Be safe in your elevator!
Our daily bulletin here at work, distributed via our intranet, is a frequent source of amusement for me. Today was no exception, as the following article was posted:
Safety is Always in Season
It’s that time of year again. With the arrival of nicer weather, people’s thoughts naturally turn to spending more time out of the house and becoming active again. Public areas attract increased foot traffic and frenzied buildings become commonplace scenarios. With the bustle going on around us, it’s easy to overlook building transportation safety.
Riding in an elevator has become so commonplace that few of us give much thought to our safety when stepping through those automatic doors. Nevertheless, it is crucial to take preventive measures and be proactive about elevator safety. Familiarizing oneself with common safety practices and taking extra caution is especially important in well-populated buildings such as offices, libraries, malls and amusement parks.
The article continued with brilliant safety tips like “Always stand clear of the elevator doors, keeping belongings away from the opening. Stand aside for exiting passengers and hold children by the hand” and “Watch your step — the elevator car may not be perfectly level with the floor.”
I may be the only person who thinks this is funny, but a 300-word article devoted to elevator safety just seems liked a stretch for a real topic.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
That sounds like an email that would be circulated at DQ…and then printed onto memos to be circulated in the faculty lounge.=) Except ours would be even longer because they’d have a whole subsection about the protecting children who think it’s funny to run into empty elevators without their guardians.