Operating Procedures
for the Student Machine Shop

The following procedures were adopted Fall, 2002. All students are required to complete the procedures described below before they will be permitted to work in the shop.

Student Exercises

Annually, all students will be required to pass the current Basic Shop Safety Quiz (WebCT) with a grade of 100%. The annual year will begin at the start of every fall semester, and all students will be required to pass the quiz before using the shop facilities.

Students must complete a one-time exercise on the following topics before they will be allowed to operate a given machine: Lathe, Mill, Welding. The exercise will consist of: 1) demo by the shop supervisor, 2) completion of a WebCT Quiz, and 3) fabrication of a part and/or completion of a set of tasks.

Documentation

A master list of students who have completed the General Shop Procedures Session and the various Equipment Exercises will be maintained by the shop supervisor. This list will reside in the office in 104 and will be accessible to faculty and staff. This list will also serve as the means to document and communicate special circumstances (e.g. a student has been removed from the shop for unsafe operation of a machine, and is not permitted in the shop until the issue has been resolved)

Shop Drawings

To work in the student shop, every student is required to have a drawing signed by their supervisor, instructor, or advisor. All drawings must follow the format and content requirements defined for the Student Shop. The shop supervisor has the authority to instruct a student to make changes to any drawing that does not meet the drawing requirements – a request to improve/modify a drawing can be made by the supervisor prior to the start of work or after work has begun.

Any questions should be submitted directly to the Shop Supervisor, Steve Beard.