A safe welcome. Hotels, resorts, commercial kitchens, even guided fishing trips—if you and your employees are providing a service for a guest, you’re doubly aware of safety. What’s more, Montana’s important and thriving tourism industry depends on you. Use these tips to make your workplace safer for you, your employees and your customers.
What are your safety hazards? Kitchens • Grease splatters • Cuts and burns • Containing bloodborne pathogens • Spills and falls • Deliveries • Pools • General maintenance • Guest injuries • Housekeeping chemicals • Electricity • Outdoor hazards • Fire • Lifting • Transportation
See also: Resorts, hotels, entertainment services and other hospitality workplaces often have safety needs that overlap with retail, professional services, transportation and Leisure and Hospitality Safety Tips.
Young Worker alert. More than 30% of the nation’s 11 million hospitality workforce is under 20 years old. This industry accounts for more than half of all nonfatal work-related injuries to young employees. Why is this important? Employees from age 16 to 24 are designated as Young Workers; their experience and attitudes (and employee rights) are unique. Learn why here.
