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    The document provides safety information about escalator use from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. It estimates that there are 6,000 escalator-related injuries per year, mostly due to falls. It recommends holding children's hands on escalators, removing drawstrings from children's clothing, and learning the location of emergency shutoff buttons in case they are needed. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has established voluntary escalator safety standards around features like handrails, step edges, and warning signs.

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    The document provides safety information about escalator use from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. It estimates that there are 6,000 escalator-related injuries per year, mostly due to falls. It recommends holding children's hands on escalators, removing drawstrings from children's clothing, and learning the location of emergency shutoff buttons in case they are needed. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has established voluntary escalator safety standards around features like handrails, step edges, and warning signs.

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    Consumer Product Safety Alert

    FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20207

    Escalator Safety

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission The American Society of Mechanical
    (CPSC) wants you and your family to be safe when Engineers/American National Standards Institute
    riding escalators. The CPSC estimates that there are Escalator Committee set a voluntary standard for
    6,000 hospital emergency room-treated injuries asso- escalators. The standard requires:
    ciated with escalators each year. Seventy-five per-
    • That the emergency shutoff buttons be at the top
    cent of these injuries are due to falls, another 20 per-
    and bottom of each escalator. The button should
    cent occur when hands, feet or shoes are trapped in
    be on the right side of the escalator when facing
    escalators.
    the stairs.
    Here are some steps you can take to help prevent • That sidewalls be made of low-friction material so
    escalator injuries, especially injuries to young children: soft-soled shoes cannot get caught easily.
    • That “skirt obstruction devices” (which sense the
    • Be aware that loose shoe laces, drawstrings, presence of a foreign object and automatically
    scarves, and mittens can get trapped in escala- shut off the escalator) be at the top and bottom of
    tors. In the past year, CPSC reached an agree- the escalator.
    ment with a number of children’s clothing manu- • That side clearance at the edges of steps be no
    facturers to remove drawstrings from the necks more than 3/16 inch.
    and hoods of children’s garments. If your child’s
    clothing still has drawstrings, remove them. • That warning signs be placed on escalators
    reminding parents to hold children’s hands and
    • Always hold children’s hands on escalators and face forward.
    do not permit children to sit or play on the steps.
    • That each step have painted foot prints or brightly
    • Do not bring children onto escalators in strollers, colored borders.
    walkers, or carts.
    • Always face forward and hold the handrail.
    • Avoid the edges of steps where entrapment can
    occur.
    • Learn where the emergency shutoff buttons are in
    case you need to stop the escalator.

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