US SAFETY Act Examined Amid Vegas Shooting Lawsuit

Published Jul 25, 2018 16:30 PM

Creating an international controversy, MGM Resorts has sued shooting victims, despite or perhaps because the Las Vegas gunman used the MGM-owned Mandalay Bay to kill 58 people.

Unsurprisingly, this has engendered significant opposition and mockery.

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However, MGM is using the US SAFETY Act of 2002 as a defense in their complaint. But what is the SAFETY Act and how does it apply to security users? In this note, we examine:

  • What does it take to become SAFETY Act certified?
  • How do the levels of certification differ?
  • What protection does it apply?
  • What security system manufacturers are certified?
  • Should buyers look to SAFETY Act certification as an important differentiator?

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Comments (8)
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John Bredehoft
Jul 27, 2018
Bredemarket / Incode Technologies

***** *** *** **** ********. * tend ** **** ** **** **** a ****** ***** - **** ** it ** ******* *********** *** *** Resorts ** ****** **** *******, ** could **** ***** ******** ************. (** it *** ***; *'* *** **** how **** ***** *********** **** *** this ** * ********* ** ****** where **** **** ****.)

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John Honovich
Jul 27, 2018
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** ***** **** * ********* ***********, it's * ******** ****. * ** wonder **** ************ ** ************* *** given ** **** **** ****** *** suit.

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Undisclosed #1
Jul 27, 2018

**** *** ** ** ********* ******, but *** ******* *** *** *** doing ***** **** - ******** ***** clients ********* ******** ** ***** ***** existing ******** **** *** ** *** books.

To ** ******** **** ***** ** ********** *********** ** **** ** ***** ****.

*** ******* ****, ** *** ****** out ** *** **, ** **** the ******** ******** ******* ** * defense *** ****** ********* *** ********** untested ** *****.

** ******** ******* ** **** ********** will *** **** ** ******* - even************* *** ***********. 

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John Honovich
Jul 27, 2018
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********** *** ******* ***** *** ******** on **** *** ******* ****** ** - *** ** ***.

** *** ** ***** **. **'* a ******** ** *** **** **** believe **** **** **** * *** probability **** ******* **** *** **** - *** ***** ****** ** *** suit.

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Undisclosed #1
Jul 27, 2018

"********** *** ******* ***** *** ******** on **** *** ******* ****** ** - *** ** ***."

* *****, ***, ** *** *********, this **** ** ******** ***** ** potential **** ** $$.

***** *** **** ***** **** ********* backlash *** **** ***** ***** ***********, the ******** **** ** ********* ** lawsuits **** ******* ******* ** **** been ********** ** ** ** **** greater ********* ****.

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Jeffrey Hinckley
Jul 28, 2018

***** *******, ***.

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Dan Gelinas
Jul 30, 2018
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***** ***, ****!

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Steven Burman
Jul 30, 2018

* ***** *** **** ****** ** folks ***** *** ** **** **** let **** *** ***** ******** ***** suitcase **** *** **** *** ****** ever ********** **. *'* *** *** plaintiff's ******* **** **** ** **** the ****** *** ******* ******** **********.

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