• Devendra Bodkhe
• Usha Gupta
• Purnima Chandrasekar

The markets for high-rise buildings and urban areas to get easily in and out of buildings have expanded the demand for elevators. Old elevators have to be repaired, and safety issues that worry a lot of people are among the results. This paper discusses the main safety risks that come with elevator renovation works, presenting their causes through an empirical analysis and proposing risk management practices grounded on the Hierarchy of Controls to keep both building inhabitants and employees safe. The incidents reported revealed that the most prevalent risks were falls (30.4% of cases), mechanical/crushing injuries (24.3%), and hazards due to falling objects (19.1%). The authors indicate that the practice of lockout/tag out (LOTO) and stringent engineering controls are some of the effective ways of risk reduction for a safe, successful renovation project.

Elevator Renovation, Safety Risk Management, Falls from Height, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Construction Safety, Mechanical Hazards, High-Rise Buildings, Engineering Controls, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Culture

"Safety and Risk Management in Elevator Renovation Projects: A Comprehensive Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.d7-d13, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511302.pdf

"Safety and Risk Management in Elevator Renovation Projects: A Comprehensive Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppd7-d13, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511302.pdf