美国宾州参议院通过了更新电梯安全法案的提议

美国宾州参议院通过了更新电梯安全法案的提议

　　据宾夕法尼亚州参议院共和党人报道，宾夕法尼亚州参议院已经通过了提高宾夕法尼亚州电梯安全标准的立法，该法案的发起人是参议员丽莎-贝克（Lisa Baker，R-20）。2016 年，一名管教人员在与一名囚犯发生口角时，两人撞上了有故障的电梯门并跌落电梯井，最终不幸身亡。对此，2018 年第 68 号法案出台了相关政策，成立了电梯安全委员会，以解决与电梯安装、维保和检验有关的关键问题。宾夕法尼亚州的电梯法规自 2002 年以来一直处于过时状态，而国家法规自那时起已修订了七次。电梯安全委员会于 2020 年底向劳动和工业部提交了更新该法规的建议。参议院第 1230 号法案要求劳动和工业部通过更新的安全法规，并于 2025 年 7 月 1 日生效。在通过之前，电梯安全委员会可提出修改建议。

Bill Improving Elevator Safety Passes Pennsylvania Senate

　　The Pennsylvania Senate has passed legislation to improve elevator safety standards in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsor Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), PA Senate Republicans reports. In 2016, a correctional officer died during an altercation with an inmate where the pair hit a faulty elevator door and fell down an elevator shaft. In response, measures were introduced through Act 68 of 2018, which established the Elevator Safety Board to address critical issues surrounding elevator construction, maintenance and inspection. Pennsylvania’s elevator code has remained outdated since 2002 with the national code having been revised seven times since then. The Elevator Safety Board submitted recommendations to the Department of Labor and Industry in late 2020 to update the code. Senate Bill 1230 requires the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt an updated safety code, effective July 1, 2025. Prior to adoption, the Elevator Safety Board may recommend modifications.