Phuket International Airport just lately completed safety checks on all escalators, following a disturbing accident at Don Mueang Airport. The General Manager of the Phuket branch of the Airports of Thailand (AoT Phuket), Monchai Tanode, confirmed that the airport’s 31 escalators and 27 elevators had been thoroughly inspected by certified technicians, and located to be safe for public use.
In an unfortunate incident on Thursday, a lady tragically misplaced her leg after falling on a shifting walkway at Don Mueang Airport. Both Don Mueang and Phuket International Airport come underneath the AoT’s jurisdiction. Responding rapidly after the mishap, the AoT sought a “strict inspection” from the manufacturer of their escalators and elevators, The Phuket News reported.
Monchai further detailed that this particular safety examine was carried out exterior the scheduled service timeframe, regardless of the regular inspections the escalators underwent in February.
According to Copy -inspection report launched by the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) at present, “Experts from a personal firm have confirmed that each one escalators inside Phuket Airport have been changed with new fashions. The security of the techniques fully complies with the protection rules specified by the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT).” The report additional reassured the public that “if an object enters the mechanism, the escalator’s safety system will immediately stop the operation of the escalator.”
In the wake of the accident at Don Mueang, the EIT advised the woman’s suitcase wheel may have damaged the travellator’s comb. The damaged part then apparently slipped under the platform, creating a niche large sufficient for the woman’s leg to get trapped.
Citing Boonpong Kijwatanachai, advisor to the EIT’s mechanical engineering committee, Bangkok Post reported that the sensor system on the location remained useful, that means the system was working normally when the incident occurred. According to Boonpong, Don Mueang’s system, which is checked day by day by upkeep employees earlier than operation, is unbroken and adheres to standard maintenance protocols.
Explicit advice on tips on how to prevent such incidents involving luggage was not offered by Boonpong. However, he cautioned against utilizing mobile phones on both escalators and travellators, and urged folks to not be overly apprehensive of such methods since they adjust to either the “EN115 standard” or “European requirements.”
Meanwhile, a police investigation into the unfortunate incident, colloquially known as the ‘walkway horror,’ is actively in progress. All key parties are being interviewed whilst police await forensic check results, per Don Mueang Police Col. Adirek Tongkeamkeaw’s orders.
Adirek also acknowledged that the police intend to research the third-party company offering upkeep service for the travellator system, but could not verify when this is in a position to start..