Beacon — Hotel & Building Safety by PanicTap

ONE TAP.
LIVE 911.
EVERY ROOM.

Beacon brings PanicTap's direct-to-911 emergency alerting into hotels and multi-floor buildings — with precise location identification so responders know exactly where to go.

Location Identified
Room 2301
Active & Monitoring
Compliance Required
New Jersey — Hotels 100+ rooms (2019) Washington State — Hotels 60+ rooms (2020) Illinois — All hotels & casinos (2020) NYC Safe Hotels Act — 50+ rooms (May 2025) Massachusetts — Employees alone in guest rooms Los Angeles, CA — Housekeeping staff (2022) Oakland · Santa Monica · Long Beach · Sacramento Washington HB 1524 — All isolated employees (Jan 2026) New Jersey — Hotels 100+ rooms (2019) Washington State — Hotels 60+ rooms (2020) Illinois — All hotels & casinos (2020) NYC Safe Hotels Act — 50+ rooms (May 2025) Massachusetts — Employees alone in guest rooms Los Angeles, CA — Housekeeping staff (2022) Oakland · Santa Monica · Long Beach · Sacramento Washington HB 1524 — All isolated employees (Jan 2026)
How It Works

EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE

Beacon nodes are placed throughout your property. The moment an employee activates, 911 and your security team receive an exact, human-readable location — room number, floor, or area name.

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Install Beacon Nodes

Small wireless nodes are installed at key locations throughout your property — floors, corridors, guest rooms, and public areas. Each is assigned a plain-language name you control.

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Employee Activates PanicTap

A housekeeper, maintenance worker, or any staff member faces an emergency. One press of the PanicTap device. The nearest Beacon node identifies their precise location instantly.

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911 + Your Team Notified

A direct call to 911 connects in seconds. Security and designated contacts receive an immediate alert: the employee's name and exact location — "Room 2301," "4th Floor," "Pool Level."

RESPONDERS KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO

In a 30-floor hotel, "a panic button was pressed" is not enough. Beacon transmits human-readable location names — not cryptic coordinates — so your security team reaches the right room in seconds, not minutes.

Name nodes anything: "Room 2301," "Ice Machine 4F," "Pool Restroom," "Service Elevator B." You control the language of your building. Responders always know exactly where they're going.

See a Live Demo
🏨 Grand Meridian Hotel — Live View
23F Guest Rooms 2301–2340 ALERT
22F Guest Rooms 2201–2240
15F Executive Lounge
4F Fitness Center
3F Conference Level
2F Restaurant & Bar
L Lobby & Front Desk
P Pool Level
Legal Compliance

PANIC BUTTON LAWS ARE EXPANDING FAST

Fines for non-compliance reach $10,000 per violation. Beacon keeps your property compliant across every active mandate — and ahead of laws still being passed.

NEW JERSEY
Hotels with 100+ guest rooms must provide panic buttons to employees working alone. Fines up to $10,000 per violation.
In Effect — 2019
WASHINGTON
Hotels 60+ rooms required since 2020. HB 1524 (signed April 2025) expands coverage to all isolated employees — effective January 2026.
Expanding Jan 2026
ILLINOIS
All hotels and casinos must provide wireless panic buttons to employees working alone under the Hotel & Casino Employee Safety Act.
In Effect — 2020
NEW YORK CITY
Safe Hotels Act (May 2025) requires panic buttons for staff entering occupied rooms. Hotels 50+ rooms must obtain an operating license tied to compliance.
In Effect — May 2025
MASSACHUSETTS
Bill H.1657 requires hotel employers to provide panic buttons to any employee working alone in guest rooms or enclosed areas.
In Effect
CALIFORNIA
No statewide law yet — but LA, Santa Monica, Oakland, Long Beach, Sacramento, West Hollywood, and Irvine all have active mandates. Statewide bill AB 1761 in progress for 2026.
City-Level Laws Active
Why Beacon

BUILT DIFFERENT.
BECAUSE THE STAKES ARE.

911

DIRECT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES — NOT A MIDDLEMAN

Most panic button systems alert an internal security desk or monitoring center that then calls 911. Beacon calls 911 directly — cutting critical minutes from response time when every second matters.

When a housekeeper faces an emergency, every second matters. Beacon removes every intermediary between the press of a button and emergency services — with location already transmitted the moment the call connects.

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BUILT FOR LARGE PROPERTIES

Hotels, high-rises, casinos, resorts. Beacon's node infrastructure scales to any size — from a 60-room boutique property to a 1,200-room convention hotel.

DEPLOY IN A SINGLE DAY

No hardwiring. No IT infrastructure. Beacon nodes pair wirelessly through the PanicTap platform. A full hotel deployment can be completed without disrupting a single guest.

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COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION BUILT IN

Automatically generates compliance logs — device assignments, activation records, response times. Export-ready reports for state inspections and hotel licensing audits.

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NATIVE TO PANICTAP

Already using PanicTap? Beacon is a native upgrade — same platform, same app, same management console. Add location intelligence without replacing a thing.

Pricing

SIMPLE, SCALABLE PRICING

Two line items. No contracts, no setup fees, no surprises. Scale up or down as your property needs change.

Per Device
PanicTap Device
$44 .95 / mo

One subscription per employee device. Each device calls 911 directly, transmits live audio, and sends GPS alerts to emergency contacts the moment it's activated.

  • Direct-to-911 calling — no middleman
  • Live audio to 911 dispatcher
  • Instant GPS alert to designated contacts
  • 2-week battery life
  • 4G LTE — works independently of phone
  • Device included — no upfront hardware cost
Sample Property Calculation
PanicTap Devices  ·  25 housekeeping & maintenance staff 25 × $44.95 = $1,123.75 / mo
Beacon Nodes  ·  200 zones across 20 floors 200 × $1.00 = $200.00 / mo
Total Monthly $1,323.75 / mo

Based on a 200-room, 20-floor hotel with 25 staff devices and 200 location nodes — roughly one node per room floor zone and public area. Exact node count depends on your floor plan.

PROTECT YOUR TEAM.
SATISFY THE MANDATE.

See how Beacon deploys across your property in a live walkthrough. No hardware headaches, no IT projects.

Questions? Email us directly at beacon@panictap.com

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