After the elevator accident in Gothenburg: No training in lifts for the emergency services

2023-06-09T09:00:22.312Z

Highlights: A little boy died after falling five floors straight into an elevator shaft during a rescue operation. Questions have been asked about what knowledge the emergency services have regarding lifts. Anders Ekberg, head of rescue services at the Greater Gothenburg Fire and Rescue Service, says no extended training is planned at this time. It is estimated that the emergency Services receive around 50 alarms about lift accidents every year, but in only a few cases these are crushing accidents. As long as support is needed, they will be in place, says Katrin Busck,Head of education at the preschool.

After the elevator accident in which a boy died, there are no plans for increased training at the emergency services. This is something that has existed before. "We've had some one-day training, maybe at some station, but that's not something we're maintaining," says Anders Ekberg, head of rescue services at the Greater Gothenburg Fire and Rescue Service