General safety:
If there is an accident and someone is hurt:

• Call 9-1-1 from your cell phone or lab phone
• Stay with the injured person until help arrives (alert others if possible)
• Alert MakerSpace staff
• Report the incident to the manager

If you see something dangerous or someone working in an unsafe manner, tell a staff member or manager.

Working in the MakerSpace:

• Keep your workspace clean
  • Clean and return all tools to where you got them
  • Shut off and unplug machines when cleaning, repairing, or oiling
  • Keep the floor around machines clean, dry, and free from trip hazards. Do not allow chips or debris to accumulate.
  • Mop up spills immediately and put a chair or cone over them if they are wet enough to cause someone to slip
• Equipment
  • Only use equipment you have been trained for and approved to use
  • Report any broken equipment to a staff member
  • For training and specific instructions, refer to the signs posted at each machine
  • All milling and cutting machines/tools must be turned off by 9:45pm
• Protective gear
  • Wear gear appropriate to the machine or tool you are using, see signs at each machine for required gear
• Hand tools
  • Never use a broken tool, and report any broken tools to a staff member
  • Use tools as they were designed to be used
• Chemicals
  • TAs must take hazardous waste training before using the chemical baths
  • Everyone must use gloves when working with the bath
    1. Always check the temperature before reaching into the bath
  • No external chemicals are allowed in the lab without approval from the manager or assistant manager, and a SDS must be submitted
• Materials
  • External materials brought in to be cut on the machines must be approved by a staff member
  • Be mindful of waste, return unused raw materials that you don’t need to the MakerSpace
• Laser cutter
  • All laser cutter users must be trained
  • ALWAYS watch your work, no matter how long the cut job takes, there is always a fire threat
  • NEVER cut a material that you can’t definitely identify or is not on the approved material list
    1. PVC and chlorinated plastics can NEVER be cut, they will give off a deadly gas
• Food
  • No food in the MakerSpace
  • Drinks with coffee cup lids or holes are not allowed
  • Only sealable drinks are allowed
  • Violators will be asked to leave for the day