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General Wood Shop Information
**Before entering any of our wood shop locations students should read the following information.**
Shop Technicians are here to maintain a clean, safe work environment and guide you in the learning process. Students must adhere to the rules and requests of the VPA Shop’s staff, as those rules are in place to ensure the safety of everyone using the shops. If you are at all unclear about any policies or how to safely and properly use a tool, please ask a shop technician first. We strive to be an inclusive, intimidation-free shop. There are no dumb questions, especially when it comes to your safety!
**A technician will be available during all open hours**
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Appropriate Dress for Wood Shops
- Proper eye protection must be worn when using any hand tool, power tool, or within close proximity to anyone else working with the same.
- Closed-toed shoes must be worn at all times when in the shop, closed-toed sandals or flimsy footwear do not count. Boots are preferred.
- Heels over 1” in height are not safe to wear while working in the shop.
- Long hair must be tied back.
- No loose-fitting clothing.
- Jewelry and other accessories, including rings necklaces bracelets and watches, must be removed.
- Hearing protection is not required, but strongly suggested.
- You may not wear headphones for music while in the shops.
- Personal Electronics may not be accessed in the shop unless the user is photo-documenting their work and safely removed from tools and others working.
- Loud music is prohibited.
- A limited number of eye and hearing protection is available for use while in the shop. These are not available for check-out.
- If working with the wood lathe, a face shield bust me warn in addition to standard eye protection.
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Storage space within the shop is extremely limited. Before bringing large materials into the shop, you should have a plan on how to quickly and efficiently break it down in to smaller pieces and be able to remove it when necessary. Users who wish to store a project in the shop while they are working must have express consent from a Shop Technician. Even with this consent, projects should have a scheduled date of completion and must be removed promptly upon request. When leaving approved projects in the shops you must include a note with your name and contact information. Storage space is on a first-come basis.
Check Out
You may check out most small shop tools during the day or overnight.
Follow these steps to check a tool out during open hours:
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