Safe Working Practices - Outcalls

 

Safety At Work 

Before you go 

Always try to speak to the client yourself. 

Use this opportunity to find out exactly 

what he wants, and make sure you’re 

comfortable with it. Be clear about the 

costs before you go. 

If the client sounds drunk or stoned, 

seriously consider whether you want to 

take the job. 

If they’re in a hotel: 

Get the client’s room number and name 

of the hotel and tell them you’ll call them 

back through the hotel reception. If he 

isn’t happy for you to do that, don’t go - 

he’s hiding something. Get the hotel 

number from the Yellow Pages, yell.com 

or directory enquiries - don’t accept any 

number he gives you. 

Call him back through the hotel reception 

(and ask reception how many people are 

booked into the room) and arrange to 

meet him. 

Always meet for the first time in a public 

place, such as the hotel bar, especially if 

you haven’t been able to speak to him 

yourself before going. 

If they’re at home: 

Get their address and landline number 

and call directory enquiries to check that 

they match. If he doesn’t want you to do 

that, he’s hiding something. Don’t go to 

someone’s home if you can’t confirm a 

landline number. 

Once you’ve confirmed the number, call 

them back and make arrangements. 

Tell someone where you’re going and 

when you think you’ll be back. 

On your way there 

Pay attention to the area and look out for 

places of safety, like bus stops, taxi 

queues, busy streets, open shops, pubs 

and garages. 

If you’re going to their home, look out for 

lights on in houses nearby. It’s important 

to know how isolated - or not - you are, 

and where you can get help. How many 

cars are parked in their driveway or in 

front? If there’s more than one, be wary, 

and if there are more than two you 

should hear definite alarm bells ringing. 

When you get there 

Pay close attention to which way the door 

opens and locks. If there’s a key in the 

door, don’t let them lock it and pocket it. 

Memorise the layout of the hotel or house 

and clock escape routes from the 

bedroom or suite. Ask to use the 

bathroom - this will give you a chance to 

get an idea of the layout. 

Note where the phone is kept. 

Give the room a quick scan and try to file 

away details like pictures on the wall, 

decor, layout, furniture and any personal 

belongings the client has left out, so you 

can identify the room if you need to. 

When you’re scanning the room, keep an 

eye out for any hidden cameras. 

If you feel uncertain or have a bad feeling, 

leave immediately. Trust your instincts. 

If you start to feel scared or get attacked, 

try to keep calm and get to a busy public 

place as soon as you can. Try to leave a 

small personal object hidden in the room, 

like a piece of jewelry or a wrapped 

condom (make sure you know the brand 

name) so that you can prove you were in 

the room if you decide to report the 

attack to the police. 

Safe Working Practices - Outcall 

“I think the key to this one is weighing up the 

risks against a loss of custom. I have always 

been super strict about my appointments 

(never accepting an in-call without an email 

address and a mobile number, and refusing to 

see the client if he will not display his number 

or uses a different number after this has been 

explained). No doubt this has lost me 

numerous harmless clients who feel that it 

isn’t worth the risk for them for a working girl 

to have these details about them, and that’s 

fair play from my point of view. I have also 

lost bookings because I refuse to do an outcall 

without a) calling the hotel to make sure the 

client is booked in under the name he has 

given me and b) calling the room number 

before I leave to make sure the client is there 

and indeed booked in that room under that 

name. Again, I don’t hold anything against 

anyone who isn’t comfortable with this. I have 

also opened the door after receiving all of 

these details, gotten a bad feeling and 

cancelled the appointment on the spot with an 

excuse rather than go against me instincts 

(and again I would hold nothing against a 

client if he did the same).” 

- advice shared by a sex worker on the web