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Beginner's Guide to Property and Guest Safety: Post-Covid

The global pandemic has shifted the travel landscape, bringing safety and property condition front and center for managers, guests and owners, municipalities and staff. This checklist focuses on steps to ensure basic safety and assumes additional procedures will be followed to routinely inspect the quality of the property.
MaintainX
07/19/2022

Beginner's Guide to Property and Guest Safety: Post-Covid

The global pandemic has shifted the travel landscape, bringing safety and property condition front and center for managers, guests and owners, municipalities and staff. This checklist focuses on steps to ensure basic safety and assumes additional procedures will be followed to routinely inspect the quality of the property.

    General Interior

    Ensure smoke alarms and CO detectors are installed correctly

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm there is a basic first-aid kit available for guests

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Make sure there is a card or flyer prominently displayed with important safety informa9on

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Make sure all locks, doors and windows are func9onal

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Have fireplaces, stoves, chimneys and vents been inspected in the last year?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do chemicals, cleaning products, and paints follow guidance from the EPA and CDC?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Look for any ligh9ng issues or other hazardous items that could cause trips and falls

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    s the water heater func=oning correctly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm all handrails are secure

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Kitchen

    Confirm there is at least one fire ex=nguisher near the kitchen

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Bedrooms

    Are there two means of egress in each bedroom?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do bedrooms more than 20 feet above the ground have folding escape ladders?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm bunk beds meet 2007 Federal Safety Guidelines

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm all furniture is mounted and secured

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    General Exterior

    Confirm the property address marker is visible during the day and night

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Make sure there are no hazardous elements in the walkway or driveway

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Visit the property at night for a detailed review of the exterior lighGng

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Deck

    Make sure the guardrails are up to code

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm the handrails are configured correctly

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Check for rot or split spots

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Confirm that deck furniture or hot tubs are placed away from railings

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Grill & Fire Pit

    Ensure fire pits are posi?oned up to code

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Ensure gas and charcoal grills are posiDoned up to code

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Pool & Hot Tub

    Ensure pools and hot tubs are up to code

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail
Source: MaintainX (Community Member)

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