据WUSA第九频道报道，马里兰会议代表C.T.威尔逊提出一道法案，要求电梯检验检测时，必须有州级电梯检验员在场，这无疑与2009年为解决电梯检验积压任务而实行的无现场检验员的措施相背。该法案的支持者认为当前的措施不过盖一个印戳，走了程序但没有实际作用，大大威胁了电梯使用者的安全，而法对这则认为这将继续增加电梯检验任务的积压，而且电梯年审可能会难以实行。根据该州的统计数据，2010年至2017年期间，共计有4人在搭乘电梯时受伤，1人死亡。

　　MARYLAND LAW WOULD REQUIRE WITNESS FOR LIFT INSPECTIONS

　　Maryland Delegate C.T. Wilson has proposed a law that would require state elevator inspectors to be present during inspections, reversing a measure enacted in 2009 to address an inspection backlog that allows non-witness inspections, WUSA Channel 9 reports. The proposed law’s backers say the current law is a “rubber stamp” process that threatens passenger safety, while opponents fear enacting it would result in another backlog and fewer annual inspections. According to the state, four people were injured, and one died while riding an elevator in Maryland between 2010 and 2017.