No weapons allowed at InterContinental Perth City Centre

[kerfuffle]

Instead of the usual facilities closed/physical credit card needed/etc. in the Important notice section, IC Perth City Centre has instead advised that no weapons are allowed at their property.

Kinda thought that would be a given?

 

[markis10]

I am sure they were allowed at the old IC @ Burswood,

 

[SYD]

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Instead of the usual facilities closed/physical credit card needed/etc. in the Important notice section, IC Perth City Centre has instead advised that no weapons are allowed at their property.

Kinda thought that would be a given?

Quite common annotation for hotels in Nth Am… Maybe someone at IHG thinks WA is the Wild West?…oh, wait…

 

[dajop]

Yep. North American approach.

When I used to lead safety and health for APAC for a US company we had some corporate auditors reviewing a small warehouse we were leasing in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. One of the non-compliances was that the sign at the entrance did not have the language “No firearms permitted” (or something to that effect).

It was a hard no from me on adding it to the sign.

 

[AuSammy]

Yep. North American approach.

When I used to lead safety and health for APAC for a US company we had some corporate auditors reviewing a small warehouse we were leasing in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. One of the non-compliances was that the sign at the entrance did not have the language “No firearms permitted” (or something to that effect).

It was a hard no from me on adding it to the sign.

From the trends over recent yesrs, perhaps US signs should also say “no shooting school kids on these premises”

 

[Seat0B]

I have seen signs "no weapons allowed" at a number of US hotels, shopping centres, restaurants etc over the years. It's quite a jarring piece of culture shock.

 

[dajop]

I have seen signs "no weapons allowed" at a number of US hotels, shopping centres, restaurants etc over the years. It's quite a jarring piece of culture shock.

At a different US company head office, also quite sobering with this sign inside the door to the toilets (restroom):

 

[markis10]

In shocking news, WA just announced they are banning shock briefcases in Nov, better not take mine to the IC

 

[Happy Dude]

I'd expect to see that in a MEL hotel.

I saw an ad on FB reels for a US company that has designed school furniture to minimise shooting impacts. Metal desks that become enclosed shelters, attack-proof doors with upgraded locking mechanisms, desks that extend to be bullet proof screens. How sad of an indictment that there's a market for this.

Having said that, I sometimes work on government and private sector offices that often include attack-proof features.

 

[kerfuffle]

I'd expect to see that in a MEL hotel.

Or hotels around the Western Sydney area in light of what's happened this week ...

 

[HMcM]

To me it's just a weirdly vague policy. If it was a no firearms policy that would be one thing, but a no weapons policy can mean so many different things to different people. If a cricket / baseball team is staying are they allowed their bats? If a chef is travelling with their knife roll are they allowed to stay? If I travel with a swiss army knife am I in violation? If someone travels for a martial arts tournament and has a quarterstaff (a long stick) are they in violation?

Anything is a weapon if you want to make it one.