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====== Safety at VHS ====== | ====== Safety at VHS ====== | ||
+ | The Vancouver Hack Space is an open-concept area, and we are very welcoming of folks no matter how much knowledge or previous experience you have, but we also have some very dangerous tools and chemicals readily available. | ||
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- | Many tools here can be dangerous. | + | If you are not qualified to use our dangerous tools, |
A list of rules will not keep you safe; safety comes from knowing how to recognize all possible hazards and | A list of rules will not keep you safe; safety comes from knowing how to recognize all possible hazards and | ||
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All tools in the " | All tools in the " | ||
+ | ===== Waivers ===== | ||
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+ | All VHS visitors, be they a member or not are required to sign a release waiver before entering the space. This waiver releases the VHS society from any legal responsibility for you injuring yourself in our space. | ||
+ | You can read a copy of the release waiver {{ : | ||
===== A brief overview of our safety gear: ===== | ===== A brief overview of our safety gear: ===== | ||
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Please familiarize yourself with all of the below before undertaking anything remotely dangerous. | Please familiarize yourself with all of the below before undertaking anything remotely dangerous. | ||
+ | ==== Emergency Power Shutoffs ==== | ||
+ | //Coming Soon// | ||
- | * First aid kits: | + | ==== First aid kits ==== |
- | * Big white box on top of the lockers in [[area: | + | |
- | * Crash kit in the red backpack inside the top right [[area: | + | |
- | * Small yellow kit near workshop entrance for minor nicks and scrapes | + | |
- | * Fire extinguishers: | + | |
- | * Big orange one above the tool shelves near workshop entrance | + | |
- | * Small red one above blue craft lockers near soldering stations | + | |
- | * Small red one near BYTES sign above member lockers | + | |
- | * White spray bottle by laser cutter - for small flare-ups | + | |
- | * Eye wash station near workshop entrance | + | |
- | * Yellow sharps container above vending machine | + | |
- | * Safety glasses are located in the shelves to the left at the entrance of the workshop area. There are various sizes and styles available for use (some will fit over regular glasses, some will provide good peripheral vision, childrens sizes, etc) | + | |
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- | ====== Code of Conduct ====== | + | |
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- | ===== VHS Principles of Unity ===== | + | |
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- | * **0** Be excellent to each other. No racism, no sexism, no homophobia, no classism. | + | |
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- | * **1** You are free to have your own individual project, or participate in a VHS Group Project. | + | |
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- | * **2** VHS Group Projects are open to all. | + | |
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- | * **3** Eager willingness to learn is all you need. Expertise is not required. It's always ok to ask questions. | + | |
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- | * **4** VHS is a Member run [[admin: | + | |
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- | * **5** One minute for VHS. When members are at the space in addition to cleaning up after themselves they will do a minimum of one minute for VHS on things that help us run. Examples include sweeping, taking out garbage, or anything else that helps the space operate.This helps us all! | + | |
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- | === General Order of Things: | + | |
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- | * Out of respect to members around you, if you're using heavy machinery or anything that could be potentially unsafe, loud, obnoxious or hazardous for any reason in the space, it's up to you as a member to communicate what you will be working on and why/how it is hazardous. This can be at many levels. For example, if you are using ferric chloride to etch circuit boards, this is a potentially toxic and unhealthy chemical to be exposed to. Please wear safety goggles and gloves to protect yourself, and warn those around you about what you're using. Or, [[http:// | + | |
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- | * We operate entirely from our membership base. So. Pay your dues! Also please bring in and donate common consumables - hot glue sticks, machine header pins, tape, beer, etc. | + | |
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- | * If something has a name(that is not yours) on it, it is not a [[admin: | + | |
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- | Vancouver Hack Space Society (VHS) is dedicated to providing a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, | + | |
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- | Harassment includes but is not limited to: | + | |
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- | Offensive words or actions related to the identities, traits, and characteristics stated above. | + | |
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- | Gratuitous sexual or obscene images or behaviors on the VHS premises. | + | |
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- | Unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention without consent or after a request to stop. | + | |
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- | Deliberate intimidation by either words, gestures, body language, or menacing behavior. | + | |
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- | Stalking. | + | |
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- | Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes. | + | |
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- | Sustained disruption of talks or other events. | + | |
- | Continued one-on-one contact or communication - either online or in person | + | * [[kit1|Main Area (Metal Desk) First Aid Kit]] - White box hanging |
+ | * [[kit2|Wood Shop First Aid Kit]] - Clear plastic tub on top of the blue lockers | ||
+ | * [[kit3|Metal Shop First Aid Kit]] - Small white metal box | ||
+ | * [[First_aid_supplies|First Aid Supplies]] | ||
- | Deliberate outing | + | ==== Fire extinguishers ==== |
+ | * Red one up at the front of [[area: | ||
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- | Deliberate misgendering. This includes dead-naming or persistently using a pronoun that doesn’t correctly reflect a person’s gender identity. | + | ==== Eye wash station ==== |
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- | Consequences | + | ==== Yellow sharps container ==== |
+ | Currently located on main small tools shelving | ||
+ | * **How to Dispose of Sharps** | ||
+ | * Email or phone [[https:// | ||
+ | * 604-657-6561 | ||
+ | * [[needlevan@phs.ca]] | ||
- | People asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to stop immediately. People breaking these rules will be sanctioned or expelled from the space or the event at the discretion of any VHS keymember. | + | ==== Naloxone Kit ==== |
+ | * **[[https:// | ||
- | How to Report | + | ==== Face Protection ==== |
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
+ | * Respirators | ||
+ | * Face shields | ||
- | If you wish to report harassment please do any of the following: | + | ==== Hearing Protection ==== |
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
- | Talk to any directors | + | ==== Gloves ==== |
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
+ | * Leather protective gloves are in the small tools area near the central work tables | ||
+ | * Latex and Nitrile gloves are with the [[tool: | ||
- | Send a message to directors@vanhack.ca | ||
- | All reports will be treated as confidential and will be investigated. |
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