马塞诸塞州参议院上周四通过了加强自动扶梯安全规则的法令，并在考虑下个财政年度300.5亿美元的政府支出计划。
　　参议院通过了修正案以加强对自动扶梯和电梯的监督管理。
　　该自动扶梯修正案的提出是为了纪念Mark DiBona，一个四岁的达德利男孩在Auburn Mall的自动扶梯滚落致死。
　　该法令将要求该州的所有自动扶梯和电梯在运行前持有有效的检查证明书，新一轮的检查将在证明书更新前进行。
　　涉及责任事故的自动扶梯将于 十二月进行检查。但是调查人员发现检查员并没有适当的把自动扶梯和墙面间的夹缝闭合。
　　两名检查员将被停职解雇。
　　该法令将对违反者处以每天1000美元的罚款。

Massachusetts Senate OKs Escalator Safety Plans

　　The Massachusetts Senate passed measures designed to tighten escalator safety rules Thursday as it debated its $30.5 billion state spending plan for the next fiscal year.
　　The Senate passed amendments toughening inspection requirements on escalators and elevators.
　　The escalator amendment adopted by senators was filed in memory of Mark DiBona, a 4-year-old Dudley boy who fell to his death from an escalator at the Auburn Mall in March.
　　The measure would require that all escalators and elevators in the state have valid inspection certificates before they can operate and that a new inspection be performed before certificates are renewed.
　　The escalator involved in the accident had been inspected in December, but investigators found that inspectors failed to properly close a small gap between the escalator and a wall. Two inspectors were suspended and could be fired.
　　The measure would impose fines of $1,000 per day on violators.