Western Region: GTA urges hotel owners to maximise and enforce safety principles

The Western Regional Director of Ghana Tourism Authority, Henry Yeledour, has urged management of hotels to ensure that their facilities are safe for clients. Yeledour was speaking in the wake of the death of Lois Abena Koranteng, a petroleum chemical engineer who got drowned in a pool in a two-star hotel located in Anaji, a … The post Western Region: GTA urges hotel owners to maximise and enforce safety principles appeared first on Asaase Radio.

Jul 20, 2024 - 16:50
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Western Region: GTA urges hotel owners to maximise and enforce safety principles

The Western Regional Director of Ghana Tourism Authority, Henry Yeledour, has urged management of hotels to ensure that their facilities are safe for clients.

Yeledour was speaking in the wake of the death of Lois Abena Koranteng, a petroleum chemical engineer who got drowned in a pool in a two-star hotel located in Anaji, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region.

He urged hotel managers to adhere to all rules and regulations and enforce them.

“We insist that operators ensure safety, while users of the facilities must also know that their safety is a personal responsibility,” Yeledour said.

Yeledour also said key indicators and markings were to ensure the safety of clients, especially in swimming pools and urged swimmers to follow all the markings for safety.

A visit by his outfit to the hotel indicated that Lois returned from town around 11pm to request to swim in the pool that was supposed to be closed to swimmers at 7pm.

Though, the front desk officer and the security officer, who doubles as a lifeguard at the pool, offered to assist her, she insisted on swimming around at that time and refused the offer.

Later, at about 2am the following day, the body was seen afloat by the security officer and a report was immediately lodged with the police, who helped to convey Lois to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Lois and her manager, together with a driver, checked in at the hotel on the 7 June 2024.

Yeledour said his outfit and the police were conducting further investigations into the matter.

The body of Lois Abena Koranteng has since been conveyed to Accra for autopsy and preservation.

Some lives have been lost at hotel facilities through heater electrocution and slippery bathroom floors, resulting in clients falling, in most cases, into comas and deaths.

This situation is a worry to industry players and they believe it is avoidable.

Reporting by Isaac Hughes in the Western Region

 

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