will soon be here. Show Notes: DC firefighters hoist students out of elevator at Kennedy Center (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/student-visitors-are-winched-up-kennedy-center-elevator-shaft/2019/04/17/52e37fbe-60ae-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4a17c4d5b23ehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/student-visitors-are-winched-up-kennedy-center-elevator-shaft/2019/04/17/52e37fbe-60ae-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4a17c4d5b23e) Elevators undergo $1M in renovations (http://www.usforacle.com/news/view.php/1038458/JP-elevators-undergo-1-million-renovatio) TKE to upgrade two elevators at Cobb County gov building (https://www.ajc.com/news/local/elevator-company-near-the-battery-gets-cobb-contract/Te36iZjmRNlEVfA0HUZaVK/) Supreme Court hears case of woman fined, arrested for not holding escalator rail (https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-hears-case-of-woman-fined-arrested-for-not-holding-escalator-rail-1.4382307) ESD signage in the UK (http://myesd.com/manchester-piccadilly-new-escalator-safety-media/) BC housing knew about elevator issues (https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/04/16/bc-housing-knew-about-elevator-problems-at-a-vancouver-affordable-housing-building-in-2015.html) Man in mobility scooter falls three floors in Toronto (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/man-in-mobility-scooter-falls-three-floors-down-toronto-elevator-shaft-1.4376408) Veterans get elevator for VFW (https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/elk-grove-vfw-breaks-ground-on-long-awaited-elevator-project/) Four injured after man falls over on escalator (https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/four-injured-after-man-falls-16097765) Snake removed from elevator ceiling (https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/04/long-yellow-trespasser-reported-in-suny-oswego-dorm-snake-removed-from-elevator-ceiling.html) Woman injured in elevator accident (https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/woman-injured-in-elevator-accident-at-erie-high-school/1913767716) Elevator access solution released (https://www.securitysales.com/access/openpath-elevator-access-isc-west/) Broke escalator adds to Southern Cross chaos (https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/broken-escalator-adds-to-southern-cross-chaos-20190412-p51die.html) Man on cargo cart dies in elevator accident (https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/04/e62455edce9c-man-on-cargo-cart-dies-in-elevator-accident-at-tokyo-fish-market.html) Readers turn thumbs-down on plan for O’Hare’s Global Terminal (https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kamin/ct-biz-escalators-follow-kamin-411-story.html) IAEC 2019 Reno Forum Fast Approaching (https://www.iaec.org/forum-2019-reno/) CEA Night at the Races (https://cea-online.org/night-at-the-races/) Historical commission rejects plan to add elevator (https://www.dailyitem.com/the_danville_news/historical-commission-rejects-plan-to-add-elevator-to-montour-county/article_3b897a4a-5b0d-11e9-b973-d7740f6e3402.html) Elevator U Registration Open (http://www.elevatoru.org) Upcoming Educational Workshops/Classes (https://www.naesai.org/)