What is the story here?

Frankie Lee · 27-12-2017 4:01pm #1

https://twitter.com/6F2/status/945727565653839874

What do sharps mean and why would a sign like this be used in a gym?

bee06 · 27-12-2017 4:03pm

Sharps are generally needles. I’m not a gym goer so I’ll leave it up to you to deduce why someone would be using needles at a gym.

ongarite · 27-12-2017 4:03pm

Needles

CWF · 27-12-2017 4:08pm

Neeedles for anabolic steroids.

Frankie Lee · 27-12-2017 4:12pm

I'm shocked and appalled.

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 27-12-2017 9:09pm

Very surprised that a gym would be happy with members injecting steroids on the premises

BrandNewMedium · 27-12-2017 9:13pm

Diabetic patrons? Plenty of glucose and sugar in supplements. Obviously not the totality of the issue but there are more reasons than the nefarious.

Frankie Lee · 27-12-2017 9:13pm

It has been over 10 years since I last went to a gym, would this be a common practice?

Alf Veedersane · 27-12-2017 9:15pm

BDJW wrote: »

Very surprised that a gym would be happy with members injecting steroids on the premises

Who said they were happy? The sign says not to put sharps in the bin - to dispose of them properly.

Maybe the gym's cleaners had a couple of close encounters of the sharp kind and put up a notice to prevent it happening again.

Bigger problem for the gym if their cleaners had been pricked by someone's needle

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 27-12-2017 9:15pm

Frankie Lee wrote: »

It has been over 10 years since I last went to a gym, would this be a common practice?

No, definitely not. BrandNewMedium might have a point about diabetic members, but you would also presume that diabetics wouldn’t be careless with needles as they are so used to using them

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 27-12-2017 9:17pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Who said they were happy? The sign says not to put sharps in the bin - to dispose of them properly.

Maybe the gym's cleaners had a couple of close encounters of the sharp kind and put up a notice to prevent it happening again.

Bigger problem for the gym if their cleaners had been pricked by someone's needle

Well seeing as the sign says the staff will assist in disposing of the needles, rather than the sign saying not to dispose of them in the gym at all speaks for itself

Alf Veedersane · 27-12-2017 9:17pm

Diabetics rarely use syringes anymore.

Alf Veedersane · 27-12-2017 9:22pm

BDJW wrote: »

Well seeing as the sign says the staff will assist in disposing of the needles, rather than the sign saying not to dispose of them in the gym at all speaks for itself

It's safer for the gym. If the reality is that people are injecting there then they can be proactive and let staff dispose of them in a proper sharps container as would be used in any facility where sharps are used.

Legally, its probably safer for the gym to go down this route

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