Aslan
07-19-2019, 08:34 PM
Recently, a woman died at a bowling center in Davenport, IA.
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Police-say-woman-died-at-Davenport-hotel-bowling-alley-512462542.html
Preliminary investigation isn't concluded.
BUT...just a reminder to all those "bowling center workers/proprietors"...
Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy)
Please be sure that if you or your employees are going to me working around the pin-setters...that they are locked out and can't be activated while you or the employee are performing the maintenance/work. Many bowling center employees have died after being caught in those machines.
And, if you're going to be working on anything electrical, you need to shutdown the power and lock it out.
Even little things...I don't know how many times I've seen center employees running on the cover over the ball return...along the gutters...to go clear a pin from the lanes. While I appreciate their speedy resolution of our issue...all it takes is one slip, one turn of the ankle...and that kid isn't going to be able to do anything but sit behind the counter for a month or two waiting for his/her ankle sprain/break to heal.
Injuries are expensive. Medical bills, worker's comp insurance, replacing injured staff...not cheap. If you're not already doing it, you should be taking a look at your safety programs at your center. You should be doing some kind of safety training on a regular basis. You should have safety data sheets for any hazardous chemicals in your workplace. If you have 10 or more employees, you should have injury logs and records. You should have a lockout/tagout program and your staff that works in and around those machines should be trained.
I know running a center isn't the cash cow it used to be...but a little prevention can be profitable. It doesn't cost a ton of money to work safely...but it can cost a great deal if you don't.
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Police-say-woman-died-at-Davenport-hotel-bowling-alley-512462542.html
Preliminary investigation isn't concluded.
BUT...just a reminder to all those "bowling center workers/proprietors"...
Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy)
Please be sure that if you or your employees are going to me working around the pin-setters...that they are locked out and can't be activated while you or the employee are performing the maintenance/work. Many bowling center employees have died after being caught in those machines.
And, if you're going to be working on anything electrical, you need to shutdown the power and lock it out.
Even little things...I don't know how many times I've seen center employees running on the cover over the ball return...along the gutters...to go clear a pin from the lanes. While I appreciate their speedy resolution of our issue...all it takes is one slip, one turn of the ankle...and that kid isn't going to be able to do anything but sit behind the counter for a month or two waiting for his/her ankle sprain/break to heal.
Injuries are expensive. Medical bills, worker's comp insurance, replacing injured staff...not cheap. If you're not already doing it, you should be taking a look at your safety programs at your center. You should be doing some kind of safety training on a regular basis. You should have safety data sheets for any hazardous chemicals in your workplace. If you have 10 or more employees, you should have injury logs and records. You should have a lockout/tagout program and your staff that works in and around those machines should be trained.
I know running a center isn't the cash cow it used to be...but a little prevention can be profitable. It doesn't cost a ton of money to work safely...but it can cost a great deal if you don't.