Elevator inspection safety devices

An elevator car comprising:

• a cross-head portion;
• a first retractable safety device in the form of a balustrade mounted to the cross-head portion, the balustrade being moveable from a retracted position for normal operation of the car to a deployed position for inspection operation of the car;
• and
• a second retractable safety device also mounted to said the cross-head for preventing or limiting movement of the car,
• wherein the retractable balustrade comprises one or more controls for operating the car during an inspection, and
• wherein the at least one control for operating the ear during an inspection mode is arranged on the balustrade in such a way that the control may not be operated while the balustrade is in the retracted position.