Most common safety issues to address at your vacation rental | Breezeway Academy

Once you have a safety system in place, you need to know what to actually look for. Most safety risks in vacation rentals are known — and preventable. This video tells you exactly where to focus. In this video, Koryn Okey and Justin Ford, Breezeway’s Head of Safety, walk through the most common safety issues found across vacation rental properties and how to proactively address each one. What you’ll learn: • Fire safety — the most critical area to stay on top of, including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and grill and fire feature placement • Egress and exits — why blocked exits, windows that don’t open, and rooms without proper escape routes are serious hazards guests won’t discover until it’s too late • Fall risks — missing handrails, poor lighting, uneven surfaces, and cluttered walkways, and why these issues typically develop slowly over time • Decks, balconies, and structural elements — why regular inspection matters and why visible damage isn’t always obvious at first glance • Pool and water safety — why regulations are the bare minimum, not a complete safety solution, and how to create layers of protection beyond compliance • Furniture and interior hazards — unstable furniture, unsafe bunk beds, and trip hazards that are easy to overlook but still pose real risk • Safety communication and signage — why information buried in long documents doesn’t protect guests, and how to place safety information where guests will actually see it • How Breezeway turns all of these safety areas into structured, repeatable checklists — so issues are identified, assigned, and tracked to completion across your entire portfolio Most of these risks are preventable. It comes down to awareness, consistency, and execution — and this video gives you all three. __________________________________ Learn more about Breezeway's property operations and experience platform: https://www.breezeway.io/demo Take the Breezeway Safety Course: https://www.breezeway.io/resources/sa... Download safety signage: https://www.breezeway.io/safety-signs Download the pool and hot tub safety inspection checklist: https://www.breezeway.io/pool-safety-...   / breezeway     / breezeway.io     / heybreezeway     / heybreezeway