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Law Enforcement/Public Safety
Chicago considers ordinance requiring
panic buttons for hotel staff
BROOKFIELD, WI April 28, 2017
RF Technologies (RFT) HELP
ALERT® Panic Alert System for
Hospitality was recently featured in
a news story (WLS-TV, Chicago)
highlighting the need to protect
hospitality workers from violence
and assault in the workplace. The
story outlined an ordinance introduced
on April 19, now under
consideration by the Chicago City
Council, which would require that
certain staff in Chicago hotels be
equipped with panic alert devices to
protect them while they work. RFT’s
Marina Willis, president, Pinpoint
Technologies, was interviewed for
the story.
According to a Chicago Tribune
report, the bill, sponsored by Alderman
Michele Harris, 8th Ward, and
backed by labor unions including
Unite Here Local 1, would require
that employees working alone in
Chicago hotels be issued panic buttons
(such as RFT’s HELP ALERT
wireless pendant) that would enable
them to warn security quickly
if they encounter potentially dangerous
situations in guests’ rooms.
The ordinance would also require
that hotels post sexual harassment
and assault policies and promise no
retaliation against workers who report
encountering such treatment.
Hotels that do not provide the panic
alert buttons and adhere to other
parts of the measure could be fined
up to $500 per incident.
“Has this prevented things from
escalating? Absolutely,” says Willis,
of RF Technologies. “We’ve had
situations where we have
had housekeepers go into
a room, start cleaning, and
someone comes out of the
bathroom not wearing any
clothes and blocks them
from leaving the room.” Hotel
workers are already wearing
these devices in New
York and Washington, D.C. Similar
mandates and/or ordinances will
soon be adopted in cities including
Seattle, San Francisco, and areas
in Southern California, where they
are being requested with increased
frequency by staff members and local
unions representing hospitality
workers.
RFT is pleased to be a part of such
an important initiative focused on
keeping hospitality workers safe. We
are ready to put to work our 30 years
of experience keeping people safe
in hospitals, schools, colleges and
universities, senior living facilities,
and hotels, with our HELP ALERT
Panic Alert System.
For additional information on this
important issue, follow these news
links:
•http://www.mychinews.com/
news/chicago-hotel-workersmay-soon-have-a-pani...
•http://www.chicagotribune.
com/news/local/politics/ctrahm-emanuel-chicag...
•http://chicago.suntimes.
com/news/hotels-urged-tocombat-sexual-harassmen...
Also, a July 2016 report issued by
Unite Here Local 1:
•http://abc7chicago.com/
news/panic-button-ordinanceproposed-to-protect-h...
•https://www.handsoffpantson.org/wp-content/uploads/
HandsOffReportWeb.pdf
About RF Technologies
RF Technologies provides safety solutions
at over 10,000 senior living,
healthcare, education and hospitality
facilities nationwide. Life safety
solutions such as CODE ALERT®
Wander Management, QUICK RE-
SPONSE® Wireless Nurse Call, SAFE
PLACE® Infant Security, and HELP
ALERT® reduce risk for residents,
staff, and the facility; innovations
such as RFT CARES® smartphone
application improve caregiver coordination
and efficiency. Backed
by 30 years of experience in senior
living, RF Technologies’ solutions
are UL-certified to meet today’s life
safety standards. For information
visit: http://www.rft.com
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system for law enforcement vehicles
BYRON CENTER, MI April 26,
2017 PRO-VISION® Video Systems,
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