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A panic button for hotel staff

Wearable panic buttons for housekeeping and every employee who works a floor alone. One push sends an alert with the room and who needs help, straight to your response team. No app to open, no screen to unlock, and it helps you meet the panic-button mandates now in force.

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A discreet Flic panic button mounted at a hotel service station.
How it works

One push. Help on the way.

Push the button and an alert with the room and the staff member’s name reaches your security or front desk in seconds. They see who needs help and where, and can acknowledge on the spot.

Push the button to see what happens

A room attendant carries the Flic button on a lanyard or clip.
Push it once to call for help.

Illustrative responder view
Safety Console 09:41
Live map (illustrative)
No active alerts All lone workers checked in
SOS · Push received
Room attendant needs help
Worker
M. Alvarez · Housekeeping
Location
Live · Room 412, 4th floor
Received
Just now
Time to acknowledge 0:00
Acknowledged · Responder en route
The mandates

Panic buttons are becoming the law, not a perk

Roughly 18 US jurisdictions now require hotels to equip staff with panic devices: statewide laws in New Jersey, Illinois and Washington, and city ordinances in New York, Seattle, Chicago, Miami Beach and across California. Washington’s enforcement began January 1, 2026, with penalties up to $10,000. Brand programs like the AHLA 5-Star Promise push the same standard across chains worldwide.

  • Required by law in a growing list of US states and cities
  • Washington’s isolated-employee law in force January 1, 2026
  • Chain mandates apply worldwide, not just in the US
  • One push, no app to open: the behaviour regulators expect
Read the state-by-state compliance guide
A hotel worker wearing a Flic panic button while servicing a guest room.
The hardware

A button staff actually carry

Flic is a small wireless button worn on a lanyard or clipped to a uniform. Fixed buttons can also be mounted at service stations, back office and reception. Alerts route to the people you choose: security, the front desk, or your existing safety platform.

  • Up to a 3-year battery. Nothing to charge between shifts
  • Coverage across floors via discreet hubs, independent of staff phones
  • Push, hold or double-push for different alerts
  • White-label and custom printing for branded fleets
A white-label Flic panic button worn on clothing.
Flic is a workplace safety device, not a medical device. It is about faster help and peace of mind, getting the right person to the right room sooner. This page is not legal advice; verify requirements with your counsel.

Proof

Hotel safety
ProSafe

Hotel safety, made wearable.

ProSafe is a hotel safety platform that integrates wearable Flic Smart Buttons, so alarms reach staff even when phones are out of reach. Built on the same buttons, hubs and API your deployment would use.

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A ProSafe deployment: a hotel staff member with a wearable Flic panic button.
Flic enables ProSafe to bring a ton of value to our end users and deliver on our mission of providing the best platform at the best price.
ProSafe
Good questions

Answers before you ask

Does this meet my state’s panic button law?
Flic gives housekeeping and lone-floor staff a wearable one-push alert, which is the core of what the mandates call for. The newest laws also require location reporting, and how precise it must be differs by jurisdiction. Check our state-by-state guide and confirm details with your counsel.
How fast can a hotel go live?
Most properties are live within a day or two. Buttons arrive pre-paired, hubs plug into power on each floor, and alerts route to the responders you choose. No rewiring, no construction.
How do responders know which room the alert came from?
Fixed buttons are assigned to a room or station, so the alert names it directly. Wearable buttons report through the nearest hub, so responders see the floor or zone plus who pushed. The demo above shows the responder view.
Does it depend on staff phones?
No. Buttons talk to hubs installed on the property, so the alert goes out even if the staff member’s phone is in a locker. That matters for housekeeping, where phones often are.
Can it feed our existing security system?
Yes. Alerts route through an open API (webhook, MQTT and SDK) into the platform your security team already runs, or into a standalone dashboard if you have none.
Compliance & Standards
  • GDPR
  • CE Marked
  • FCC
  • RoHS
  • WEEE

Give your housekeeping team a button worth pushing.

Talk to a specialist about cover for your property. Live in days, ahead of the deadlines.

  • One push sends room and name to responders
  • No app to open, nothing to charge nightly
  • Meets the behaviour panic-button mandates expect

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