Shop Safety

Policies, procedures, and training materials for any type of shop-work activities.

Principal Investigators

Principal Investigators (PIs) must ensure the safety of work assignments and work spaces, assign safety training related to hazards, provide safety procedures and equipment, correct identified hazards (where practicable), look into the causes of incidents and take action to prevent similar incidents, and discuss safety in regular meetings and performance reviews.

Personal Protective Equipment for Lab and Shops

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2020

Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Engineering or administrative controls to manage or eliminate hazards to workers is the preferred option. When engineering or administrative controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, supervisors must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to their workers and ensure its use. Attire when occupying a laboratory or shop containing hazardous materials or equipment.

Chainsaws

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2003

Operating a Chainsaw, Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Also see:

Chainsaw Safety (PDF), OSHA Tree Felling (PowerPoint), OSHA

Operating And Maintaining Color Machine

ASUC Auxiliary Art Studio
2002

3D Printer Dissolvable Support Solution Tank

Department Of Mechanical Engineering
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2015

Department Of Mechanical Engineering
Student Access Machine Shop 3D Printer Dissolvable Support Solution Tan

Facilities Services: Using an Air-Operated Shear

Facilities Services
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2003

Shear, air operated

Using Hand Tools

Department of Recreational Sports
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2004

Using Hand Tools, Recreational Sports - Maintenance

Using Hand-Operated Power Tools, Building

ASUC Auxiliary
2005

Using Hand-Operated Power Tools, ASUC Auxiliary – Building Operations

General Precaution: Eye protection must always be worn.

Using an Angle Grinder

Facilities Services

Using an Angle Grinder - Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Related JSAs

Operating a Pedestal Grinder

Operating a Bench Grinder

Operating the Bench Grinder - ASUC Art...

UC Printing Services: Shrinkwrap

UC Printing Services
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2006

Operation of the Hanagata Shrinkwrap - UC Printing Services