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=Current Policy= | |||
The safety policy at Factor e Farm revolves primarily around allowing use access to people who have been trained in safety procedures. This means, for example, that someone who has not taken a chainsaw safety course is not allowed to use a chainsaw. | The safety policy at Factor e Farm revolves primarily around allowing use access to people who have been trained in safety procedures. This means, for example, that someone who has not taken a chainsaw safety course is not allowed to use a chainsaw. | ||
These are our current guidelines and documents: | |||
*[[Personnel_Safety]] - general protocols | |||
*[[Shop Rules]] - OSE workshop-specific rules | |||
*[[Workshop Organization]] | |||
*[[Authorized Users List]] | |||
*[[Tool Usage Instructions]] | |||
= Incidents = | |||
On August 10, 2014 a power cube chain coupler on the lifetrac 6 exploded into numerous high energy parts, approximately 3 minutes after a protective metal plate was installed behind the operators head, on the instincts of an engineering summer student intern. Steel pieces of the chain were welded into the aluminum plate on trajectories that could have seriously injured or killed the operator had the plate not been installed. | On August 10, 2014 a power cube chain coupler on the lifetrac 6 exploded into numerous high energy parts, approximately 3 minutes after a protective metal plate was installed behind the operators head, on the instincts of an engineering summer student intern. Steel pieces of the chain were welded into the aluminum plate on trajectories that could have seriously injured or killed the operator had the plate not been installed. | ||
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There were numerous incidents of people working without unauthorization or without hard hats on machies with which they had little experience, including in the dark using only a headlamp for illumination. | There were numerous incidents of people working without unauthorization or without hard hats on machies with which they had little experience, including in the dark using only a headlamp for illumination. | ||
= Example Safety Policies = | |||
[http://www.ehs.harvard.edu/programs/machine-shop-safety Harvard and OSHA Safety Documents] | *[http://wyss.harvard.edu/staticfiles/resources/MachineShopSafetyPolicy-March2013.pdf Machine Shop Safety Policy of the WYSS Institute] | ||
*[http://www.ehs.harvard.edu/programs/machine-shop-safety Harvard and OSHA Safety Documents] | |||
== Miscellaneous Safety Documents== | == Miscellaneous Safety Documents== | ||
[http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/forklifts_news_international/MaterialsHandling_4584.aspx High Pressure Hydraulic Fluids] | [http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/forklifts_news_international/MaterialsHandling_4584.aspx High Pressure Hydraulic Fluids] | ||
Revision as of 01:00, 19 January 2016
Current Policy
The safety policy at Factor e Farm revolves primarily around allowing use access to people who have been trained in safety procedures. This means, for example, that someone who has not taken a chainsaw safety course is not allowed to use a chainsaw.
These are our current guidelines and documents:
- Personnel_Safety - general protocols
- Shop Rules - OSE workshop-specific rules
- Workshop Organization
- Authorized Users List
- Tool Usage Instructions
Incidents
On August 10, 2014 a power cube chain coupler on the lifetrac 6 exploded into numerous high energy parts, approximately 3 minutes after a protective metal plate was installed behind the operators head, on the instincts of an engineering summer student intern. Steel pieces of the chain were welded into the aluminum plate on trajectories that could have seriously injured or killed the operator had the plate not been installed.
There were numerous incidents of people working without unauthorization or without hard hats on machies with which they had little experience, including in the dark using only a headlamp for illumination.