Elevators: Handrail Sanitization a Must

Transmission of causative viruses to humans can be through hand contact on the handrails of escalators and moving walks, posing a potential health hazard. Therefore, ensuring clean handrails in the most efficient way has become a matter of great urgency.

Developing handrail sanitization solutions is part of our endeavour to provide user-friendly solutions to our customers while keeping their health and safety as the highest priority

Ashok Ramachandran, President, Schindler India & South Asia

Schindler Handrail Sanitization Solutions brings advanced hygiene by providing continuous and automatic disinfection of the surface from bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Schindler’s handrail ultra UV device uses germicidal UVC light to irradiate the handrails at a short distance. This directly damages DNA and RNA, which are the genetic materials of microbes and viruses. Additionally, with the LED lighting technology, handrails are disinfected in an efficient and environmentally friendly way.

The device is installed inside the escalator or moving walk to ensure passenger safety. The design makes it easy to install, which makes the Schindler handrail Ultra UV device a practical solution to fight any type of virus. The solution is more advantageous than mercury or halogen lamps since installation inside the unit provides invisible protection for passengers; physical disinfection with no chemical or heavy metal residue; besides which, it is green and energy efficient.