Hospitality Facilities Design and Planning

Week 10Safety and Security Systems

Program today

• 4:00-4:15 Review visit to Jay Peak

• 4:15-5:15 Safety and Security Systems

• 5:30-6:45PM - PROJECT

Safety and Security

• Role of a hotelier: provide a safe environment for guest and staff, protect the asset (building and contents)

Safety: Accidental

Versus

Security: Structural

S A F E T Y

MGM Grand Las Vegas

MGM GRAND

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xmsQrZ8MHY

MGM Grand

• November 21st, 1980• 7AM• 5,000 guests in hotel• Cause: electrical ground fault inside wall soffit• Fire moved at 15-19 feet PER SECOND• 80 people killed, 700 injured• No sprinkler system in Restaurants and Casino

Monte Carlo Las Vegas

• January 25th, 2008• 11AM• 3,000 rooms• Cause: welding on roof

• Closer to home: http://www.wmur.com/news/22678208/detail.html

Hotel Fires

• Hotel Manager’s nightmare• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn15BUFBvu8

• Over 4,000 per year, down from 11,500 in 1970’s

Fewer hotel fires and deaths

• Improvements in :– Fire prevention– Fire detection– Notification– Fire control– Suppression– Evacuation

Fire Prevention

• Kitchen• Laundry

• Ventilation, cleaning, inspection!

Fire Detection

• Heat Detectors

Fire Detection

• Smoke detector

Fire Notification

• Emergency Instructions and floor plans: part of in room information and posted on hotel room door

• Pull stations:

• Horns, alarms – some times with voice:– http://www.cod.edu/public_safety/Alarm%20Fire%20Message.asx

Fire Suppression

• Sprinkler system• Portable extinguishers• Hoses• Kitchen hoods• Importance of training staff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY-Du4jwVOw

ANSUL Systems for kitchens

Fire Control

• Fire dampers• Smoke dampers

Evacuation

• Have a plan! And test it, again and again– Example TFL 2003

• Designate staff members• Assembly locations• Registered guest list, ledgers• Special guest needs• Primary contact fire department: after they

arrive WHO IS IN CHARGE?

Egress

• Exit signage• Keep hallways and stairwells clear• Emergency lighting

S E C U R I T Y

What do guests say

• When asked what is most important about choosing hotel, top of list is:

– SAFETY AND SECURITY!

Security, protection from what?

• Theft• Forced entry, danger of attack, personal harm

Security measures

Security measures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJyGioxzDAw

Key Control

• Electronic Locks• RFID – what is it, advantages

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUHOOUBJr6s

Terrorism

• Vehicle barriers• Controlled access• Security cameras• Personnel training

Next Class

Guest Lecture:Jason Lisai – VP of Planning and Development,

Sugarbush Resort

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