Bed lift used in property (left) and vest fitted with buzzers to alert user to maintain safer postures (right)

In France and Spain, Ascott implemented various initiatives to reduce work related injuries in Citadines Trocadéro Paris, Citadines Les Halles Paris, Citadines La Défense Paris, and Citadines Ramblas Barcelona, Spain. This included:

• Replacing the use of A-frame ladders with light rolling working platforms,

• Installing “bed lifts” for easier bed-making which eliminated the need to lift heavy mattresses when making beds

• Housekeepers were equipped with motorised service carts which reduced the risk of sustaining muscular and skeletal injuries from heavy loads.

• A buzzer embedded in the safety vest that alerts the staff who has adopted an unsafe work posture.

Left to Right: Reflective paint on driveway and demarcated hazard area with paint and warning signage