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Kieran Betts

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May 11, 2023, 5:54:25 AM5/11/23
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Do we have rules for what tools can be brought into and used in the hackspace? I recently purchased a tiny lathe (about 30cm long with a motor no more powerful than a drill, link at the bottom) largely to see whether it actually works. I'm confident that it poses less of a risk to myself and others than many of the tools in the workshop which don't require an induction, and being my tool it doesn't matter if I break it (these are the two cited reasons to require inductions for tools). It did start me wondering what can or can't be brought in though.


J C

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May 11, 2023, 5:58:16 AM5/11/23
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No specific rule busy as it's a tool we don't already have then sending a completed risk assessment to the directors on advance should probably be the rule. 

Joe

On Thu, 11 May 2023, 10:54 Kieran Betts, <kieran...@gmail.com> wrote:
Do we have rules for what tools can be brought into and used in the hackspace? I recently purchased a tiny lathe (about 30cm long with a motor no more powerful than a drill, link at the bottom) largely to see whether it actually works. I'm confident that it poses less of a risk to myself and others than many of the tools in the workshop which don't require an induction, and being my tool it doesn't matter if I break it (these are the two cited reasons to require inductions for tools). It did start me wondering what can or can't be brought in though.


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Kieran Betts

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May 11, 2023, 6:00:59 AM5/11/23
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Do we have a template for risk assessments?

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Kieran Betts

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May 11, 2023, 6:01:38 AM5/11/23
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In fact, is the risk assessment for the lathe available? That seems like a good starting point

Kieran Betts

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May 11, 2023, 6:03:51 AM5/11/23
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Found it. I'll stop spamming eveyone with messages now
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