Apple's disastrous new campus: Employees keep smacking into glass walls
Apple employees can't seem to stop bumping into the ring-shaped building's transparent glass walls in Apple's futuristic $427 million spaceship campus in Cupertino. However, Apple should probably have foreseen the downside of a building with transparent glass walls where occupants are regularly staring down at their iPhones. Seven incidents have been reported so far. Here's more on it.
A brief background on Apple Park
The new campus, Apple Park, was designed by famed architect Norman Foster, based on Steve Jobs' vision. The 100,000 square-foot campus includes a building surrounded by the world's largest curved glass panels, two miles of running paths, an orchard, meadow etc. It houses 12,000 employees.
Reportedly, Apple removed employee-posted warning signs
Emergency services had to be called in two instances when two employees received minor head cuts. No one has had to be hospitalized yet. In an effort to combat the phenomenon, Apple employees had resorted to sticking Post-It notes on glass walls to demarcate potential hazard zones. However, the warnings were reportedly removed because they interfered with the building's design and its stylish aesthetics.
There might be an under-reporting of the issue
Apple could be facing a fine over the issue
Despite several incidents, none has warranted a post to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, Apple could be facing a fine as California work safety and health laws dictate that organizations must protect its employees "against the hazard of walking through glass" by placing conspicuous markings and/or barriers where required.
