An 18-year-old waiter in Ningbo was trapped and died due to the unexpected operation of the food delivery elevator. Who is responsible?

The responsibility lies with the hotel.

Employers have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace for employees.

Everyone knows that when a restaurant has stairs going up and down, in order to facilitate the delivery of food, the hotel usually designs a food delivery elevator.

Certain rules must be followed when using the elevator. For example: What is the signal when the elevator arrives, you can put the food in; what is the signal when the elevator arrives, and the employees can take the food out. How long does it take to put and pick up food? How employees communicate and coordinate.

In the case, the 18-year-old waiter was putting tableware into the elevator, and the elevator suddenly moved downwards, causing the man to be firmly stuck.

Obviously, there are several possibilities here:

1. The hotel does not have a standardized work manual for the food delivery elevator, which leads to irregular employee behavior and accidents at work;

2. An unrelated staff member misoperated the elevator, causing an accident

3. An employee deliberately operated the elevator in violation of regulations, resulting in the death of an 18-year-old man

4. Going up and down the stairs The staff did not have smooth communication channels, which blocked conversations between employees and led to accidents.

No matter what the situation is, the hotel cannot escape responsibility. Unless someone deliberately violates the rules, the hotel should bear full responsibility.

After this incident, the hotel should at least do the following things:

1. Standards should be established for the use of elevators, and unrelated people should not have the opportunity to approach and operate the elevator.

2. After establishing the specifications, employees should be trained and the operating procedures should be rehearsed many times until the employees are proficient. At the same time, explain the consequences of elevator misoperation to employees. It is best to find relevant videos so that employees can have a more intuitive understanding.

3. Establish a duty system. It should be clear at a glance who uses the elevator and when, and can be traced. If something goes wrong, the responsible person can be found.

The safety of outdoor workplaces is easy to attract attention, but the safety of office spaces is always ignored.

However, safety is no small matter. Small businesses and units in our country do not pay much attention to this aspect, which is an important reason for the tragedy.