Safety

Emergency

In case of emergency, call 911. Our address is 3519 N. Elston, Chicago, IL 60618

Incidents

If there is an incident that results in serious injury or damage to equipment or infrastructure, please tell someone. Send as much detail as you can to [email protected], as well as telling a member who will pass the information on in person if at all possible.

First Aid Kits

First aid kits are located:

General Area. To the left of the door, leading to the kitchen. (installed; 100 person kit)
Electronics/Arts. On the wall near the stairs. (installed; 50 person kit)
Lounge. On the wall under the projection screen in the lounge. (installed; 50 person kit)
Hot Metals. on the wall at door to the lounge (installed; 100 person kit)
Woodshop. north wall near Miter Saw Station (installed; 100 person kit)

some First aid kits should be mounted more permanently. Mounted with industrial velcro to the wall. Each first aid kit has a Refill Sheet. Please mark when something is half gone or all gone.

OSHA Standards for first aid kits:

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9863&p_table=STANDARDS

Fire Extinguishers

Fire extinguishers were last serviced in 2017 (all should have the 2017 yellow tag) at: CityWide Fire Protection Services, 2919 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago IL, 60618 - T: 773-539-7831

There are ABC fire extinguishers, 5 lbs or greater, located throughout the space, and one Halotron fire extinguisher in the network/server closet and two near the lasers in the CNC Area. There is a CO2 extinguisher in electronics at the left of the bench

1. Loading dock. inside door in Cold Metals
2. Small Metals.
3. Kitchen, to the left of the door leading to the workshop area. Mounted on a hanger.
4. General area, adjacent to the door to the kitchen. Mounted on a hanger.
5. Lounge, on southeast wall near projection screen
6. Electronics, CO2 extinguisher at the left of the bench
7. Arts & Crafts, ABC, upstairs, at the top of the stairs, near the laser printer. Mounted on a hanger.
8. Hot Metals, near the door to the lounge. Mounted and marked with a sign. near welders. Mounted and marked with a sign. near forge. Mounted and marked with a sign.
9. Hot Metals, south wall near the forge. Mounted and marked with a sign.
10. Wood Shop, near the fire door to Dock. sign Needs to be remounted. at hand-tools bench . Mounted and marked with a sign.
11. CNC, on pillars, two Halotron type extinguishers. Mounted and marked with signs.
12. Cold Metals, near the PC adjacent to the manual Bridgeport mills. mounted. marked with a sign.

All extinguishers should be hung from a hook, bracket or hanger on the wall, with the carry handle 3.5 to 5 feet from the ground with a sign mounted at or above eye level for visibility from a distance.

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/portable_placement.html

Eye Wash Stations

There is one eye wash station in Hot Metals, adjacent to the door to the lounge.

Eye Wash stations should be located near to likely accident sites:

I'd suggest in the general shop area, next to the door to the kitchen (near the laser cutter) and upstairs near the first aid kit and bathroom.

Anyone have a better location suggestion?

When these arrive, please let us know via the Google group and Trello, and probably here on the wiki too.

TBD, 2 ordered.
Eye Wash Stations Trello card
one brand new one in the box is in the kitchen, as yet unfilled and unmounted.
what are they to be filled with, distilled water perhaps?

Community

Looking out for each other in the shop and the labs and considering the importance of other people's safety while you, or they, work is very important. If you see someone working in an unsafe manner, advise them that you think they are being unsafe and offer advice if you can. There are not necessarily lifeguards in this pool, but you can and should act as one when you can.

Safety is not just about physical injury. For information about how to treat each other to make this a safe space, please see the Membership agreement.

Nearest hospital

Kindred Chicago Central Hospital (map)
4058 West Melrose Street
Chicago, IL 60641

Main Switchboard: (773) 736-7000
TDD/TTY: (800) 526-0857
Fax: (773) 202-4355

For admissions to Kindred Chicago Central Hospital:
Referral Hotline (Mon-Fri): (866) 4-KINDRED
Weekend Hotline: (866) 876-5102
Admissions Fax: (866) 711-6982

Shop Improvements

Some good points relating to safety (but info that is not yet integrated into Trello or elsewhere) were posted on this wiki page here https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Shop_Improvements_page

Rear door adjacent to wood shop area is being replaced with an outward-opening push-bar operated steel door. Safer for fire/emergency exit situations. Also called "panic bar" hardware.
Electrician (Jimmy) is still in the process of finishing installing all the emergency lights and some supplemental exit signs. We should have all required signs and lights now, January 2018, and are installing more as we identify areas that could be most easily improved.
New door arrangment being considered for the front door adjacent to/inside the hot metals area may (maybe) involve building a weatherproof vestibule. Double benefits for the door at this area: making it more accessible for wheeled members and adding a big ADA-style push button for opening the door. Good for bringing in materials straight into wood or hot metals, too ... don't have to cross through the main entry and the lounge to get in there and then turn a couple of corners.
Still adding hangers and alert signs for fire extinguishers.
Considering ventilation systems and other controls for air quality.
MSDS sheets not on display
Additional cabinet for combustibles probably needed in wood and hot metals side.
Considering central fire/smoke/CO or other monitoring systems/alarms
Considering sprinkler or automatic extinguisher system for hot areas
Wayfinding or marking areas
Keeping pathways clear and free of trip hazards
Reflective markings on floor