US SAFETY Act Examined Amid Vegas Shooting Lawsuit

Author: Dan Gelinas, Published on Jul 25, 2018

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:

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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*******, *** ** ******** ** ****** *** of ****** * ******* ** their*********. *** **** ** the ****** *** *** how **** ** ***** to ******** *****? ** this ****, ** *******:

  • **** **** ** **** to ****** ****** *** certified?
  • *** ** *** ****** of ************* ******?
  • **** ********** **** ** apply?
  • **** ******** ****** ************* are *********?
  • ****** ****** **** ** SAFETY *** ************* ** an ********* **************?

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What ** ** *** **** **** ** ****?

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How ** *** ****** ** ************* ******?

***** ******** ********* ******** ******* *** *** SAFETY ***, **** ******* to ******, ***, **** and *****:

  • *** ** *** ********* technologies. *** ******** *** same ********** ** ********* but **** ****** *** seller *** ******** ** the ****** ***** ** the ********* ********** **** to ******* ************* ********** *******. **** ***** **** as **** ** *** provider ********* *** ***** to *** ********** **** the ********** ****'* ***** of, *** *** ****** was, **** *** ****** can't ** ****.
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********* ** *** ******** Bar ***********, ***** ** ********** over ******* ** *** this ********** ******* *** be ******** ** ***-********, non-governmental *****.

What ******** ******** ********* *** ******?

*** ***** **** ** has ******** ****** *** their *,***** ****** *** listing. ********* *** ******** ************ database***** *** ** ******. However, *** ********* ** IPVM **** **** ********* who *** ******** ****** to *** ******* ***** status ********.

********* *** **** ** the ********-********-******* ******** **** found:

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  • ***** *******, ***.
  • ******* ***.
  • ********* ************* (******* ********)
  • ***** ******* ***.
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  • ***** ******* *************, ***.
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  • ******** *******, ***.
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  • **** ********** ******** *** and **** ********** **** & ******** ******, ***.
  • ****** (****** ****** *** expired ********* ** *** SAFETY *** *******).
  • *** **** ****...

************** *** **** *** a ******** **** **********, but ************* **** *** methods ** ********, ********* dictating ********, ********** *** conducting ******** ******, ***. For *******:

*************** *** ****** *** Website:

Should ****** **** ** ****** *** ******* ** * **************?

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*** *** **** ** putting **** ** *** test.

Is *** ***** ** *** *** *******?

***'* **** ******* ************** ******** ***********, *** ******* ***** to ******* ******** *** the ***** ** ******* Festival, * ****** ***-********* company, ****** ******* ** ***** complaint:

**** ** ** **** carry**** ********** *** ********* listings:

*** ****** ** ***** under *** ********** ********** Defense:

Dispute ************* ** ****** *** ** **** *****

*******,***** ** * ************ ******* *** ********** Contractor ******* ********** *** be ******** ** * non-military, ***-************ *******:

***** ** **** **** dispute ********* ******* ** not *** ***** ** Harvest ******** ******** **** qualifies *** *** ********** under *** ****** ***, since,********* ** ***, **** **** *** decided ******* ** *** the **** ******** *** an *** ** *********:

*******, ** ********* *** ** ***** complaint, ***'**** ******** ******* *********** * *** **** leaves ****** ***** **** Vegas **** ******** ********* as *********.

******* ***' ********* **********:

*******, ** *** ***** hand, **** ** **** does ******* ** *********, that *** ******** *** done **** *** ******** Bay ****** *** *** the ********, ***** **** that *** *** ** not ********* ** *** SAFETY *** ************* ** CSC *** *** ******* for *** ******** *** not *** ******.

Outlook ****** ***

*** ******* ** **** case ***** **** * notable ****** ** *** the ****** *** *** be *******. *********, ** is ******* ********* ** a ** ********** ******* that ***** ** ** use ** **** ******** companies.

Comments (8)

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John Bredehoft

Idemia | 07/27/18 04:55pm

***** *** *** **** ********. * **** ** **** ** this **** * ****** ***** - **** ** ** ** LEGALLY *********** *** *** ******* ** ****** **** *******, ** could **** ***** ******** ************. (** ** *** ***; *'* not **** *** **** ***** *********** **** *** **** ** a ********* ** ****** ***** **** **** ****.)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bredehoft | 07/27/18 04:57pm

** ***** **** * ********* ***********, **'* * ******** ****. I ** ****** **** ************ ** ************* *** ***** ** that **** ****** *** ****.

Undisclosed #1

07/27/18 07:56pm

**** *** ** ** ********* ******, *** *** ******* *** MGM *** ***** ***** **** - ******** ***** ******* ********* exposure ** ***** ***** ******** ******** **** *** ** *** books.

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

*** ******* ****, ** *** ****** *** ** *** **, is **** *** ******** ******** ******* ** * ******* *** pretty ********* *** ********** ******** ** *****.

** ******** ******* ** **** ********** **** *** **** ** nothing - ***************** *** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/27/18 08:17pm

********** *** ******* ***** *** ******** ** **** *** ******* should ** - *** ** ***.

** *** ** ***** **. **'* * ******** ** *** much **** ******* **** **** **** * *** *********** **** succeed **** *** **** - *** ***** ****** ** *** suit.

Undisclosed #1

07/27/18 08:25pm

"********** *** ******* ***** *** ******** ** **** *** ******* should ** - *** ** ***."

* *****, ***, ** *** *********, **** **** ** ******** based ** ********* **** ** $$.

***** *** **** ***** **** ********* ******** *** **** ***** brand ***********, *** ******** **** ** ********* ** ******** **** victims ******* ** **** **** ********** ** ** ** **** greater ********* ****.

Jeffrey Hinckley

Norris, Inc., S. Portland, ME | 07/28/18 01:39am

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

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | 07/30/18 11:27am

***** ***, ****!

Steven Burman

07/30/18 03:53pm

* ***** *** **** ****** ** ***** ***** *** ** that **** *** **** *** ***** ******** ***** ******** **** his **** *** ****** **** ********** **. *'* *** *** plaintiff's ******* **** **** ** **** *** ****** *** ******* declared **********.

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