Staying safe on the move

Recently, a woman tripped over her suitcase and fell while walking on a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport last month. Her leg was pulled into the walkway mechanism and she was sent to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, the lower part of her left leg had to be amputated.

In the middle of this month, people were startled to see a video that showed a shoe stuck in an escalator at Central Westgate. The department store later explained on its official Facebook page that the incident occurred because a customer missed a step while getting off and lost his shoe in the process. Nobody was injured in the incident.

Due to public concern involving accidents on walkways, escalators and elevators, Kasetsart University (KU) recently organised a talk on “How To Stay Safe Using Technology Involving…