Marriott sets the standard in fire safety; In-house inspection staff provides insight to on-site engineers.(Risk Management Honor Roll)

Business Insurance, April, 2005 by Hofmann, Mark A.

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN A consistent approach to life-safety issues is one of the hallmarks of Marriott International Inc.'s risk management philosophy. "What's absolutely critical for us is to ensure that we've got consistent approaches to life safety throughout the world,'' said Bradley R.

Wood, senior vp-risk management for the Bethesda, Md.-based hospitality company. "We have guests that are traveling, that are Americans, throughout the world, and they expect the same level of standards of care outside the United States that are in the U.S.'' he said. "We're very fortunate that in our organization, the entire executive leadership is behind life safety. It's not inexpensive,'' said Mr. Wood. "The cost of retrofitting hotels that we acquire, older...

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