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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 understanding how to deal with them. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of others. | + | A list of rules will not keep you safe; safety comes from knowing how to recognize all possible hazards and |
+ | understanding how to deal with them. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of others. | ||
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- | All tools in the " | + | All tools in the " |
+ | ===== Waivers ===== | ||
- | ===== A brief overview of out safety gear: ===== | + | 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 {{ : | ||
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+ | ===== A brief overview of our safety gear: ===== | ||
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. | ||
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+ | ==== Emergency Power Shutoffs ==== | ||
+ | //Coming Soon// | ||
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+ | ==== First aid kits ==== | ||
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+ | * [[kit1|Main Area (Metal Desk) First Aid Kit]] - White box hanging on top of the [[area: | ||
+ | * [[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]] | ||
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+ | ==== Fire extinguishers ==== | ||
+ | * Red one up at the front of [[area: | ||
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+ | * < | ||
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+ | ==== Eye wash station ==== | ||
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+ | ==== 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]] | ||
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+ | ==== Naloxone Kit ==== | ||
+ | * **[[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Face Protection ==== | ||
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
+ | * Respirators | ||
+ | * Face shields | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Hearing Protection ==== | ||
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
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+ | ==== Gloves ==== | ||
+ | * **[[admin: | ||
+ | * Leather protective gloves are in the small tools area near the central work tables | ||
+ | * Latex and Nitrile gloves are with the [[tool: | ||
- | * First aid kits: | ||
- | * Big white box at the entrance to the workshop | ||
- | * Crash kit in the red backpack on top of the vending machine | ||
- | * 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 |
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