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Key Takeaways
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American Hotel & Lodging Institute
Cours Outline
Day 1
Security Leadership & Hospitality Security Fundamentals
- Role of the Lodging Security Director and leadership responsibilities
- Security governance: policies, procedures, and command structure
- Hospitality security mindset: guest safety with professional service approach
- Security risk areas in hotels (public areas, back-of-house, rooms, events)
- Access control basics (guests, visitors, staff, contractors)
- Patrol strategy and visible deterrence standards
- Shift briefings, handovers, and reporting discipline
- Coordination with hotel leadership and department heads
- Exercise: property risk mapping (hot spots + controls)
Day 2
Risk Assessment, Prevention & Security Operations Control
- Risk assessment methodology (identify, evaluate, mitigate)
- Threat categories: theft, violence, unauthorized access, fraud, vandalism
- Prevention planning: physical controls, procedures, awareness
- CCTV operations basics and monitoring discipline
- Key control procedures (master keys, restricted areas, asset rooms)
- Crowd control principles for hotel areas and events
- Managing contractors and deliveries safely
- Staff awareness and security briefing programs
- Exercise: build a risk mitigation checklist by area
Day 3
Incident Management, Investigations & Documentation
- Incident classification and response priorities
- Incident reporting standards and documentation quality
- Evidence awareness and basic investigation steps (concept level)
- Handling theft and loss incidents professionally
- Guest and staff conflict management support
- Working with local authorities (when and how to escalate)
- Protecting confidentiality and reputational risk
- Post-incident review and corrective action planning
- Exercise: incident report writing + response decision simulation
Day 4
Emergency Preparedness, Compliance & Performance KPIs
- Emergency readiness: roles, responsibilities, and response structure
- Fire safety awareness and evacuation coordination basics
- Medical emergencies and guest assistance protocols
- Crisis communication coordination (internal + guest messaging alignment)
- Safety compliance mindset and audit preparation
- Training drills planning and execution (table-top + practical)
- Security KPIs (incident trends, response time, audit results, losses)
- Continuous improvement and action plan development
- Capstone: 30–60 day security improvement plan + readiness checklist
- Wrap-up: review + Q&A
