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 ====== Safety at VHS ====== ====== Safety at VHS ======
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-[[admin:code_of_conduct]] 
  
 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.  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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-All tools in the "workshop area" (the back half of the space) are **members only**. Feel free to come down and use our soldering irons, hand tools, and test gear, however. 
  
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 +All tools in the "workshop area" (the back half of the space) are **members only**. Feel free to come down and use our soldering irons, hand tools, and test gear, however.
 +
 +===== Waivers =====
 +
 +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 {{ :admin:vhs_-_liability_waiver.pdf |here}}.
  
 ===== 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// +==== Emergency Power Shutoffs ====  
-  * **First aid kits:** +//Coming Soon// 
-    * White box hanging on top of the metal desk in [[area:the_hangout|the Hangout]] + 
-    * Big clear plastic tub on top of the lockers in [[area:the_hangout|the Hangout]] +==== First aid kits ==== 
-    * Crash kit in the red backpack inside the top right [[area:lockers|locker]] near the couches + 
-    * <del>Small yellow kit near workshop entrance for minor nicks and scrapes</del> +    * [[kit1|Main Area (Metal Desk) First Aid Kit]] - White box hanging on top of the [[area:metal_desk|metal desk]] in [[area:the_hangout|the Hangout]] 
-  * **Fire extinguishers:** +    * [[kit2|Wood Shop First Aid Kit]] - Clear plastic tub on top of the blue lockers 
-    * Red one up at the front of [[area:the_Hangout|The Hangout]] above the metal desk+    * [[kit3|Metal Shop First Aid Kit]] - Small white metal box 
 +    * [[First_aid_supplies|First Aid Supplies]] 
 + 
 +==== Fire extinguishers ==== 
 +    * Red one up at the front of [[area:the_Hangout|The Hangout]] above the [[area:metal_desk|metal desk]] **expired?**
     * <del>Small red one above blue craft lockers near soldering stations</del>     * <del>Small red one above blue craft lockers near soldering stations</del>
     * <del>Small red one near BYTES sign above member lockers</del>     * <del>Small red one near BYTES sign above member lockers</del>
     * <del>White spray bottle by laser cutter - for small flare-ups</del>     * <del>White spray bottle by laser cutter - for small flare-ups</del>
-  * **Eye wash station** <del>near workshop entrance</del> 
-  * **Yellow sharps container** on main small tools shelving  
-  * **[[https://towardtheheart.com/naloxone|Naloxone kit]]** Up at the front of [[area:the_hangout|the Hangout]] just above the metal desk 
-  * **Safety glasses** are located in the small tool shelves to the right of the entrance to the wood shop 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) 
-  * **Gloves** are available in a variety of styles 
-    * Leather protective gloves are in the small tools area near the central work tables 
-    * Latex and Nitrile gloves are with the [[tool:cleaning_supplies|cleaning supplies]] in the [[area:ops_room|Ops room]] 
-    * Respirators and face protection 
  
 +==== Eye wash station ==== 
 +<del>near workshop entrance</del> Gone, we need a new one
  
------+==== Yellow sharps container ====  
 +Currently located on main small tools shelving  
 +  * **How to Dispose of Sharps** 
 +    * Email or phone [[https://www.phs.ca/project/mobile-needle-exchange/|PHS Community Services Society]] to have sharps picked up 
 +    * 604-657-6561 
 +    * [[needlevan@phs.ca]]
  
-====== Code of Conduct ======+==== Naloxone Kit ==== 
 +  * **[[https://towardtheheart.com/naloxone|Naloxone kit]]** is up at the front of [[area:the_hangout|the Hangout]] just above the [[area:metal_desk|metal desk]]
  
-===== VHS Principles of Unity =====+==== Face Protection ==== 
 +  * **[[admin:safety_face|Safety glasses]]** are located in the small tool shelves to the right of the entrance to the wood shop 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) 
 +  * Respirators 
 +  * Face shields
  
-  * **0** Be excellent to each other. No racism, no sexism, no homophobia, no classism. +==== Hearing Protection ==== 
-   +  * **[[admin:hearing_protection|Hearing Protection]]** is located hanging on the edge of the electronics section.
-  * **1** You are free to have your own individual project, or participate in a VHS Group Project.+
  
-  * **2** VHS Group Projects are open to all. +==== Gloves ==== 
- +  * **[[admin:gloves|Gloves]]** are available in a variety of styles 
-  * **3** Eager willingness to learn is all you need. Expertise is not required. It's always ok to ask questions. +    * Leather protective gloves are in the small tools area near the central work tables 
-   +    * Latex and Nitrile gloves are with the [[tool:cleaning_supplies|cleaning supplies]] in the [[area:ops_room|Ops room]]
-  * **4** VHS is a Member run [[admin:do-ocracy|Do-Ocracy]]. Help out as you can.  +
- +
-  * **5** One minute for VHS. When members are at the space in addition to cleaning up after themselves they will do 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! +
- +
-=== General Order of Things: === +
- +
-    * 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://www.instructables.com/id/Stop-using-Ferric-Chloride-etchant!--A-better-etc/|look for alternatives]]. If you don't know the threats of what you're working with, please educate yourself. Check out some books from the library, read the MSDS, or google it.  +
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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. +
- +
-  * If something has a name(that is not yours) on it, it is not a [[admin:do-ocracy|Do-Ocracy]]+
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- +
-===== Harassment Policy ===== +
- +
-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, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, immigration status, age, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of people at our events or space in any form. +
- +
-==== Harassment includes but is not limited to: ==== +
- +
-  * Offensive words or actions related to the identities, traits, and characteristics stated above. +
-  * Gratuitous sexual or obscene images or behaviors on the VHS premises. +
-  * Unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention without consent or after a request to stop. +
-  * Deliberate intimidation by either words, gestures, body language, or menacing behavior. +
-  * Stalking. +
-  * Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes. +
-  * Sustained disruption of talks or other events. +
-  * Continued one-on-one contact or communication - either online or in person - after requests to cease. +
-  * Deliberate outing of a sensitive aspect of a person’s identity without their consent. +
-  * Deliberate misgendering. This includes dead-naming or persistently using a pronoun that doesn’t correctly reflect a person’s gender identity. +
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-==== Consequences ==== +
- +
-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. +
- +
-==== How to Report ==== +
- +
-If you wish to report harassment please do any of the following: +
- +
-Talk to any directors of VHS in person, via private message over Talk, or PM on Slack.+
  
-Send a message to [[directors@vanhack.ca]] 
  
-All reports will be treated as confidential and will be investigated. 
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