Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Necessary Aspects To Do With Hotel Health And Safety

By Mayra Horn


Choosing a cheap hotels London does not mean compromising on personal safety. The management of the accommodation has certain obligations in this regard. After you have made your selection and settled in, there are many things that you can do to make sure you stay safe.

There is a distinction between 'safety' and 'security'. Both are important. Safety involves protecting people, while security embraces personal safety as well as protecting the property and possessions of guests and the london kings cross hotels. Three key areas of personal safety are fire, making sure only authorized guests may access the room and avoiding hazards due to equipment that may be in the room.

Fire safety is a combination of prevention, rapidly informing guests if a fire does break out and safe evacuation of hotel guests. This is a shared responsibility between management and the traveller. The hotel has an obligation to provide smoke alarms and regularly test them to make sure they work. An efficient alarm system should be installed to alert the guests and to pinpoint the location of the emergency. The hotel should also provide fire hoses, extinguishers and sprinklers. They need to make sure that fire exits are clearly marked and that they are free of obstruction and do not have piles of flammable items piled around them. Instructions for evacuation should be prominently displayed.

The role of the guest in fire prevention includes not smoking where indicated, keeping the doorways clear of obstruction and not having anything in their belongings that could either cause or fuel a fire. One of the first activities that a guest should perform as soon as they open the door to their room is to read evacuation instructions and make sure they can find the fire exits.

Management is responsible for ensuring that guests can lock their room doors on the inside. New technology in the form of electronic locks goes a long way to accomplishing this. If the door locks are older, then good deadbolts and chains should be installed on the inside. There should also be peepholes in the doors so that guests may identify people who knock to get in. The guest should not let strangers inside. Leaving lights and televisions on when the room is unoccupied can deter prospective burglars.

The hotel maintenance crew should inspect all electrical equipment in the rooms on a regular basis. Everything from light fittings, mini bar fridges, lamps, hair dryers, irons, television sets and trouser presses should be checked thoroughly, including power cords. The obligation of the guest is to use all equipment correctly and to inform management of anything that needs to be repaired or replaced.

Ensuring personal safety is a two-way street. The hotel management have certain obligations but the guest has responsibilities, too. Avoiding ostentatious displays of cash and jewellery and locking valuables in either their room safe or one at reception. Requesting a room on the fourth, fifth or sixth floor instead of on the ground is less accessible to potential thieves but easily accessible to fire crews in the event of an emergency.

Children should never be left either alone in the guest room or unsupervised in common areas, not even for a moment. Women should avoid walking around by themselves after dark. By working together in partnership, tourists and cheap hotels London can keep everybody safe.




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