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Operating from Memphis, Tennessee and Reno, Nevada, The Hospitality Security Consulting Group, LLC (HSCG), a licensed security consulting firm, provides risk assessment and suggested corrective measures to mitigate a wide variety of threats to hospitality guests, personnel, facilities and systems.

To meet your needs, we are available to assist on a global basis.

Tom McElroy Tom Daly

Former Loss Prevention and IT executives of one of the largest hospitality company’s in the world.

Strategic partnerships with some of the top fire and life safety, IT and physical security providers in the nation. By utilizing these strategic partnerships and network of professionals, we can draw on the very best and brightest our industry has to offer.

In addition to decades of hospitality experience, each Principal partner is Board Certified in one or more related disciplines including ASIS International - Certified Protection Professional (CPP); Board of Certified Safety Professionals -Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and Certified Lodging Security Director (CLSD) by the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) Educational Institute.

The Managing Members are active participants in several professional organizations, including:

• US State Department – Overseas Security Advisory Council

• American Hotel and Lodging Association• National Fire Prevention Association• ASIS International

By performing industry specific consulting services, as well as serving as unbiased litigation experts and legal witnesses, our goal is to establish adequate plans and programs that protect the guests, employees, and assets of the hospitality client. We will recommend cost beneficial and practical solutions to reduce risks that could cause significant losses and/or liabilities by conducting a comprehensive review and audit of your fire and life safety, IT and physical security analysis, project management, and training programs.

We have the experience to identify the safety and security risks that can adversely affect the performance and profitability of your hospitality business. In order to manage these risks and control the economic impact after any loss has occurred, we will employ innovative techniques to avoid and reduce both the chance and magnitude of a loss. Identifying risks is the first step to successful risk management.

Safety and security assessments and risk analysis, baseline organizational safety and security reviews, elevated threat response planning, real-time incident response preparedness and procedures, and business continuity/disaster recovery.

HSCG's diagnostic process is the result of years of development and ranks among the most comprehensive in the hospitality industry. Our diagnostic process will not only identify gaps in existing processes, it will greatly assist you developing your site specific program.

Our Members have played key roles in the technical planning and design of all of the typical hospitality safety and security systems, including: fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems, CCTV systems, access control and electronic locks systems, security lighting, and IT Networks.

From design to operation, our experts are available to assist at all levels of your project. We can play an active role in the feasibility study; preliminary design; final design; bidding and negotiation, construction, and operation phases.

Utilizing our experience will provide you with a proper

project foundation, design, and managed installation.

• Standards of Care• Security Practices & Procedures• Negligent Hiring & Retention• Inadequate Training• Premise Liability• Illegal Detention• Parking Lots & Garages

Need assistance with litigation issues of alleged safety or security negligence? We can assist you in determining if the alleged incident was foreseeable; if a duty to provide existed and if so, was that duty breached?

In-house or web based, our hospitality specific training programs include:• OSHA Compliance• Physical Security Management• Physical Security Awareness• Information Systems Security• Emergency Response and Procedures• Loss Prevention Auditing Process

All training programs are customized to meet your needs.

To meet the needs of Travel and Meeting Planners, we are available to assist with pre-event site safety and security surveys. If you so desire, our team will remain on site during their events to act as a liaison to the site’s staff. We act in a consultant/liaison capacity only; we do not provide life/fire safety or security services.

For additional information about HSCG and our members, visit our website at: www.thehscg.com or call us at 1.800.880.4485

For current news on issues concerning hospitality safety and security, visit our Blog at: http://thehscg.blogspot.com/ or follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/tommcelroycpp