September Accessibility News:
Updates to Jurisdictional Authoritis section
of AEMA web site complete
Updates to local authorities having jurisdiction has just
been updated and will be uploaded to the AEMA web site shortly.
A complete survey of all the jurisdictional authorities was
completed at the end of August. Although changes were not
substantial, there were a number of personnel changes, as
well as contact numbers and e-mail address.
This section of the website provides information on contact
names; phone, fax and e-mail addresses of contact persons,
the adopted codes and standards in that particular jurisdiction;
whether or not licensing is required for companies and Technicians.
The database includes information on US and Canadian jurisdictional
authorities. Access to the data base is restricted to paid
up members only, both Manufacturer and Associate members.
If you haven't received your password and ID, please contact
Dave Balmer at dbalmer@aema.com.
Visit the aema.com Member Extranet
to view the State & Provincial Code
details.
AEMA Annual General Meeting (AGM)
takes place in conjunction with the NAEC Convention
The AGM will be held on September 30, 2004 in the Baltimore
Convention Center (BCC) in Room 304. The AGM will start at
2:00pm and will last about an hour. We urge all members to
attend. Any member who would like an item to be attached to
the agenda for discussion, please forward to dbalmer@aema.com.
Suggested items can be projects for your association to address
in the future. At the AGM, we will have elections for three
positions on the Board of Directors. Any member of the association
can stand for election to the Board of Directors. The current
slate of directors and officers is as follows:
President and Director
Stephen Whittenburg ThyssenKrupp Access
Secretary
Chris Cromwell Bedco Elevator
Treasurer
Greg Harmon, National Whee-O-Vator
Directors
Rob DeRooy Concord Elevator
Tom McIsaac Stannah Stairlifts
Terry Pope Acme Home Elevator
Don Birdsall Vertical Mobility
Bob Buonara Vertechs Industries
The bylaws require that six directors be elected for a two-year
term. Three directors are elected each year for a two-year
term, which provides for continuity of knowledge on the board.
This year, the terms for Tom McIssac, Robert Buonara and Terry
Pope expire. These three positions are open for nominations.
Nominations can be accepted from any member. If you wish to
nominate a member to the board, please
complete the attached nomination form and forward to Dave
Balmer. It is quite permissible to nominate yourself as well,
if you are anxious to serve!
These positions will be voted on at the AGM. At the end of
the AGM, the new board will convene in Executive Session to
elect the 2005 slate of officers and appoint committee chairs.
This usually takes about half-an- hour to one hour. At the
completion of the Executive Session, we move to room 305 for
our annual Social Gathering. From 4:00pm to 6:00pm, members
and guests enjoy hot hors d'oeuvres and beverages/bar drinks.
This gathering is a favorite venue to get together with other
industry members in a relaxed social atmosphere. All members
and their guests are welcome to attend. Send an e-mail to
dbalmer@aema.com if
you have any questions.
Brief synopsis on vertical transportation
in the new ADAAG as published in Access Currents
This synopsis is on the intro page of the newly published
ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.)
The entire document is available for a free download at
www.access-board.gov. There is new information concerning
accessibility in private homes as well, which impacts our
residential elevator manufacturing members. This information
will be posted shortly be on the AEMA website along with a
discussion paper. Provisions for elevators recognize a greater
range of designs and dimensions for standard cars and include
new technical criteria for other types of elevators: destination-oriented,
limited-use/ limited-application, and residential. Provisions
for platform lifts have been updated and reference a new industry
standard (ASME A18.1).
Cemco Elevator appoints new Director
of Sales and Marketing
Emery Wilcox, President of Cemco Elevator (A division of
Otis Elevator) has appointed Bill Swenson as the new Director
of Sales and Marketing. Bill is a long-time Elevator Industry
member starting with US Elevator back in 1984. He has been
with Otis Elevator since 1998 in a variety of senior management
positions which included a stint as General Manager of Unitec
Parts Company, the elevator parts division of Otis Elevator.
Bill then joined Otis' Cemco Elevator division in 2003 as
their Manager of the Commercial Business Unit and most recently,
appointed Director of Sales and Marketing with the retirement
of Doug Stokes.
Bill has a BS Management degree from Southeast Missouri State
University where he graduated in 1984 and his Masters in Management
from Krannert School of Management, Perdue University in 2000.
Bill can be reached at bill.swenson@cemcolift.com. Phone number
215.799.2917. We wish Bill all the best in his new challenge
at Cemco and look forward to his involvement with AEMA . Cemco
Elevator is a major manufacturer of full passenger elevators;
Limited use-Limited Application Elevators; hydraulic components
including hydraulic jacks and pump units. Cemco's residential
division is a major supplier of Private Residential Elevators.
Cemco Elevator is based in a small town in Southern Pennsylvania
in a very large factory of over 200,000 square feet.
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