Gyms, sport centres, swimming pools, and generally speaking in all places dedicated to physical activity, require high levels of hygiene as, being all those places for public use, they are more subject to the risk of spreading viruses and bacteria.
Because of the quantity and frequency of people passing through these environments, dirt removal is an everyday occurrence. For this same reason, disinfection and decontamination of these same environments become fundamental activities to ensure greater safety for athletes and all members of the centre.
Sports centres, as well as gyms, are frequented daily by a very large number of people. The shared use of sports equipment, lockers, showers, and locker rooms makes these areas places of possible infection.
In addition to the qualified staff, the equipment inside the centre and the other services offered, the hygiene and cleanliness of the structure are determining factors when a person decides to join the gym or the sports centre.
With the Coronavirus emergency (Covid – 19) the hygienic and sanitary risk linked to these environments was further highlighted by the Ministry of Health, which had declared that places such as gyms, sports centres, swimming pools, etc. should close and could reopen only if they were able to guarantee compliance with all the measures foreseen to limit contagions, including disinfecting the environment.
Therefore, the owner of the facility has the duty to provide for disinfection treatments in order to protect not only the health of its customers but also that of its employees, in compliance with the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08 (Consolidated text on health and safety at work) that states the responsibility of the employer for providing its employees with a healthy working environment.
Inspections to ensure compliance with health and hygiene requirements in gyms and sports centres are regularly carried out by the local health authorities.