Workers forced to wear flea collars.....

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Employees at the SkyCity casino are being forced to wear flea collars to keep from being bitten while working.



Workers have complained about infestations on the casino floor for years, the New Zealand Herald reports.



But despite regular cleaning of the carpet and gaming machines, the problem remains.



Unite Union national director Mike Treen said workers had been complaining to SkyCity management, as well as the union, for years.
He said though many had resorted to wearing flea collars, workers were also provided with cans of flea repellent so they could spray themselves before starting work.



Treen said the problem was that the management was unwilling to shut down the floor for enough time to have the carpets cleaned properly as they would lose too much money.
"It's just about a 24-hour, seven-day business.They don't want to close the casino down even for a day."



The infestation issue was first flagged in 2007 when SkyCity management had a pest management programme put in place to deal with the fleas.
A SkyCity spokeswoman told media that "most large carpeted buildings that are frequented by the public encounter some degree of an issue with biting insects".



"We have thorough, proactive pest control measures in place and are confident that we are providing a safe and healthy facility for our staff and customers," she said.



http://news.msn.co.nz/article/8252863/skycity-casino-workers-forced-to-wear-flea-collars

 

[novasatori]

That is pretty damn nasty.

 

[SilverThief]

Holy crap Batman!

 

[sdifox]

There is going to be some serious drop in business there.

 

[moshquerade]

There is going to be some serious drop in business there.

Sounds like the clientele is bringing the fleas in so this won't stop them.

 

[sdifox]

Sounds like the clientele is bringing the fleas in so this won't stop them.

That doesn't make any sense.


And you just gave me the shivers...

 

[Udgnim]

24/7 vacuum teams in anti-flea suits which is apparently a flea collar

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Fleas...New Zealand....Nah, way too easy. I'll pass.

 

[lxskllr]

That doesn't make any sense.


And you just gave me the shivers...

That's where most fleas come from. They hitch a ride on people, and drop off in the carpet. When I lived in the lowlands, I constantly had fleas in the house. After moving to the midlands, they all left.

 

[sdifox]

Fleas...New Zealand....Nah, way too easy. I'll pass.

Sheep Love?

 

[Born2bwire]

I think that if they got at the source of the problem and made sheep wear flea collars then this wouldn't happen.

 

[SunnyD]

Fleas...New Zealand....Nah, way too easy. I'll pass.

<<Insert gayner joke here>>

 

[bignateyk]

Why not put down hard floors instead of carpet? They could probably do it one section at a time so they didn't have to shut the whole place down.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Fleas...New Zealand....Nah, way too easy. I'll pass.

Seriously, if they could lay off the sheep, they wouldn't have this problem.

 

[lxskllr]

Why not put down hard floors instead of carpet? They could probably do it one section at a time so they didn't have to shut the whole place down.

I thought of that, but they probably use carpet for noise abatement. Hard floors would be much louder in a casino setting.

 

[Murloc]

too much people coming in and going out all the time in an infested zone means the problem will represent itself even if they clean it.
They should remove the carpet for good maybe.

I thought of that, but they probably use carpet for noise abatement. Hard floors would be much louder in a casino setting.

well there are other kinds of flooring, but I guess those would cost too much.

 

[mmntech]

Sounds like the entire place needs to be fumigated.