Risk Management Project

While visiting my sister outside of the La Grande area, I decided to evaluate a facility which is a gym and workout facility.  This particular facility has approximately 500 members which attend a variety of activities like spin biking class, turbo kick, Pilates, yoga, weight training, step aerobics, water aerobics and body buff classes.   This facility also has a wide array of work out equipment like elliptical, treadmills, stationary bikes, and stair climbers along with free weights, swimming pool, racket ball courts and stationary weight equipment which facility members can participate on their own.  The facility had a nice appearance but as I started my performance evaluation I was able to find some things to work on.

1. Loose bench in the women’s locker room.  The bench was wobbling when I moved it.  Upon further evaluation I noticed a bolt was missing.  In order to fix the problem, a new bolt will fix the problem. 
2. The showers were leaking water out of bottom of the shower curtains which created excess amount of water outside of the showers on the floor.   Shower curtains need to be replaced with doors to prevent water from pouring out of the showers.
3. The sauna had suffered a broken board on one of the seats.  This was not extremely noticeable but during my inspection I noticed the crack and the slivers starting to come to the surface.  The entire board on the bench will need to be replaced. 
4. While washing my hands I noticed the sink handle was loose and I was able to move it in all directions.  When I shut off the handle a large variety of water spilled out the back.  The handle and the entire facet need to be replaced. 
5. Employees hand washing signs were partially torn off of the area they were displayed in the women’s bathroom.  The signs need to be displayed again, possibly in a different spot to help with preserving them.
6. Sanitary napkin disposal cans did not have lids and items which belong in there were on the floor behind one toilet.  Put lids on cans and place signs in stalls about placing items in the sanitary disposal cans. 
7. A few spots of mold on in the wall above the showers.  Remove the mold with bleach cleaner and clean walls with bleach weekly to prevent mold from growing.
8. Bathroom stalls are missing the locks in main bathrooms in near the entry way of the facility.  Replace locks on both doors which have missing locks. 
9. Paper towel holder is jammed up and only allowing little scraps of paper towels to come of the paper towel holder.  The paper towel roll used the holder may be the incorrect causing the jam.  The dispenser may need to be replaced.
10. Disinfectant bottle to spray off treadmills was empty.  The bottle needs to be refilled and monitored by staff throughout the day to make sure the bottle is full. 
11.  Two racket ball players not wearing protective glasses while playing.  Employees of the gym need to monitor courts to make sure players are following club rules. 
12.  I witnessed to two young children partaking in horseplay in the swimming pool.  The pool is not required to have a life guard on duty but employees need to monitor pool throughout the day to make sure young children are supervised.
13. One of the treadmills was missing the emergency stopping cord.  While looking around I did not see it on the floor.  The facility needs to stop using the treadmill until the cord can be located or a new cord has arrived. 
14. One employee working at the facility was extremely busy texting and talking on her cell phone.  While watching the front counter she missed on young man sneaking in the side aerobics room and coming out the other side of the room like he had been at the gym already. 
15. Racks of free hand weights were located right in front of large mirrors.  The weight racks are too close to the mirrors and the potential for a client to drop the weights into the mirrors could be a high possibility.  Moving the hand weight racks away from the mirrors would the safest way to go in order to help prevent injury.
16.  The parking lot lines are missing from the parking lot.  Lines have worn off during the winter months.  For safety reasons and helping clients designate their parking spots, the lines need to be re-painted. 
17. One of the exit signs above the side access door had burnt out lights.  The light needs to be replaced in the sign so the sign is easily seen.
18. I was not able to find any emergency lights in the area designated as the weight room.  This is very dangerous if the lights go out and people are unable to see there way out of the room.  Emergency lights need to be put in case of a power outage. 
19.  One of the patrons was not wearing his shirt in the weight room area.  There are signs which clearly states patrons will wear there shirts, closed toe shoes and shorts.  In order to solve this problem the employees of the gym need to be making the rounds monitoring patrons and correcting them if they violate a rule.
20.  When looking for the fire extingushers, I did not notice many throughout the building.  I found four extinguishers but they were difficult to find.  The extinguishers need to be clearly marked and made more visible for patrons to find.