Abusing a lift have many factors of cause. They most commonly include carelessness.
Abuse may also lead to elevator incidents or more seriously, accidents. Abuse of a lift can be many things, including:
- Using the elevator for what it wasn't designed for.
- Vandalizing the Door interlocks so the elevator doors fail where people can get hurt.
- "Elevator surfing"
- Vandalizing the fixtures so people can't use them.
- Jumping in the elevator if it's an old elevator.
- Ringing the bell for no reason or just to fool the guards/security.
- Overloading the elevator by inviting people so they exceed the maximum number of persons/kilograms/Pounds.
- Overloading the elevator by placing heavy objects in the elevator (like refrigerators or furniture) so the elevator cannot be used.
- Messing around with wiring in the box/elevator panel (If it's unlocked)
- Pulling the elevator emergency stop switch or using a key on the stop switch in a non-emergency.
- Holding the doors of an elevator using the door hold button in an attempt to deny elevator service to others.
- Pushing many or all the buttons and then getting out to slow other people down.
- Using an elevator key that controls the fan/light and switching them off.
- Doing harmful pranks that will get passengers stuck in between floors.
- Knocking on the door while the elevator is running.
- Using the intercom or phone for no good purpose like chatting with the officer.
- Vandalizing the security camera installed in the elevator.
- Hacking the key card scanner in the elevator (Usually can be found at hotels/apartments)
- Smoking in the elevator, since it may burn the elevator, set off the smoke detectors (fire mode), or cause a fire.
- Transporting heaving things with a cart to a non-freight elevator.
- Writing rude comments on the wall in pen or spray paint.
- "Yanking" out button(s).
- Removing parts (eg: buttons)
- Closing the door on people on purpose
- Smashing or scratching the glass(in glass elevators)
- Leaving the door open by placing an object in the bumper tracks
- Obstructing the doors repeatly
- Disabling the button(s)
- Switching the elevator to other operation modes (with key or control panel switches, if not locked)
- Using the lift as a toilet
- Filming a dirty video in the lift.
- Forcing the doors open when the elevator is in motion.
- Entering more than 1 destination in destination dispatch elevators.
- Farting and stinking the car out!
- Using Pet Mode when you don't have a pet with you
- Removing the safety tab
- Placing paper or cardboard on the door tracks to jam the doors ( this results in the doors getting out of alignment and a incidnet in Singapore happened because of this misuse by construction workers )
- Getting substances into lifts
- Surfing a lift
- Leaving the lifts out of service by nudging the lift
- Place small objects on lift doors so that the doors can't close properly
Some of the abuses are often caused by vandalism.
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