The Ministry of Construction has issued Circular 03/2021/TT-BXD stipulating national standards on apartment buildings, including some additional requirements for elevators in apartment buildings. The Circular takes effect from July 5, 2021.
Immediately after receiving information from the Vietnam Elevator Association about the alarming situation of elevator unsafety at Den Lu Resettlement Area: Department of Labor Safety, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs took action. !
People have to bend over to go under the building's water tank to go to the next unit to use elevator every time the elevator fails. Only 4 out of 26 elevators in an apartment complex pass the technical safety inspection, yet the elevators still operate every day. Pulley, wire ropes wear out beyond the allowable limit, the surface of the wire rope appears red rust, the test results are clear, but people have no choice but to accept and wait.
As of November 3, 2021, there have been nearly 250 million cases of COVID-19 around the world with more than 5 million deaths. In Vietnam, this number is 932,357 cases, including 22,205 deaths. The epidemic continues to be complicated, with a high risk of infection in small, crowded spaces such as elevators. It is really necessary to equip bactericidal measures to prevent the risk of infection in the elevator.
Recognizing the importance of elevator safety in the installation, maintenance as well as rescue, Vietnam Elevator Association cooperates with Gama Service – High-end technical unit of GamaLift organizes an elevator safety certification training program from November 2021.
