The number of accidents occurring on escalators and moving walks around the world is increasing. This paper, by Dave Cooper, CEO LECS UK, looks at some typical and non-typical accidents and investigates the passenger input into the event.
Watch the video presentation here
It is known that many accidents occur as a result of intended misuse and/or miscreant behaviour however it has been found that some accidents occur as a result of totally innocent input by the passenger.
To some in the industry the action of the passenger is obviously dangerous and leads to the event but some accidents are as a result of chance and often bad luck
