Shop Rules

SAFETY GLASSES with side shields are to be worn at times while in the machine shop. Prescription glasses must be fitted with side shields. There are no exceptions to this rule. Students working in the machine shops must furnish their own safety glasses.
All jewelry must be removed from hands, wrists, neck and ears.
Loose fitting clothing or clothing that does not protect the body, legs and feet (i.e. neckties, shorts, torn pants, tennis shoes, sandals) from hot metal chips, falling tools or parts, are not allowed.
Reckless behavior will not be tolerated.
No food or drinks are allowed on the machine shop floor.
Students will sign in each time they begin working in the shop and record the specific machine, by number, that is being used.
Tools that are not standard issue must be signed out.
Students are to check over the machine they are using for proper operating conditions and for proper cleanup.
Before starting work, test to make sure that all emergency shut-off switches and brakes work properly. Check to make sure that chucks, vises, and other fixtures or attachments are secured properly.
Only ONE person is to operate a machine at a time.
Students will NEVER leave a machine while it is operating.
Report all breakages to the instructor so that repairs or replacements can be made.
Notify the instructor when leaving the shop to take a break, use the bathroom, etc.
Before leaving the shop, students must thoroughly clean and wipe down each machine they have used and return all tools to their proper location. This includes wiping out the oil that may accumulate on the base of the machine. The floor around the machines is to be completely swept. No tools, such as drills, files, rulers, etc., are to be left out on any machine.
DO NOT use compressed air to clean or blow chips off machines. Particles can be blown into the face and cause injury. Particles are also driven between the sliding surfaces of the machine causing damage.
The instructor MUST check the condition of the machine and be certain that all tools specific to the machine are back in the machine cabinet before the student leaves the shop.
Sign out when you have completed your machine work and the instructor has checked the condition of your machine.
Steel scrap must be kept separate from all other trash. Scrap Steel and Trash barrels are clearly marked on the barrels themselves.
Above all, use caution and good sense when in any industrial environment.