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Gym and Locker Rooms Safety Inspection Checklist

Use this inspection checklist to help you monitor your fitness club's locker room with a consistent inspection program that can help reduce the likelihood of it becoming a hazard zone.
MaintainX
07/22/2022

Gym and Locker Rooms Safety Inspection Checklist

Use this inspection checklist to help you monitor your fitness club's locker room with a consistent inspection program that can help reduce the likelihood of it becoming a hazard zone.

    Date:

    District:

    Site:

    Inspector:

    Are ceiling tiles secured?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are exits clearly marked, illuminated, and clear of obstructions?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are exits unlocked from the inside and swing in the direction of exit travel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are curtains made of non-flammable material?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are electrical switch panels labeled and is access unobstructed? (36" clearance required.)

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are weights and equipment properly racked and stored?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are cables on apparatus securely attached and in good condition

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are goal posts, basketball backstop supports padded to a height beyond change of collision?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are walls free of projecting objects?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the maximum occupancy capacity determined and signs specifying maximum number of occupants posted prominently?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is emergency lighting provided and operable where required?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are lockers in good condition and secured to the floor or wall with no sharp objects?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is the gym equipment in good condition, with no obstructions or obvious hazards when playing games, gymnastics, wrestling, etc?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are the bleachers or other seating in good condition and structurally adequate?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do folding partitions in gym operate properly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are floors in shower and locker room areas not slippery, clean and tree of obvious hazards?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are shower controls working properly?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Are shelves and storage units secured to the walls or braced to resist seismic movement?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is there adequate first aid equipment placed appropriately throughout the building?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is athletic equipment inspected for safety upon being issued or prior to each use?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Is running and other horseplay prohibited in locker rooms?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail
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