PPE or Personal Protective Equipment ensures protection from risk or harm inside the Engine Shop.
To maintain continued access to the inducted rooms, members must wear PPE at all times to ensure protection from eye injury, foot and hand injury, and other injuries that could come from working in the space. Members are responsible for wearing or using PPE.
Long hair must be tied up, jewelry is to be removed, scarves to be removed and head scarves to be worn tight to ensure no loose fabric is caught in machines that could cause serious harm.
Safety glasses must be worn at all times in the 3 Engine Shop rooms.
Guests are NOT permitted in the engine shop. Anyone who enters the engine shop must be inducted by Cicada staff.
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FIRST AID KIT
G07/7: Located above 3D Printer Bank.
G07/8: Located on wall behind Drill Press
Please use this for any small cuts or incidents.
Any injury requiring more than a bandaid, please contact Cicada Innovations at support@cicadainnovations.com
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
G07/8: Located on the wall behind Drill Press
Please use as instructions advise.
Contact Cicada Innovations at support@cicadainnovations.com
immediately if you were required to use the fire extinguisher or have any concerns in relation to the device
FIRE BLANKET
G07/8: Located on the wall behind Drill Press
Use as instructions advise.
Contact Cicada Innovations on support@cicadainnovations.com if you have any need to use the blanket.
EYE WASH STATION
G07/7: Located on wall behind Drill Press
Use as directions advise.
Contact Cicada Innovations on support@cicadainnovations.com if the station is used for any reason.
MACHINE SAFETY
3D PRINTERS
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SAFETY
Ensure the machines are turned off at the wall and inspect the machine to insure it is in working order.
NO – jewellery, gloves, ties, loose long sleeves, loose long hair, untucked shirts, nothing in top pockets, drugs, alcohol.
Keep a sharp mind, concentrate, don’t be distracted – (don’t distract user)
PPE – safety glasses and leather gloves.
Do not touch heated head (200-260C).
When printer is in operation do not touch moving parts.
Gloves should be worn to remove completed model
Wear safety glasses when removing support structure from completed model
To exit a failed print, use the button on the printer to abort. If there is residue left on the print head from melted material, please contact Cicada Innovations at support@cicadainnovations.com.
LASER CUTTER
SAFETY
Ensure machine is turned off at the wall and inspect the machine to insure it is set up properly and in working order.
NO – jewellery, gloves (unless PPE), ties, loose long sleeves, loose long hair, un-tucked shirts.
Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited from entering the Engine Shop.
Exposure to the laser beam may cause physical burns and can cause severe eye damage.
Some materials can produce toxic and or corrosive fumes when cutting or engraving. Always consult the particular materials and check with the Cicada Innovations team.
If fumes are present while cutting or engraving immediately contact the Cicada Innovations.
No materials or tools are to be left on the viewing window of the laser cutter.
Always turn the exhaust filter on before the job has commenced and only turn off after the job is complete.
Never operate the laser cutter without supervision of the cutting or engraving process in case of fire.
If the material ignites, immediately turn off the laser cutter and extraction and extinguish fire with CO2 fire extinguisher (only if fire does not self extinguish and it is safe to do so).
Never leave any materials in the laser cutter after the laser process has finished, no matter how small.
A cutting or engraving failure may be due to dirty laser lenses, immediately report this to Cicada Innovations to arrange cleaning.
If you require a ‘quick stop’ or ‘abort’ of a job, press the red button on the right to complete a safety stop of the machine.
All issues with the Laser Cutter should be reported to Cicada Innovations at support@cicadainnovations.com.
Microscope
SAFETY
Ensure to use two hands when adjusting the microscope. Hold the collar with one hand while tightening or loosening it with the other.
NO – jewellery, gloves (unless PPE), ties, loose long sleeves, loose long hair, untucked shirts.
Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited from entering the Engine Shop.
Keep a sharp mind, concentrate, don’t be distracted – (don’t distract user)
If utilising while working a soldering iron, be aware of where the soldering iron is at all times.
SOLDERING IRON
SAFETY
Ensure machine is turned off at the wall and inspect the machine to insure it is set up properly and in working order.
NO – jewellery, gloves (unless PPE), ties, loose long sleeves, loose long hair, untucked shirts.
Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited from entering the Engine Shop.
Keep a sharp mind, concentrate, don’t be distracted – (don’t distract user).
PPE – safety glasses and leather gloves.
Do not touch heated head (200-260C).
When soldering iron is on, do not touch heated element.
You must now complete the Engine Shop quiz and read the terms and conditions of use.
