Hotel Staff Panic Button for the State of New Jersey: Senate No. 2986
Approved June 11, 2019, Senate No. 2986 requires all New Jersey hotels with more than 100 rooms to provide hotel staff with a small, lightweight, and waterproof panic button that works in unison with Bluetooth beacons in each room. Security employees will be notified instantly if staff signal an emergency. The State of New Jersey recognizes that the hotel industry is a lucrative and necessary aspect of the State’s economy. Yet, because of the nature of work, hotel staff are often required to work alone, and in unsafe, vulnerable conditions.
In New Jersey, 9 out of 10 hospitality workers reported that they had experienced abuse of some sort in the workplace, including but not limited to violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Thus, it is essential to preserve the safety of hotel employees. The State of New Jersey defines a hotel employee as an individual who works full time or part-time and completes house-keeping or room service tasks. The State defines a panic button as a method of ‘portable emergency contact two-way radio or other electronic device. A hotel employer who fails to provide his or her employees with panic buttons could be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5000 for the first infraction and up to $10,000 for ensuing violations, collectible by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
How can Scatterling help your hotel staff in the State of New Jersey with Senate No. 2986?
Proactive notifications
Scatterling does not require a worker to signal for help manually. For example, if a housekeeper was to get in trouble and can’t call for help, Scatterling will sound an alarm once the timer expires and notifies other co-workers and the housekeeping manager that they need help.
HIGH RISK CHECK-IN TIMERS:
A housekeeper cleaning a room at odd hours of the night can customize the check-in timer of the app to suit a high-risk scenario by shortening the check-in duration to under 15 minutes. If a staff member does not check-in within this set interval, all of the emergency contacts set to receive notifications will be contacted immediately. If a housekeeper was to enter a room in the middle of the night, they may be confronted with hotel guests who are irate or intoxicated. If they did not confirm they are safe after the scheduled room visit, our lone worker monitoring app will immediately notify a monitor of a possible emergency. The monitor will be sent the exact location, and any other details the housekeeper has previously supplied, such as voicemails and work itinerary.
Emergency Panic button:
Scatterling also has integration to manually signal for help with a blue tooth panic button. When triggered, all of the emergency contacts will be notified of a confirmed emergency, and sent any voicemails that have previously recorded, details of location, and work profile.
FULL DEVICE INTEGRATION:
Scatterling’s lone worker app can be used on any device, such as smartphones, laptops, landlines, and pagers, that employees might already be carrying with them. Therefore, they do not need to carry any new or excess equipment with them at any time.
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