The elevators, which have become an indispensable part of our daily life and facilitate our lives, play an important function by providing vertical transportation especially in our hospitals, shopping malls and residences. In these days when we are struggling with the corona virus, especially our hospitals have increased their importance value one more step, while our elevators working here are also vital. The operation of healthcare facilities, including our hospitals selected to receive, treat and transport corona virus patients, depends on the trouble-free operation of the elevator industry.

In order for the elevators to work properly, their monthly periodic maintenance should be done regularly and under control. In our companies that undertake monthly periodic maintenance of elevators, our maintenance personnel should take the necessary measures to protect themselves against the corona virus and continue their work in a healthy manner, and ensure that our elevators are vital in the process of combating the corona virus.

Call from European associations to health ministries
Combating the corona virus, which is seen in Wuan city of China for the first time in the world and which is under control today, is experiencing its peak period in European countries, European elevator associations expect support from their country's health ministries to provide protective clothing, especially in order not to disrupt elevator maintenance. has started the necessary studies on. In the study, which has been initiated in order to enable hospital elevators to operate smoothly in this period, the sector representatives work in coordination with official institutions and aim to perform their duty in the best way in order not to infect more people.

Sector representatives, stating that maintenance after the elevators that need to be disinfected with a set of protective glasses, overalls, masks, gloves and shoes is of vital importance in combating the corona virus, by giving the example of China, after such measures are taken in China, only the facilities can continue their functions. and that the fight against the virus has been a success.

Elevators need to be disinfected daily
Experts who state that elevators should be disinfected every day in institutions such as hospitals where there is a mass use; It underlines that daily disinfection of cabinets, buttons, landing doors and call panels should be provided. In the residences, experts who state that this task belongs to the apartment or site managers, state that elevators should be disinfected every day as well as toilets and general use areas.