Scene Shop Complex Safety Policies

General

• A supervisor must oversee the shop during both work and after hour use
• Appointed supervisors must be trained on all tools and safety procedures
• Use of the shop must be scheduled in advance with scene shop technician on a first come first serve basis
• There must be at least one person who is first aid trained in the shop while working—during normal hours and after normal business hours
• No horse play in the shops
• Be respectful of each other (this is a learning environment)
• If it does not feel, look, or sound safe, STOP.  A supervisor must check it out for safety concerns
• Only use tools that you have been trained on and checked out to use
• Only use USU tools, no outside tools due to USU liability protocols
• Keep food and drink in designated areas and away from equipment
• Take responsibility for your work area (keep it clean, don’t spread out though out the entire shop)
• Tools and materials must be checked out/in
• Use PPE (personal protection equipment) while in the shop area
• No loose clothing, jewelry, hair, or opened toed shoes. Keep everything tucked away  
• Do not over exert yourself, find help when needed  
• Clean up work area and shop at the end of the day following the daily checklist
• On Friday afternoon, follow the end of week deep cleaning checklist
• The scene shop technician will conduct daily and weekly cleaning checks. If any extra cleanup (above and beyond normal wear) is required, costs will be billed to appropriate users.

Cut Shop

• Make sure all safety guards are in place when tools are in use
• Make sure when you are finished with a tool (table saw, band saw, arm saw, etc.) it is turned off, cleaned, and put back in its appropriate place.
• Keep hands away from working blade areas—use push sticks and feather boards
• If a tool is broken or working oddly, follow lockout/ tag out
• Use roll off equipment when cutting and drillin
• Keep walk ways and doorways clear
• Keep food and drink off tools (table saw, arm saw, band saw, drill press, etc.)
• Clean up after self (spills, dust, project, etc.) in a timely manne
• Make sure adhesive drops and spills have been cleaned in a timely manner  
• Ladders are returned to their storage after use/at the end of the day
• Air hoses and extension cords coiled and returned to their storage places

Paint Shop

• Painting in paint shop only
• Use drops and mask off areas where and when you are painting
• The spray booth must be used when spraying
  • Fire sprinklers must be covered following protocol
  • Fan on
  • Spray drop used
• Any equipment clean up must take place in approved sinks
• All brushes are cleaned after use to prolong their life
• Once the floor cover is starting to wear through, it must be replaced
• Keep walk ways and doorways clear
• Keep food and drink off tools
• Clean up after self (spills, dust, project, etc.) in a timely manner

Scene Shop Daily Cleaning Checklist

• Start at the top and work down: wipe off all counters, tools surfaces, shelves, etc.
• Tools are wiped down and vacuumed off all dust (saw metal)
• Protective covers put on tools
• Scraps (wood, metal, cloth) either put away in their proper places or thrown out    
• Sweep under all tools and make sure all dust, saw dust, metal dust is removed
• Vacuum out all dust traps in tools
• All extension cords and air hoses are coiled and returned to their storage position
• The tool room has all tools put away in their proper spaces  
• The tool room has been swept out
• The tool room shelves are in a neat and orderly state
• The hardware and fastener area is cleaned  
• All work carts emptied and returned to the tool room
• Finished projects stored in an orderly fashion to allow for rehearsal and classes
• All fasteners into the floor that are not holding something down are removed (random staples, brads, screws)
• All tables and chairs stored away.
• Projects that are still being worked on are neat and tidy  
• All paint cans sealed properly  
• The sink cleaned out (the in sink paint grid, the paint trap)
• The spray booth is returned to its original clean state
• Brushes are cleaned and stored  
• Drops that are not being used are folded and stored
• The tool area is restored to it clean state (tool put away, work benched wiped down and tidied up, floor swept)
• Work spaces cleaned up so no one damages projects and or is hurt by them
• All unneeded tape is removed