Do gym's (fitness centre's) have responsibilities?

[Big Mick]

i think it should be the same as pubs/clubs with the responsible servicing of grog , while the bar tender isn't a medical professional but they should be able to tell the difference between working out and going to extremes

So where does it stop and start, 'no mate you can't train legs today, I saw you do 10 sets of squats yesterday.' or 'sorry buddy, your getting too big, no training for you today' or 'sorry darling you lost a lot weight and are starting to look too thin, can't use the treadmill today'

Who is to judge what is too extreme???

What is next inspectors coming to your hose checking your home gym??

May be you need a home gym license and need to do a course and show due course to own a bench press and some dumbbells.......etc etc

 

[RyanF]

From an OHS point of view... the gym does have a duty of care to ensure that people entering and using their facility are not exposed to undue risk as a result of the facility's equipment, processes, etc.

This duty of care though is limited to that which is "reasonable" for them to (A) exert some control over; and, (B) have reasonable knowledge of. ( This doesnt mean that "ignorance is bliss" - quite the contrary, the test is not "what you know" but "what you SHOULD know" )

In this case, it is not reasonable to expect the staff or owners of a gym to adequately diagnose and manage health conditions such as anorexia. They are not health care professionals. If they WERE to intervene based on their own, unqualified, assessment then it is likely they would open up a far greater can of worms than if they just left it alone.

This.