Jurisdiction resources / United States
Working alone in New Jersey
A starting point for hotel guest-room safety.
Authority and scope
Hotel guest-room safety
New Jersey’s hotel panic-device law covers specified housekeeping and room-service employees assigned to work alone in a guest room at covered hotels with 100 or more guest rooms. A qualifying collective-bargaining agreement can affect the device-provision requirement; review the agreement and the law’s full scope.
This is one starting point for the work described, not a complete list of state or federal requirements. Check which agency and rules apply to the employer and task.
Put the guidance to work
Questions for your plan
Is the hotel covered, and can the device summon on-scene assistance from appropriate hotel staff as the law requires?
What to review
Review the hotel size, employee assignment, applicable collective-bargaining terms, device requirements, staff response and training. Product suitability must be assessed separately.
Some work requires another person on site. Remote monitoring does not replace that requirement or the organization's own assessment, training and emergency procedures.
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Official sources
Sources listed November 4, 2026. Links and requirements can change.
Discuss your work
Talk through your team's plan
Be Safe can explain how check-ins, human monitoring and Emergency Contacts fit your team's work. Your organization remains responsible for determining its requirements and procedures.
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