Local safety button provider pledges support for Illinois hoteliers and casino operators as wide-ranging new legislation passes

Springfield, IL – August 12, 2019 – With the signing into law of the Illinois Hotel and Casino Safety Act this past Friday, TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry, has revealed its intention to assist local area hotels in their adoption of the new ruling.

Under the Senate Bill 75, hotels and casinos statewide will be charged with providing customer-facing staff such as guest room attendants, room-service staff and casino floor employees with a safety or notification device “under circumstances where no other employee is present in the room or area.” This follows the introduction of a safety button mandate for the City of Chicago over a year ago, while similar legislation is being enforced in cities such as Miami Beach, New Jersey and Washington State.

“While this is a much-needed development for our state, we’re here to help our local hotel partners with compliance to the new law and can fully support them as they prepare for the July 1, 2020 adoption deadline,” said Parminder Batra, TraknProtect’s Chief Executive Officer. TraknProtect, a Chicago-based safety button provider, has been supportive of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association’s approval of the new measures, with the majority of Chicago hoteliers already using the TraknProtect platform to ensure the safety of their employees.

For more information about TraknProtect’s range of features, or to schedule a demonstration of the TraknProtect platform, contact Parminder Batra at sales@traknprotect.com or visit www.traknprotect.com.

About TraknProtect | TraknProtect is a real-time location technology provider enabling hotels to harness the power of location data and integrate it into their safety and operations systems. TraknProtect provides enhanced safety devices (ESDs) for hotel employees through activation of a safety button integrated solution alerting security personnel to the location of employees in need of assistance.  The platform provides additional access to real-time locations and data about hotel inventory, room service trays, and vendor activity on the property. The TraknProtect software platform is also enabling hotels to enhance guest satisfaction, increase employee efficiency, and improve employee safety by using TraknProtect data analytics to save significant capital costs and make smarter inventory purchasing decisions and improved management of outside vendors. For more information, please visit www.traknprotect.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.