An elevator electrical safety actuation system comprising: a brake device; an actuation device configured to operate the brake device, wherein the actuation device comprises: a locking mechanism; a first portion configured to be engaged and retained by the locking mechanism in a first portion-first state and moveable to a first portion-second state wherein the first portion is not retained by the locking mechanism; a second portion operably connected to the brake device, wherein the second portion is in contact with the first portion when the second portion is in a second portion-first state and the first portion is in the first portion-first state, the second portion moveable to a second portion-second state; wherein movement of the second portion from the second portion-first state to the second portion-second state operates the brake device; a resetting mechanism configured to apply a force to the first portion to move the first portion from the first portion-second state to the first portion-first state along guides; characterized in that the resetting mechanism is configured to move from a first state toward a second state; wherein the second portion is configured to remain in the second portion-second state while the first portion is moved by the resetting mechanism. a brake device; an actuation device configured to operate the brake device, wherein the actuation device comprises: a locking mechanism; a first portion configured to be engaged and retained by the locking mechanism in a first portion-first state and moveable to a first portion-second state wherein the first portion is not retained by the locking mechanism; a second portion operably connected to the brake device, wherein the second portion is in contact with the first portion when the second portion is in a second portion-first state and the first portion is in the first portion-first state, the second portion moveable to a second portion-second state; wherein movement of the second portion from the second portion-first state to the second portion-second state operates the brake device; a resetting mechanism configured to apply a force to the first portion to move the first portion from the first portion-second state to the first portion-first state along guides; characterized in that the resetting mechanism is configured to move from a first state toward a second state; wherein the second portion is configured to remain in the second portion-second state while the first portion is moved by the resetting mechanism. a locking mechanism; a first portion configured to be engaged and retained by the locking mechanism in a first portion-first state and moveable to a first portion-second state wherein the first portion is not retained by the locking mechanism; a second portion operably connected to the brake device, wherein the second portion is in contact with the first portion when the second portion is in a second portion-first state and the first portion is in the first portion-first state, the second portion moveable to a second portion-second state; wherein movement of the second portion from the second portion-first state to the second portion-second state operates the brake device; a resetting mechanism configured to apply a force to the first portion to move the first portion from the first portion-second state to the first portion-first state along guides; characterized in that the resetting mechanism is configured to move from a first state toward a second state; wherein the second portion is configured to remain in the second portion-second state while the first portion is moved by the resetting mechanism.