A lintel door lock safety device (400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: a frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) mountable to a lintel (229, 329, 429, 529, 629, 729, 829) of an elevator system (101, 201); an elevator lintel door lock (331, 431, 531, 631, 731, 831) fixed to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802), the elevator lintel door lock (331, 431, 531, 631, 731, 831) having a first lock element and a second lock element, wherein the first lock element is rotatable relative to the second lock element; characterized in the lintel door lock safety device (400, 500, 600, 700, 800) further comprising: a contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) fixed to the first lock element and moveable therewith, the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) having at least one contact attached thereto; a contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) fixedly attached to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) and electrically connectable to a safety chain of the elevator system (101, 201), the contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) having at least one contact receiver aperture (740, 840) arranged to receive a respective contact of the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812); and a blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) pivotably mounted to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) wherein a portion of the blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) is moveable between (i) a first position to prevent the at least one contact from engaging with a respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840) and (ii) a second position that allows the at least one contact to engage with the respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840). a frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) mountable to a lintel (229, 329, 429, 529, 629, 729, 829) of an elevator system (101, 201); an elevator lintel door lock (331, 431, 531, 631, 731, 831) fixed to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802), the elevator lintel door lock (331, 431, 531, 631, 731, 831) having a first lock element and a second lock element, wherein the first lock element is rotatable relative to the second lock element; characterized in the lintel door lock safety device (400, 500, 600, 700, 800) further comprising: a contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) fixed to the first lock element and moveable therewith, the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) having at least one contact attached thereto; a contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) fixedly attached to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) and electrically connectable to a safety chain of the elevator system (101, 201), the contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) having at least one contact receiver aperture (740, 840) arranged to receive a respective contact of the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812); and a blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) pivotably mounted to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) wherein a portion of the blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) is moveable between (i) a first position to prevent the at least one contact from engaging with a respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840) and (ii) a second position that allows the at least one contact to engage with the respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840). a contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) fixed to the first lock element and moveable therewith, the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812) having at least one contact attached thereto; a contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) fixedly attached to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) and electrically connectable to a safety chain of the elevator system (101, 201), the contact receiver (414, 514, 614, 714, 814) having at least one contact receiver aperture (740, 840) arranged to receive a respective contact of the contact plate (412, 512, 612, 712, 812); and a blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) pivotably mounted to the frame (402, 502, 602, 702, 802) wherein a portion of the blocking element (404, 504, 604, 704, 804) is moveable between (i) a first position to prevent the at least one contact from engaging with a respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840) and (ii) a second position that allows the at least one contact to engage with the respective contact receiver aperture (740, 840).