SYNOPSIS

Recent escalator accidents have led to heightened concerns and scrutiny of the escalators in operation questioning if they are not up to acceptable safety standards. Most of the escalators installed in Malaysia generally are designed to EN115 standards and there are some designed to JIS and other globally acceptable standards. Malaysia has an established standard MS 1918-1:2011 for escalators which is based on EN115. The installation and maintenance of escalators is governed by Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaaan (JKKP).

This talk will centre on discussion of the safety requirements in these standards and cause of these accidents. Were they caused by poor design? The use of substandard materials? Or due to poor installation and maintenance quality?


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Engr. Raghib Azmi has more than 20 years of experience in the lift and escalator industry. He has served various capacities in sales, installation, maintenance and general management for leading lift companies both locally as well as overseas. He had roles in several major high rise projects such as Petronas Twin Towers, Burj Khalifa, India Tower, Kingdom Tower and Menara Warisan.

Engr. Raghib has served in the SIRIM Working Group on Lifts and Escalators and has been actively involved in the development of MS2021 for lifts and MS1918 for escalators. He is has been actively serving IEM in various committees since 1993.

Currently he is working for a leading Malaysian company involved in building upgrades and Green Building Retrofits.