DEAR ABBY: My husband works at a busy airport for an elevator company. Among his varied duties, he must file a report on all elevator and escalator accidents. A few simple rules would eliminate the vast majority of accidents. It would be a great public service if you would print these safety tips in your column. -- DELIGHT J., WINTERHAVEN, FLA.
DEAR DELIGHT: I'm "delighted" to spread the word.
-- Step on and off elevators and escalators carefully.
-- Do not use your hand to stop an elevator door from closing.
-- If the elevator doors won't open, remain calm, ring the alarm button and wait.
-- Hold the handrails on escalators at all times.
-- Stand facing forward on escalators.
And now I'll add two tips of my own: Do not run "up" the "down" escalators, and if you are wearing long garments, make sure when stepping off that your clothing does not become caught in the mechanism.