Best/Worst Locker Room Photos

Locker rooms! Used by world-famous athletes, middle school students, office employees and coal miners alike. The quality varies considerably! Check out our collection from all ends of the spectrum. Please comment! Which ones catch your eye?  Email locker room photos to add to our collection. We will post new ones ongoing as they are received. (Security People Inc. is an int’l supplier of locks and lockers. Soon we will begin  accepting applications for locker/lock donations for 2011/2012! All schools and youth facilities may apply. “Like” us on Facebook, or sign up for our enewsletter (to your right) to be notified when the online application is ready.)

LAUREL-CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL in LAUREL NEBRASKA. Photo courtesy of Marty Nelson. Says Marty: The boys locker room at Laurel-Concord High School in Laurel Nebraska, where I graduated in 1984. The picture was taken in 2009. I remember it being a very noisy room!

COLTS LOCKER ROOM AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM: Photo courtesy of Eric McCutchan. Says Eric: I took the photo on a visitors' tour during a blood drive at by Lucas Oil Stadium. The reason it looks so pristine is that it's used only one day per week during the season, since the Colts practice at a different facility on the northwest side of town.

INDIANOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, COLUMBUS OHIO: Photo courtesy of Eric Lipschutz. Says Eric: As a tax payer in the Columbus City Schools district I was appalled at the condition of the boys and girls locker rooms in this building. If I were a student I wouldn't want to take gym class the conditions are so horrendous! I am glad my tax dollars are going to renovate this fine old structure and bring it into the 21st century. I have always admired this fine old school (built in 1929) and attended the community walk through prior to the renovation and addition. A subsequent addition was added in 1962. This addition will be demolished to make way for a new entrance, cafeteria, gymnasium and media center. The building will become a K-8 Language Immersion School for Columbus City Schools.

CLIPPERS LOCKER ROOM at STAPLES CENTER: Photo courtesy of Steve Neimand. Says Steve: The photo was taken during the last seat upgrade event for season ticket holders, when season seat holders are invited to Staples Center to see what seats are available in case they want to move or add to theirs. They had the locker room open for people to tour. As for perspective, I found it very nice, which I would expect for a pro team in a fairly new arena, and remarkably odor free, also expected, as it was the off season and not in use.

CHICAGO CUBS LOCKER ROOM: Photo courtesy of Kenneth Watson. Says Kenneth, On a trip to Chicago, I was lucky enough to be there on a day they were giving tours of Wrigley Field. The Cubs were playing on the road, so their clubhouse was open on the tour.

SEATTLE, WA, break room for staff members of the inpatient pharmacy in downtown Seattle, WA hospital. Photo courtesy of Kim. Says Kim: Our break room is small, dirty, windowless and crowded. It's awful, but there really are no good alternatives when the weather is bad--and since we're in Seattle, the weather is usually bad.

CHATTERLY WHITEFILED COLLIERY COAL MINE LOCKER ROOM, UNITED KINGDOM: Photograph courtesy of Mick Pyatt. Says Mick: I worked here in the1960s and it closed in 1976. I took this photo during an annual open day in Sept. 2008. It represents fond memories of my time there. These are the lockers where coal miners changed out of their clean clothes, took out a towel and soap, then went to a second locker in what was known as the dirty end to put on work clothes to go down the coal mine. At the end of the shift on the coalface you reversed the procedure which included a shower. Mick worked here starting at age 15.

SLS HOTEL, BEVERLY HILLS CA-—Ciel Spa Womens Locker Room. Keep in mind that this is a marketing photo, not from a regular person. But sure looks nice.

FORREST HILLS, NEW YORK. Photograph courtesty of Joe Shlabotnik. Writes Joe: Delighfully old school lockers.

SHORE LANES BOWLING ALLEY, MERRITT ISLAND, FL: Photo courtesy of Linda McKinney. Says Linda: My Mom and Aunt Eliza were down for a week. We picked up my brother and went bowling. This locker room caught my attention and my stomach. The visceral reaction to this locker room -- IMHO -- would be to get out of there as soon as possible.

Security People Inc. is an int’l supplier of locks and lockers. Soon we will begin begins accepting applications forlocker/lock donations for 2011/2012! All schools and youth facilities may apply. “Like” us on Facebook, or sign up for our enewsletter to be notified when the online application is ready.

Mexican resorts: A critical ingredient for relaxation you should know!

Nothing ruins a relaxing Mexican vacation like having your belongings stolen. Simply worrying about the possibility of theft can just as easily squash the vacation mood. To keep everyone feeling island-happy, many resorts have built pool and beachside lockers so guests can swim, nap and play worry-free. Digilock locks–with instant set four-digit locks, make the ideal choice for rotating guests looking to secure their belongings and relax.

Mexican vacations provide rest & relaxation. Pool and beachside lockers help prevent worrying about stolen belongings.

Island-themed lockers, with Digilock locks, at an all-inclusive Mexican resort.

Security People Inc.  is made up of the four leading brands in lock and locker technology, Digilock, Celare, Lockup and Numeris.

Hospital drug theft by employees & patients

Medical giant Kaiser Permanente, along with other hospitals, doctor offices and pharmacies,  face a real threat of employees & patients stealing popular black-market pharmaceutical medications. Medical establishments aim not only to prevent theft and substance abuse, but must consider the safety of individuals taking unprescribed medication, and their potential liability.

Pharmaceutical drawers locked with Digilock locks are displayed at a trade show int he Netherlands.

Just this past summer, prescription opiates including oxycodone and morphine went missing from Hunter Hospital in Hunter New England. According to reports, 13 types of drugs were lost or stolen in 40 incidents between January 1, 2009, and April 11, 2011.

Hospitals are becoming increasingly aware of the potential for people to use medication inappropriately, and illegally obtain desirable pharmaceuticals for themselves or for sale on the black market.

Many medical establishments are responding by increasing their security. Kaiser Permanente, for example, has employed Digilock locks to secure medicine drawers and cabinets. Four-digit passwords are revealed only to authorized staff, and are changed regularly and easily by managing physicians or administrators.

Digilock locks are used by pharmacies and medical facilities worldwide to secure pharmaceutical medication against theft and abuse.

ADA-compliance by March 15, 2012: What you need to know!

Schools, hospitals, universities and other facilities across the U.S. are under the gun to meet ADA-compliance standards by March 15, 2012. After this date, facilities not in compliance with the Justice Department’s 2010 revised ADA-regulations risk financial penalties and possible legal action.

Recreation facilities–including fitness centers, swimming pools and sports centers– have been targeted as a new area of compliance, not previously covered in the 1991 regulations. Specifically, the 2010 regulations require ADA-accessible lockers & locks, swimming pools, exercise equipment and stadium seating…to name a few.

Other changes in the 2010 regulations require increased handicapped van parking & accessible entrances, expanded vehicles for mobility assistance (golf carts are allowed!) and updated guidelines for ADA-accessible hospital rooms.

INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM

Inside locker rooms, at least five percent of lockers must be accessible, according to 2010 compliance regulations.  This means a wheelchair must be able to approach the locker, where benches typically block access. Specifically clubs must allow 48 inches of space around the accessible lockers, and ensure that the bottom of lockers is no more than 15 inches off the floor.

However, just making the lockers accessible is not enough,” says Julie Advocate, chief financial officer for Digilock, a Petaluma, CA, manufacturer of Celare lockers and Digilock locks. Traditional locking options, such as padlocks, dial combination locks and key locks are not ADA compliant, she says.

“A locker, although ADA compliant when purchased, becomes non-compliant when locked with a non-compliant lock,” Advocate says.

The ADA requires locks to be operable with one hand and not require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist with a five-pound maximum operable force. Since the early 1990s, Digilock has been manufacturing ADA-compliant keys, and five years ago, the company incorporated an ADA-compliant user key into all of its keypad-operated locks to make all of its locking products compliant with ADA regulations.

SWIMMING POOLS

Swimming pools, spas, wading pools, and aquatic recreational facilities must now become ADA-accessible. According to AquaSafe, a provider of swimming pool services, five types of entry are allowed under the regulation: primary – lifts and sloped entries; and secondary – transfer walls, transfer systems, and accessible pool stairs. The only means of entry that can be used on its own without any other means of entry is a sloped ramp.

Swimming pools with less than 300 linear feet of pool wall must have at least one primary means of entry – handicap lift or sloped entry. Swimming pools with more than 300 linear feet of pool wall must have two means of entry – at least one of them must be primary. The primary means of entry must be either a sloped entry or a pool lift capable of being independently operated by a person with a disability. The secondary means of entry can include a  pool lift, sloped entry, transfer wall, transfer system, or pool stairs.

The main requirements of pool lifts are that the user must be able to operate it independently and it must provide foot rests. Sloped entries can be built in entryways or can be a removable ramp and they must have handrails. Sloped entries must be in compliance with all ADA specifications. The regulation specifies detailed requirements for secondary means of entry as well.

WHO HAS TO COMPLY

Not everyone has to fully meet the new requirements by March 15, 2012. Older facilities already in compliance with the 1991 standards, are not required to fully comply until they make alterations. However, if that older facility is not in compliance with 1991 standards, the deal is off and they must come up to 2010 compliance, according to  Karen Stephenson, a labor and employment attorney with Seyfarth & Shaw, specializing in ADA-compliance and accessibility matters.

Furthermore, facilities renovating before March 15, 2012, can choose whether to redesign according to the regulations for 1991 or 2010.

“But they have to decide throughout,” said Stephenson. “For example, they can’t choose to have their parking comply with 1991 regulations, and then something else goes with 2010 standards.”

She adds, “The thing to think about is the extent that there might be future alterations, If they’re going to be constructing now, they might just want to comply with 2010 so they don’t have to revisit and do things twice.”

While renovating facilities have a few months left to choose whether their reconstruction complies with 1991 or 2010 regulations, after the March date this choice vanishes. All will comply, at that point, with 2010 regs.

Another critical piece is the “Readily Achievable” statute. 1991-compliant spaces must bring their recreation facilities (which had no requirements in the 1991 regulations) to 2010 compliance, if it is “readily achievable.” According to the ADA’s regulation guidelines readily achievable means “easily accomplishable without much difficulty or expense.”

According to the published guidelines:

Readily achievable barrier removal may include providing an accessible route from a parking lot to the business’s entrance, installing an entrance ramp, widening a doorway, installing accessible door hardware, repositioning shelves, or moving tables, chairs, display racks, vending machines, or other furniture. When removing barriers, businesses are required to comply with the Standards to the extent possible. For example, where there is not enough space to install a ramp with a slope that complies with the Standards, a business may install a ramp with a slightly steeper slope. However, any deviation from the Standards must not pose a significant safety risk.
The statute does take into consideration a business or facility’s financial capabilities:

Economic downturns may force many public accommodations to postpone removing some barriers. The barrier removal obligation is a continuing one and it is expected that a business will move forward with its barrier removal efforts when it rebounds from such downturns. For example, if a restaurant identified barriers under the 1991 Standards but did not remove them because it could not afford the cost, the restaurant has a continuing obligation to remove these barriers when it has the financial resources to do so.

“This is something facilities will have to consult their counsel about, to see if they comply with this statute,” said Stephenson.

PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

Out-of-compliance facilities risk penalties from the Department of Justice, and lawsuits from the DOJ, patrons or disability groups–not to mention risking their reputation in the community.

A first non-compliance violation is $55,000, and a second is $110,000, according to Stephenson, however this may be the least of a non-compliant facilities worries.
“The DOJ does have the ability to bring class action law suits on behalf of individuals with disabilities, and if there’s a finding of liability in an issue like that, that could be a significant monetary burden on a facility, “ said Stephenson. “The DOJ can also get damages for people who are aggrieved and injunctive relief to force facilities to make required changes.”

Stephenson adds that there are a number of plaintiff attorneys across the country that specialize in this area of the law, and seek out these lawsuits, including group claims.
In summary, Stephenson advises businesses to speak with their legal counsel to see if they are currently in compliance with existing standards, and if not, what changes must be made to come into compliance. Much of the specifics can also be found in the DOJ’s published guidelines.

SPI will soon be making locker & lock grants for schools and youth athletic facilities in need of updated locker rooms. Please join our mailing list and “like” us on FB (on the upper right hand side of this blog) to be notified when the application process begins.

Written by Cecily Ruttenberg, a member of SPI‘s marketing & public relations team. 

Hewlett Packard uses Digilock locks in commuting employee locker area

Hewlett Packard, among the world’s largest information technology companies,  frequently shuttles employees between offices via private, chartered, commuter plane. For these commuting employees, HP provides locker facilities utilizing Digilock locks! With rotating commuters, HP does not assign lockers but utilizes Digilock’s instant set, 4-digit keyless locks.  Security People Inc. is honored to be the locker provider of choice for this world renowned, multinational corporation, synonymous with Silicon Valley innovation.

The welcome sign at Hewlett-Packard's Roseville CA headquarters.

The welcome sign at Hewlett-Packard headquarters on Hanover Street in Palo Alto, CA

Hewlett Packard's touchdown lockers, with Digilock locks, are for temporary employees or for commuting employees that fly in from out of the area to use a temporary work station.

Lockers at HP in Roseville, CA for a temporary business unit.

See-through locker doors decrease contraband!

The concept is simple. Students, employees, athletes and other locker users are less likely to store illegal or disallowed items in a locker if the door is see-through! According to the Virginia Department of Education’s School Facilities Guide:

Traditionally lockers in gymnasium locker rooms have perforated doors for ventilation and hallway lockers have solid doors. What would be ideal is to have see-through or perforated locker doors in the hallway as well. This would permit staff to see what is stored inside the lockers and deter storing of illegal material such as tobacco, guns, knives, etc.

At the same time, a see-through door can make items inside more appealing for theft, so locks must be incredibly reliable. Security People Inc’s Lock-Up polycarbonate doors, combined with 4-digit, instant set keyless locks by Digilock provide this powerhouse combination. Security Simplified!

Security People Inc.  is made up of the four leading brands in lock and locker technology, Digilock, Celare, Lockup and Numeris.

Target stores choose Digilock for employee locker rooms

Target, the second largest discount retailer in the U.S.  behind Walmart, employs some 355,000 workers in its 1700-plus stores. Security People Inc is honored to be the chosen provider of locks and lockers for the majority of Target’s employee locker rooms. Our Digilock-brand,  instant-set, four-digit keyless locks allow rotating employees to reuse lockers during different shifts. Photos of Target’s locker are at the bottom of this post. Target is considering moving towards see-through polycarbonate door lockers (shown at bottom) to assist in locker auditing, a standard practice at large businesses.

Target employees some 355,000 workers in its approximately 1700 locations nationwide, and will expand into Canada this year.

Another shot of Target's flagship store in Minneapolis, MN.

Target's flagship store in Minneapolis, MN. Security People Inc. provides lockers and locks for nearly 2,000 Target stores.

Target uses trademark red lockers (SPI brand Lockup) with Diglock locks for most of its employee locker rooms.

Target is considering moving toward see-through polycarbonate door lockers to assist in locker auditing, a standard practice at large businesses.