Who Are We And What We Do?
Yourhotelcanbesafe.com has been in business since 2014 and was initially called Hardin-Smith Consulting and later changed to Hardin-Smith and Partners. Since the passing of its original founder, Mr. Charles Hardin Smith in 2020 and its first General Manager, Mr. Ed Helms in 2021, it took on a new lease of life with its lead consultant, Mr. Joe Holman.
A tried-and-true hotelier from the beginning, Joe has taken the reigns since and has partnered with other Security / Loss Prevention Managers and Directors with backgrounds in hotel risk management -- and, well, the results have been amazing!
We currently enjoy the company of four partners (men and women from hotel management positions of various sizes and with expertise in hospitality management where risk mitigation is the main event).
Read on for more...
What You Will Get Working With Us
A 131-point audit sheet, plus a ridiculously in-depth consult, among other services. This sheet will be filled out before one of us arrives to walk your property head-to-foot. After which time, we will create recommendations for improvements that are budget-minded and easy to implement for your specific property. We charge a flat hourly rate or a specialized per-project amount, as you prefer and as we see best applies.
So What Can We Do For Your Hotel?
In One Sentence: We Can Give You Experience!
To give you an idea of what we cover, here are the topics:
· Security / Loss Prevention Hospitality Operations - as they relate specifically to hotels, motels, or resorts.
· Hotel Opening Experience! A number of us have hotel opening experience, and as such, we can set up your LP department from the ground up!
· OSHA compliance - We are OSHA-certfified (30-hour) and can make your hotel safe General Duty Clause-compliant.
· Workers Compensation / Loss Claims / Texas Non-subscribers - We can be an asset to your hotel's HR department and ensure that your spending with injuries and claims is minimized.
· Fire and Life Safety - We can set up and work with your engineering team and fire response company to hash out the details of fire drills and evacuations.
· Safety Audits and property walks.
· Foodborne Illnesses - What do you do if someone wants to sue you because of something you served them? We know.
· Retail and Shrinkage Prevention - This is especially alluring to hotels with retail outlets.
· Lost & Found - The bigger a hotel gets, the more urgent proper L&F management becomes. We can advise.
· Emergency Response Plans and Business Continuity Plans - What do you do if a robbery occurs on property, a kidnapping, a hurricane or severe weather disaster? What if you end up on the news because of it? Get guidance.
· SOPs and LSOPs - we can write or help draft your hotel's policies.
And much more.
Additional Services
We also do emergency response plans, high-volume action plans, and standard operating plans (SOPs) for additional costs. Oh, and ask us about our Interim Director Services.