Abstract: A hoist elevator control system and a hoist elevator for a multi-story building structure on a building site, comprises an enclosure for raising and lowering personnel and materials. The control system comprises a sensor external to the enclosure, a sensor internal to the enclosure, a call button at each floor, and a processor located within the enclosure. The processor obtains data from the sensors and the call buttons and provides output to a display screen in the enclosure and to an external control location. The internal sensor may be a people counter that issues an alarm to prevent operation when the enclosure has more than a preset number of people within. The people counter may send the current number of people within to the processor for processing, and data may allow an operator to control the elevator, for example via a cloud connection and/or a telephone application.