How Restaurants Can Prepare for a Safe New Year’s Eve

4 Min Read By Shelby Blundell

It’s a fact that New Year’s Eve is one of the most dangerous holidays – 47 percent of men and 40 percent of women admitted to binge drinking to ring in the New Year, drunk driving accidents are significantly up and more pedestrians are killed on New Year’s Day than any other day of the year. 

While businesses in the hospitality industry provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for clientele to briefly escape their everyday routines, it’s also their responsibility to keep their patrons safe.

Ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, has put together the top four tips on how a restaurant can protect themselves, their patrons and their employees as well as create a safer environment on Dec. 31 and beyond. 

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