Elevators make life easy when you need to navigate different floors in storey buildings. They help you save much time that you would otherwise spend on a flight of staircases or ramps. However, the height in most buildings with elevators comes with many safety hazards. If you are not keen when installing the elevator, you are likely to end up with a machine that jeopardises the safety of the occupants every time they use it. Thankfully, there is a host of safety devices you can use on your elevator to ensure the safety of the occupants. During installation, you should ask your service provider if the elevator you have chosen has been fitted with the following safety devices:

Hoistway Interlock for Elevator Doors

Securing movement into and out of the elevator is the first step to ensuring the safety of the occupants. Since all occupants may not have adequate knowledge on elevator safety, you should use the doors to restrict their movements. Thankfully, hoistway door interlocks for elevators can help you control the elevator doors. They ensure that the landing doors or other panels (if the elevator has a multiple panels) do not open unless the elevator car stops or reaches the stopping point in the door's unlocking zone.

The device also restricts the unlocking zone of the door in case it extends below or above the landing level of the elevator's car. The extension varies according to the type of elevator or customisation that the service provider may deem fit for the safety of the occupants. Lastly, the hoist interlock devices should provide a manual override unlocking mechanism in case of mechanical failures that interfere with how the door opens normally.

Progressive Safety Gear

In case of a mechanical problem, there is a high risk of the elevator's car speeding downwards because of gravity and the weight of the occupants. The good thing is that you can have a progressive safety gear to prevent the devastating downward motion of the elevator's car on the rails. The safety gear comes with sensors to monitor the speed of the elevator's car and stops it whenever it exceeds a certain speed limit. It does this by gripping the elevator's guide rails, keeping the occupants safe.

Buffers

You should also look for buffers on the elevator's car. Their work is to help absorb the impact felt by the occupants when the speeding elevator's car stops suddenly. The material used varies according to the rated speed of the elevator. Preferably, you should go for buffers made using polyurethane because the materials stands up well to corrosion and friction.

For more information, talk to a professional like Forte Lift Services.