Iting access, monitoring activity’ misappropriation of assets, employment guidelines, guest relations, contracts with outside security firms, use of force, arrest, employee locker control, guest room security and safety notices, bank deposits and escort of funds, lost and found, baggage storage, key control, unregistered guests, reporting incidents, and recordkeeping.4 To keep track of these factors, hotels generally conduct a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual security audit such as the one shown in Appendix 8-1.
Unruly Guests. When using hotel facilities, guests and visitors should be required to practice standards of conduct that will not interfere with the comfort, safety, and security of others. This is especially important in lounges and other public facilities. Unruly guests or visitors should be handled politely and firmly. Every effort must be made to remove unruly persons from public areas before prolonged discussions or interviews can occur. A private office or a secluded area should be used both to avoid exposing other guests and visitors to confrontations or unpleasant scenes and to avoid possible allegations of failure with respect to the unruly person’s right to privacy.
Use of Outside Security Firms. In some cases, such as with VIP guests or exhibits of valuable merchandise, patrons or guests may request the services of an outside security firm or armed security guards. Management should secure a special release in such cases. The release covers security firms hired directly by exhibitors, convention, and show management. The presence of gaming facilities in a hotel, like those that contributed so much to Barron Hilton’s success (see Box 10-1), presents specialized security issues.
The outside security firm must provide the hotel with satisfactory evidence of liability coverage in the amount of not less than $2 million per occurrence, including but not limited to premises, operations, personal injury (including assault and battery), contractual liability, and professional liability.
The outside security firm also must agree to indemnify and hold harmless the hotel from any liability the security firm (including specific involving weapons) and from any and all legal fees and costs.
Key Control. While disposable key cards and electronic guest room locking devices have eased some of the security problems inherent in the hotel industry, key control is still a concern. The security department must coordinate with the front desk department to ensure that guest room keys are issued only after identification and registration are verified. Strict control of master keys, or those keys providing access to all guest rooms that are not double-locked, and emergency keys, or keys that open all guest room doors, double-locked, is a concern of the security department.
Another way to enhance key control is make sure that, upon checkout, a conscientious effort made to retrieve guest room keys by all persons having contact with the departing guest, including the bell staff the cashier, the door staff, the housekeeping staff, security personnel, and the garage attendant.
EMERGENCY PLANS
Emergencies such as bomb threats, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, hurricanes, gas leaks, loss of utilities, riots, and elevator evacuations, while unexpected and , in most cases, out of the control of the security department, can and should be anticipated.5
Depending on its location, a hotel is at higher risk for certain disasters, such as an earthquake or civil unrest. In such cases, the general manager, in coordination with local authorities, should develop an emergency plan tailored to the hotel. Different plans should be developed for different emergency situations. One of the most important features of an emergency plan is the delegation of responsibilities so that hotel staff know who to turn to and what is expected of them in the case of an emergency. Table 8-5 outlines the components of an effective emergency plan.
SUMMARY
A loss prevention and security program is a means of protecting a hotel’s resources-both people and property. Generally, injuries to the public mirror those among staff. The most common guest accident in the bathroom is a slip or a fall. The next most common is a cut from a sharp object or a burn from hot water. Injuries can occur in the guest room because of unstable appliances, glass doors, rough edges on furniture, and damaged carpet. The prevention of injury to the guest must extend to the internal and external public areas as well.
The loss prevention committee can be used to improve safety for both employees and guests. A key component in the loss prevention program is regular inspection of the facilities. If an injury to an employee or a guest occurs, a thorough investigation of the accident must take place as soon as possible. Employee injuries can be minimized though employee training.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Name three function of the loss prevention committee.
2. Discuss the areas to be included in a hotel loss prevention inspection.
3. Discuss the role of the director of security in maintaining hotel security.
4. A guest has just slipped on wet tile in lobby, fallen, and hit her head while other patrons looked on. She appears to be just shaken up, but she is bleeding slightly from a cut on her forehead. Describe the steps you would take to handle this situation.
ACTIVITIES
1. With the permission of local hotel general manager, attend a loss prevention committee meeting and summarize the subjects covered.
2. Review and critique the employee safety program of a local hotel.
3. Conduct a security audit of that same hotel, using the form included in Appendix 8-1.
4. Interview the general manager of a local hotel about the hotel’s emergency plan. Based on your interview, provide a critique of the plan.
REFERENCES
1. The Sheraton Corporation, Employee/Guest Safety (Boston: The Sheraton Corporation, 1983), 3.
2. Raymond C. Ellis and David M. Stipand, “Setting Up the Security Program,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 6.
3. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 15.
4. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 165.
5. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 291.
Iting access, monitoring activity’ misappropriation of assets, employment guidelines, guest relations, contracts with outside security firms, use of force, arrest, employee locker control, guest room security and safety notices, bank deposits and escort of funds, lost and found, baggage storage, key control, unregistered guests, reporting incidents, and recordkeeping.4 To keep track of these factors, hotels generally conduct a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual security audit such as the one shown in Appendix 8-1.
Unruly Guests. When using hotel facilities, guests and visitors should be required to practice standards of conduct that will not interfere with the comfort, safety, and security of others. This is especially important in lounges and other public facilities. Unruly guests or visitors should be handled politely and firmly. Every effort must be made to remove unruly persons from public areas before prolonged discussions or interviews can occur. A private office or a secluded area should be used both to avoid exposing other guests and visitors to confrontations or unpleasant scenes and to avoid possible allegations of failure with respect to the unruly person’s right to privacy.
Use of Outside Security Firms. In some cases, such as with VIP guests or exhibits of valuable merchandise, patrons or guests may request the services of an outside security firm or armed security guards. Management should secure a special release in such cases. The release covers security firms hired directly by exhibitors, convention, and show management. The presence of gaming facilities in a hotel, like those that contributed so much to Barron Hilton’s success (see Box 10-1), presents specialized security issues.
The outside security firm must provide the hotel with satisfactory evidence of liability coverage in the amount of not less than $2 million per occurrence, including but not limited to premises, operations, personal injury (including assault and battery), contractual liability, and professional liability.
The outside security firm also must agree to indemnify and hold harmless the hotel from any liability the security firm (including specific involving weapons) and from any and all legal fees and costs.
Key Control. While disposable key cards and electronic guest room locking devices have eased some of the security problems inherent in the hotel industry, key control is still a concern. The security department must coordinate with the front desk department to ensure that guest room keys are issued only after identification and registration are verified. Strict control of master keys, or those keys providing access to all guest rooms that are not double-locked, and emergency keys, or keys that open all guest room doors, double-locked, is a concern of the security department.
Another way to enhance key control is make sure that, upon checkout, a conscientious effort made to retrieve guest room keys by all persons having contact with the departing guest, including the bell staff the cashier, the door staff, the housekeeping staff, security personnel, and the garage attendant.
EMERGENCY PLANS
Emergencies such as bomb threats, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, hurricanes, gas leaks, loss of utilities, riots, and elevator evacuations, while unexpected and , in most cases, out of the control of the security department, can and should be anticipated.5
Depending on its location, a hotel is at higher risk for certain disasters, such as an earthquake or civil unrest. In such cases, the general manager, in coordination with local authorities, should develop an emergency plan tailored to the hotel. Different plans should be developed for different emergency situations. One of the most important features of an emergency plan is the delegation of responsibilities so that hotel staff know who to turn to and what is expected of them in the case of an emergency. Table 8-5 outlines the components of an effective emergency plan.
SUMMARY
A loss prevention and security program is a means of protecting a hotel’s resources-both people and property. Generally, injuries to the public mirror those among staff. The most common guest accident in the bathroom is a slip or a fall. The next most common is a cut from a sharp object or a burn from hot water. Injuries can occur in the guest room because of unstable appliances, glass doors, rough edges on furniture, and damaged carpet. The prevention of injury to the guest must extend to the internal and external public areas as well.
The loss prevention committee can be used to improve safety for both employees and guests. A key component in the loss prevention program is regular inspection of the facilities. If an injury to an employee or a guest occurs, a thorough investigation of the accident must take place as soon as possible. Employee injuries can be minimized though employee training.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Name three function of the loss prevention committee.
2. Discuss the areas to be included in a hotel loss prevention inspection.
3. Discuss the role of the director of security in maintaining hotel security.
4. A guest has just slipped on wet tile in lobby, fallen, and hit her head while other patrons looked on. She appears to be just shaken up, but she is bleeding slightly from a cut on her forehead. Describe the steps you would take to handle this situation.
ACTIVITIES
1. With the permission of local hotel general manager, attend a loss prevention committee meeting and summarize the subjects covered.
2. Review and critique the employee safety program of a local hotel.
3. Conduct a security audit of that same hotel, using the form included in Appendix 8-1.
4. Interview the general manager of a local hotel about the hotel’s emergency plan. Based on your interview, provide a critique of the plan.
REFERENCES
1. The Sheraton Corporation, Employee/Guest Safety (Boston: The Sheraton Corporation, 1983), 3.
2. Raymond C. Ellis and David M. Stipand, “Setting Up the Security Program,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 6.
3. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 15.
4. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 165.
5. ____, “Department Responsibilities in Guest and Asset Protection,” in Security and Loss Prevention Management, 2nd ed. (East Lansing, MI: Educational Institute, American Hotel and Motel Association, 1999), 291.
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