DOB Launches Elevator Safety Campaign

The DOB recently implemented its “Stay Safe. Stay Put” campaign to remind New Yorkers that if one becomes stuck in an elevator, the safest place to be is inside the car. According to the DOB, elevators are among the very safest forms of transportation, but New Yorkers have been seriously injured trying to escape stalled elevators. “New York’s elevators make billions of safe trips a year, so they’re one of the safest forms of transportation – but you still need to use common sense.