Safe Work Procedures

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Place for Safe Work Procedure information (formatting, contents, etc). Maybe this will end up as a template? The spot for it will definitely be part of a template. But we will need instructions for how to write them. Meta information. There is actually a different namespace for that sort of thing on mediawikis. In the case of this wiki, its North Forge with pages like North Forge:Using this wiki (which is very outdated). Ttenbergen (talk) 22:01, 2024 October 11 (CDT) In that case maybe I can use this page to start discussing things like the contents and instructions, things we can use to build the wiki template page, etc

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Safe Work Procedure

Hazard Overview

This section contains information about hazards, what causes them, and how they are resolved. You can start pulling from the JHA for the equipment as a starting point, but those are not necessarily complete - feel free to add your own opinions (add a discuss tag if you're not sure of something). List these in order of severity.

Hazards are generally controlled via the Hierarchy of Controls; if you can think of a better way to control a particular hazard based on a more effective level of control, please add it!

Maybe we should find a way to flag hazards that affect other people in the room, specifically to draw users' attention to the fact that they're responsible for others' safety...

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I plan to set up a hazard template. Can be included in either tool, room or North Forge:SDS pages (ya, I think we will need one per SDS since some SDSs will apply to machines or rooms... ). One instance per hazard. Include type, description, mitigation (separate for PPE?), probability, impact, and wether it affects at room level. They will then show as appropriate on all the relevant pages. Do they need additional fields? Ttenbergen (talk) 22:11, 2024 October 13 (CDT)

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PPE Requirements

Start with PPE that is required at all times, then add PPE that is only used during certain operations (for example: "Splash goggles (when mixing resin)"). Also include clothing that is forbidden (mostly entanglement hazards, but the welders also prohibit synthetic clothing)

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Since PPE mitigates hazards, why would this be its own section? Ttenbergen (talk) 22:11, 2024 October 13 (CDT)

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Emergency Procedures

This will contain any specific emergency procedures for the equipment: emergency shutdown, specific fire response, LOTO, first aid (for equipment or processes that involve hazardous materials)

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LOTO will get its own field for each tool. The safe work audit checks for this so I want to be able to pull that into a page. See more at North Forge:LOTO. Ttenbergen (talk) 22:11, 2024 October 13 (CDT)

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The first aid for hazardous materials should be stored with the SDS information. We might want to extend that concept where a material doesn't qualify for an SDS, but its hazardous material property requires SDS like info (molten metal, hydraulic fluid injection, etc). Ttenbergen (talk) 22:11, 2024 October 13 (CDT)

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Prohibited Actions

Anything that you shouldn't do while using the equipment, ideally listed in order of severity.

Pre-Use Checks

Things you should check before using the equipment: will you break the ShopBot because your file is programmed wrong? Will you set off the SawStop because you forgot to check the material against the blade?

Safe Operating Procedure

This is an overview of the process with a focus on safety. Some steps might be generalized; for example, you might want to check your colour output settings on the Roland to make sure your greens don't look weird, but that has nothing to do with safety. That step would just be listed as "check file is set up correctly" with no details.

Shutdown and Housekeeping

Some equipment can be left in a dangerous state, including due to poor housekeeping. List what members need to do to shut down the equipment and clean up after themselves. Incl hazardous waste instructions.