Safety & Security

Keeping guests’ valuables secure and safe is the innkeeper’s responsibility while those goods are on their premises. Guests want to feel safe themselves and know that their belongings are too.  

The biggest challenge facing the Observatory Hotel’s chief engineer Janusz Zaklikowski was finding a new locking system that would match the doors of the grand hotel in Sydney’s historic Rocks area.

Controlling access to public areas in an accommodation complex can not only be extremely costly but, if not properly planned and integrated, the results can be problematic for not only your guests but also for you and your staff.

Standards Australia has set a new standard for automatic fire detection and alarm systems for the hearing impaired.

New building fire safety regulations became enforceable on 1 July 2009 and owners and managers of every accommodation business (and in particular larger occupancy businesses) must have taken steps to ensure they are compliant.

Don’t dismiss this so hastily; it could happen to you.