New Jersey compliance
New Jersey lone worker compliance
Statute: N.J.S.A. 34:6-158 (Hotel Panic Button Act) & N.J.S.A. 26:2H-5.17 (Healthcare Violence Prevention)
Hotel panic button mandates effective January 2020; healthcare violence prevention ongoing.
Who’s covered
Hotels with 100+ guest rooms; healthcare facilities statewide.
Required employer deliverables
- Wearable or portable panic buttons for staff working alone in guest rooms or isolated areas.
- Written workplace violence prevention programs, risk assessments, joint safety committees, and training for healthcare facilities.
- Documented maintenance, functional testing, and emergency incident logs.
Penalties & enforcement
Up to $5,000 first violation; up to $10,000 subsequent violations (N.J.A.C. 12:101-5.1); healthcare facilities face licensure reviews and operational sanctions. Enforced by NJ LWD & DOH.
What The Sentry does for New Jersey
One platform, mapped to New Jersey law — deployable in under an hour, no hardware.
The Sentry turns employee smartphones into reliable panic devices with location telemetry, logs functional checks and policy acknowledgements, compiles incident registers, and centralizes healthcare risk-assessment and safety-committee documentation — hardware-free, avoiding $10,000 repeat penalties.
Important. This guide is informational and does not constitute legal advice. Statutes, effective dates, and penalty amounts change — verify current requirements with the New Jersey state agency and qualified counsel. The Sentry provides tools and documentation to support your compliance program; it does not guarantee compliance or legal outcomes.