Yes, it is a legitimate hazard. Employees have been injured working in far less hazardous environments. Doesn’t sound like you have experienced one before. Quite a bit of pent up and drunk testosterone in those clubs, which can be a recipe for disaster. Not to mention how dark they are (trips and falls), how slick the dance floor can get (shower stages and oil stages) as well as the purely athletic moves used on the pole. All of which, and more, are definitely grounds for worker injury.
far too many strippers suffer from contact dermatitis from swinging on un-sanitized poles. Club owners must be forced to keep the poles clean. They don’t want to because of the cost. Finally justice for the strippers.
A strip club got into a hassle,
When their workers were called “too old to wrassle”,
“Contractors” they were “falsie” accused,
And the story made front IJ news,
When these strippers had no place to shake tassle.
Hmm. Uncovered assets. Very dangerous.
This will be a windfall for NY State. It is pretty rare for a stripper not to find work.
There is a lot of skin in the game for the dancers.
Is lap dancing a legitimate hazard to be covered? What is the WC code for this class?
Yes, it is a legitimate hazard. Employees have been injured working in far less hazardous environments. Doesn’t sound like you have experienced one before. Quite a bit of pent up and drunk testosterone in those clubs, which can be a recipe for disaster. Not to mention how dark they are (trips and falls), how slick the dance floor can get (shower stages and oil stages) as well as the purely athletic moves used on the pole. All of which, and more, are definitely grounds for worker injury.
Scopes shows me it’s code 9079.
Costumes?
Does this mean the club cannot go bare on wc?
far too many strippers suffer from contact dermatitis from swinging on un-sanitized poles. Club owners must be forced to keep the poles clean. They don’t want to because of the cost. Finally justice for the strippers.
To summarize:
A strip club got into a hassle,
When their workers were called “too old to wrassle”,
“Contractors” they were “falsie” accused,
And the story made front IJ news,
When these strippers had no place to shake tassle.