Articles by Safety Services Management
Importance of Fentanyl Awareness & Illicit Drug Awareness Courses for Hotel Staff
Hotel staff, from cleaners to security personnel, are pivotal in ensuring the safety and well-being of guests. Illicit drug awareness training is crucial for recognizing drug activity signs, enhancing guest safety, and promoting a secure environment. Through these classes, staff learn to identify drug use indicators and handle drug-related incidents professionally, reducing risks to personnel and property. Additionally, such training reinforces the hotel's commitment to a drug-free environment and compliance with legal regulations, safeguarding both guests and the hotel's reputation. This proactive approach in substance abuse awareness is essential for maintaining a positive guest experience and mitigating potential legal liabilities.
Fentanyl Awareness Training for Hotel Staff
We are excited to announce the launch of the first and only fentanyl awareness program designed to protect employees working in the hospitality industry from accidental secondhand exposure. Illicit Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine and has been responsible for a significant increase in overdose deaths in recent years.
Our program is designed to educate employees working in environments who may come into contact with fentanyl.
Atmospheric Hazards within a Confined Space
An incident last November 2021 caused the life of a 35-year-old worker. The worker lost consciousness after descending into a regenerator overflow well at the Benicia refinery to evaluate the condition of the well interior and perform cleaning operations in advance of a welding crew.
Fentanyl - The Untold Story
While deaths of fentanyl users increasingly make the headline news, rarely if ever are there the untold stories of those responsible for decontaminating a property to make it fully safe and habitable.
Epidemic Within the Pandemic
In a November 2021 update, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 100,000 people died from overdoses in a 12-month period ending in April—the biggest increase ever seen in the U.S. The culprit? Fentanyl, which was the factor in 60 percent of the fatal overdoses. That represented a massive 50 percent increase in a single year.
Fentanyl - Chemical Weapons Attack
The word is only slowly getting out in media circles about the dangers of illicit fentanyl trafficking.
In the 2019 The New York Times Magazine story “The China Connection: How a DEA Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring,” author Alex W. Palmer wrote: “A kilogram of fentanyl, purchased for only a few thousand dollars, can be mixed with heroin and made into a couple million dollars’ worth of pills. By contrast, a kilogram of undiluted heroin nets less than $80,000 in profit.”
THE UNTOLD STORY: REMEDIATING A TOXIC DRUG DWELLING FOR SAFE REENTRY
What people aren’t aware of is the tragic consequences of overdoses don’t end merely with a user’s death. Wherever a person has engaged in illicit fentanyl use, the dwelling may become a hazardous waste site. Even inhaling a speck of the drug can prove deadly.