Personnel Safety

Safety at Factor e Farm

• Safety is a process of awareness and preparation that is an important personal responsibility, and must be practiced by all individuals working with or near powerful equipment.
• Despite all precautions, accidents can and will happen. For this reason it is necessary to invest in personal safety equipment, to be aware of proper procedures, and to know the location of medical supplies.

• Use safety equipment. Support the use of it, encourage others to use safety equipment, keep this equipment readily available and accessible.
• Common Sense: if you feel uncomfortable doing a task, we encourage people to communicate and feel comfortable saying "no", or ask for help and supervision in a task that they are untrained to do.
• Communicate: if you notice something dangerous, notify the community and raise awareness. Don't hesitate to offer input, advice, and help when you see an unsafe situation. Be open to hearing advice and input from other members of community and trust that it is always in the interest of safety.
• Awareness: there is inherent risk in working with some equipment that is at FeF. Be aware of what you are working with, ask questions, be sure that you find out what you know or don't know about what you are working with.
• Priorities can get confusing in emergency situations. Understand that safety comes first, before production, saving money or time, interpersonal conflict, etc.
• Never work alone. Always work with a buddy or have someone who will notice if you are injured.

Head

• Impact Helmet Source alt

• Impact and Chemical Face Shield Source Tested. Great.

• Ultraviolet, Infrared, High-intensity Ray Face Shield Source Info

• Safety Goggles

• Earmuffs

• Respirator Mask Only

• P100 Respirator Particulate Filter

• Respirator Organic Vapour Filter

Hands

• Welding Gloves

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• Cut Resistant Gloves

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• Grip Gloves

• Other

Leather Gloves

White Cotton Gloves 60pair

Black Cotton Jersey Gloves 12pair

Feet

• Steel Toe and Plate Shoes [Source]

Body

Remember to wear Appropriate Fabrics for the activity being performed, and avoid the use of nylon, polyester and other synthetic fabrics that can be a risk around fire and high temperature materials.

Medical Supplies

Any workshop area should have a readily visible first aid kit. One simple solution is to mount a medical box on the wall in a visible location and use two pieces tape to make the medical + symbol. If you do not see, or do not know the location of an emergency medical kit near your work location, please contact a staff member.

Because you may be working with or near power tools, it is preferable to have not only a standard first aid kit (purchasable at most general stores), but also basic trauma supplies.

These include items such as:

• First Aid Compression Bandage (self-apply) and other large bandages that may not be found in a first aid kit.
• Tourniquet (though these can be improvised from cut clothing or cords)
• A Hemostatic Agent such as Celox or Quickclot to control bleeding.

There are trauma kits available that have a collection of these supplies: Ex. 1, 2

These items may buy important time while emergency medical services are being contacted for an injury that involves significant blood loss. In the event that you live outside the range of medical services, you may wish to take additional precautions such as EMT training for members on location.