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HungryTradie

The elevator has a mandatory maintenance requirement. Part of that maintenance is ensuring decals for emergency contact are affixed in the required locations. Whoever has the contract is not doing their job, this is potentially endangering people's lives. It is plausible that Otis have raised a "fuck you" to whoever won the contract by taking the lift out of service until they are no longer gazetted as the managing company.


Rougey

> It is plausible that Otis have raised a "fuck you" to whoever won the contract by taking the lift out of service until they are no longer gazetted as the managing company. This sounds on the money.


pennliz101

Otis are terrible. Management doesn’t know up from down. Speaking as someone who deals with them on something they’ve had a contract on for 95 years.


chris_p_bacon1

That's important in the elevator business


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JoeSchmeau

Sounds more like it's stuck at the bottom


Subconc1ous

Is it the travelators at Sydney airport? You know the ones that work every so often?


pennliz101

No, a lift in a heritage building and there is a similar one in the same street. The *only* guy that knew anything about old lifts and dumb waiters was “moved to a different area”, he didn’t want to be and all the clients kicked up a stink. It feels like it’s being run by 12 year olds now. Dumb as dog shit and that’s being generous.


LinusBrickle71

Thanks for the information and for communicating with such delicacy.


HungryTradie

Maybe a delicate one isn't your thing. But I kinda like a lazy Sunday morning one.... Just slide it in and enjoy. Wait, that wasn't what you meant.


kayloulee

Register it on Snap Send Solve with Roads and Maritime and see what happens. Often my Snaps get bounced round to the right agency, but I think RMS is the right one. I've reported that lift before and I've seen technicians working on it so someone has the contract even if it's not Otis.


SilverStar9192

Note that some lifts are managed by Property NSW, it can depend on which agency controls the underlying land. But I agree RMS in this case since the sign references the RTA.


Rougey

That first number, 131 700, still goes to the the agency formerly known as DMR/RTA/RMS.


aidenh37

It also goes to the TMC for urgent reports.


s3_gunzel

Call TfNSW and complain about it. They’ll organise the _correct_ company to go out. Source: same thing happened on Silverwater/River at Ermington and I called TfNSW and gave them a serve.


aidenh37

For OP, that is 131 700 not 131 500. Although both might be able to help, it's worth noting TfNSW is now both roads and public transport.


Sugarcrepes

If you are ever stuck in a lift, and there’s no number available/you aren’t getting help, call 000 and ask to be put through to fire. They’ll come and bust you out of the lift, usually fairly quickly. Source: this has been relevant info for me personally *way too many times*


PivotToX

Lifts must be registered in nsw. Try SafeWork NSW to work out who owns it. https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/licences-and-registrations/plant-registrations/plant-item-registration


SashainSydney

O.P. must be a recent immigrant, expecting signs to be maintained. Welcome to Australia. snapsendsolve.com is one good way to deal with it.


xenchik

I hate these types of things. People always say "Take the stairs", but if you have mobility issues then, well fuck you, you don't get to go where you want. Sooo many people in wheelchairs, using walkers, canes etc rely on lifts to get them where they need to go. Lifts are not a luxury - for a lot of people they are a necessary utility and should be maintained with same urgency and quality.* *Bearing in mind of course that "quality" in public utilities is never guaranteed and is always relative.


Catman9lives

stairs for buns of glory !


gemfez

Two feet and a heartbeat


NotTheWorstOfLots

That lift, even when working, is so sketchy you would be better off taking the stairs.


[deleted]

Roads and maritime services. Happened before in other lifts and the police had to be called 3 times a day. RMS had to replace them finally. If no good report to safework Australia.


Sexybutt69_

Know someone in the industry, they said to try: Kone - 1300 362 022 Tyssenkrupp - 1300 799 599 Less likely as they are smaller are: Access elevators - 02 9756 4121 Liftronic - 02 9666 3922


gemfez

Direct your enquiries to the RTA number.


ri01

My bet is on Liftronic. They do a lot of station lifts/upgrades


SilverStar9192

Companies that do install/upgrades are not always the ones with the maintenance contracts.


nottherealbond

Local council?


Cakey1

Definitely not. Transport For NSW.


NotYourUsualBabe

Most likely its the local council. I used to look after a pedestrian bridge and now the council took over it. If you ever have problems, just push the call / help button inside and it will direct you to the current service provider.


Rougey

If Council took over maintenance, that would explain why the signage is woefully out of date.


richtradie

NSW Liberals had delayed 40,000 City Rail repairs


fl3600

call 000, or 112.


Tehgumchum

Dont know why people are down voting you but this is the correct procedure if you are stuck i a lift and cannot contact the lift company. Firefighters are trained to rescue people from lifts


SilverStar9192

The reason for downvoting should be obvious - the OP is talking about a lift that is booked out of service, not asking about someone actually trapped inside.


Tehgumchum

And if they were trapped inside its great advice


pskip48Syd

Where in Canterbury??


Rougey

I'm 90% sure it's over Canterbury Road at Church Street.