Elevator risk going up
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>, <span word="overused">overused</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="Old">Old</span>, <span word="creaking">creaking</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="endanger">endanger</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="Supervision">Supervision</span>, <span word="Inspection">Inspection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Quarantine">Quarantine</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="supervising">supervising</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 20 <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="in">in</span> 28 <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> 35-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shaft">shaft</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="per">per</span> 10,000 <span word="elevators">elevators</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="below">below</span> 0.2, <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Miao">Miao</span> <span word="Busheng">Busheng</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Elevator">Elevator</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Elevators">Elevators</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mandated">mandated</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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