Poll Question:
Hotel operators:
How much money have you spent complying with the Graeme-Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act?
Funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation
Edited by the Loss Prevention Management Institute
An Affiliate of HospitalityLawyer.com
November 2009 • Vol IV, Issue 11
In this edition:
- A Health Tip for Personal Care During the H1N1 Pandemic
- Register Now for the 2010 Hospitality Law Conference
- Your HAZCOM Current Compliance Status
- Upcoming Legal Safety & Security Webinar: Data Breaches in Your Company
- OSHA Hazard Communication
- Guest Newsletter - Front Line: Are you Ready for Winter?
- Industry Resources
A Health Tip for Personal Care During the H1N1 Pandemic
By Ray C Ellis
Although you have probably been inundated with flu information I have gathered, I now present some known and little known facts and practices that may help prevent an influenza infection. Please read and consider each of the seven points listed below.
- Frequent hand-washing.
- "Hands-off-the-face" approach.
- Gargle twice a day with warm salt water
Read more for additional tips and information on each tip.
The 2010 Hospitality Law Conference - Focusing on Worldwide Legal, Safety, & Security Solutions
February 3-5, 2010
Omni Hotel in Houston, Texas
Register now to take advantage of the Early Registration Discount!
Frederic E. Prassack, CLSD Director of Security and Safety – The Peabody Orlando, has said “I found the Hospitality Law Conferences to be a great resource for information and updates about the industry. The sessions discuss solutions to real- life issues, and provide excellent opportunities for networking with colleagues and professionals from other disciplines.”
The Loss Prevention and Risk Management Track includes the following sessions:
- Various Liability Issues, including Parking Lot Exterior Safety & Security, Comprehensive Investigations for On-Site Injuries, and AEDs;
- Don’t Let Bed Bugs Bite You in Court; and
- Sessions on insurance and the claims process.
Attend the Wine Tasting & Product Showcase on Thursday, February 4, and enter for a chance to win $1000.00. Stay until the end of the conference and enter a drawing for a chance to win $500.00.
Your HAZCOM Current Compliance Status
By Ray C Ellis
In the October Newsletter, we noted the intention to continue a review of your state of readiness for an OSHA Compliance review of your operations. Although, as noted above, HAZCOM may be a much different document in 2010, we will review the status that you should be maintaining currently.
- Do you have a current list of chemicals and chemical compounds in use at the property?
- Have you determined the maximum quantity that may be safely stored?
- Do you have data on toxicity, flammability, and other health hazards for all chemical products in use?
Read more for additional bullet points
What's New at HospitalityLawyer.com!
We are excited to announce hotel and restaurant law, safety, and security webinars.
Upcoming 2009 Webinars:
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November 18th, Chris Zoladz will present Your Company Just Experienced a Data Breach - Now What? sponsored by Navigate.
Register Now! The first 20 registrants pay only $39.00!
HospitalityLawyer.com also offers on-demand legal, safety, and security webinars, including:
- Protecting Your Investment, Part I, presented by Stephen Barth
- Protecting Your Investment, Part II, presented by Stephen Barth
- Being Prepared for H1N1 presented by Stephen Barth
- Disaster Response Planning, Including the Claims Process presented by Rob Sanderson, Jeff Chester, and Stan Szpytek sponsored by Advance Catastrophe Technologies, Inc.
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Positive Leadership for Positive Performance, presented by Stephen Barth
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Immigration: Where are we Today?, presented by Sarah Hawk with Fisher & Phillips
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Developing a Responsible Alcohol Service Policy, presented by Elizabeth DeConti with Gray Robinson
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Avoid Becoming the Next Headline - How to avoid a data breach, presented by Chris Zoladz with Navigate.
Visit our Solutions Store for forms and checklists.
In the October Newsletter, it was suggested there would be a more aggressive implementation of OSHA under the current administration. We did not have to wait very long. A 270 page document appeared in the 09/30/09 Federal Register requesting input on proposed rule changes to the Hazcom Mandate. Please review the proposed rule and request for comments section here.
A Guest Presentation of a Loss Prevention Newsletter
By Ray C Ellis
While we do not support any products, when your 88 year-old editor receives the kind offer of a shared bulletin, it is too good to pass up. Jesse Denton is a friend of many years and has outstanding material prepared by one of his associates, Nancy Wood, Loss Prevention Consultant, for those lodging industry members confronting a threatened cold and snow-blown winter. Thanks, Jesse and Nancy.
Front Line November 2009 Risk Bulletin, featuring "Are You Prevented for Winter?" and a sample "Snow and Ice Treatment and Removal Log"
CDC Update on H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic - November 6, 2009 Situation Update
U.S. Fire Administration Kicks off Public Fire Safety Campaign On Home Smoke Alarms and Residential Fire Sprinklers - Professor Ellis notes, "This is material that should be integrated with Off-the-Job Safety activities for your establishment."
Fire Protection Management Tips
Coffee Break Training - Exterior Egress Balconies
Coffee Break Training - Sprinkler Heat Collectors
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