The Department of Physics strives to achieve a safe and healthful environment in compliance with environmental and life safety regulations and standards. We work closely with the Department of Environmental Safety to ensure our employees, customers and visitors are safe when in out facilities, and ask everyone entering any shop spaces observe posted safety notices, practices and guidelines .
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Anyone using shop equipment and tools should observe common safety practices, whether in professional shops like our Mechanical Development Group, or in learning/teaching facilities like our Department Shop headed by Russ Wood. VISITORS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE. These practices include but are not limited to:
Safety Glasses
EVERYONE MUST WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IN THE SHOP.
Even when you're not working on a machine, you must wear safety glasses. A chip from a machine someone else is working on could fly into your eye.
Clothes and Hair
Check your clothes and hair before you walk into the shop. In particular:
- IF YOU HAVE LONG HAIR OR A LONG BEARD, TIE IT UP.
If your hair is caught in spinning machinery, it will be pulled out if you're lucky. If you're unlucky, you will be pulled into the machine.
- NO LOOSE CLOTHING.
Ties, scarves, loose sleeves, etc. are prohibited
- NO GLOVES
- REMOVE JEWELERY
- WEAR APPROPRIATE SHOES
No open toed sandals. Wear shoes that give a sure footing. If you are working with heavy objects, steel toes are recommended
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Safe Conduct in the Shop
Be aware of what's going on around you. For example, be careful not to bump into someone while they're cutting with the band saw or using a lathe (they could lose a finger!).
Concentrate on what you're doing. If you get tired, leave.
Don't hurry. If you catch yourself rushing, slow down.
Don't rush speeds and feeds. You'll end up damaging your part, the tools, and maybe the machine itself.
Listen to the machine. If something doesn't sound right, turn the machine off.
Don't let someone else talk you into doing something dangerous.
Don't attempt to measure a part that's moving.
Machining
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING, ASK !
BEFORE YOU START THE MACHINE:
- Study the machine. Know which parts move, which are stationary, and which are sharp.
- Double check that your work piece is securely held.
- Remove chuck keys and wrenches.
DO NOT LEAVE MACHINES RUNNING UNATTENDED!
CLEAN UP MACHINES AFTER YOU USE THEM!
A dirty machine is unsafe and uncomfortable to work on.
Do not use compressed air to blow machines clean. This endangers people's eyes and can force dirt into machine bearings.
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