Please excuse the off-topic posting: This is a question for libraries with Makerspaces and/or offering programs involving soldering: * Insurance and liability? What do you do? * Do they fill out forms to participate? The libraries I've seen that offer soldering report that, once told that the iron is "very hot", "Do Not Touch" ...self-preservation and aversion to pain kick in and virtually eliminate accidents. But I thought I'd ask anyway. We are doing an Arduino project at the end of the month and I'm debating whether or not to pull out the soldering kits or stick to breadboards. We can take this off-list so as not to clutter ... Thank you! [ If you know of a better list for this please recommend ] -- Chad Roseburg Asst. Director / IT Automation Dept. North Central Regional Library
Chad, You might want to float your query at <http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/lita-l>, <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=web4lib&A=1>, or <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CODE4LIB&A=1>. Good luck, Christopher Davis, MLS Systems & E-Services Librarian Uintah County Library cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov (435) 789-0091 ext.261 uintahlibrary.org basinlibraries.org facebook.com/uintahcountylibrary instagram.com/uintahcountylibrary On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Chad Roseburg <croseburg@ncrl.org> wrote:
Please excuse the off-topic posting:
This is a question for libraries with Makerspaces and/or offering programs involving soldering:
* Insurance and liability? What do you do? * Do they fill out forms to participate?
The libraries I've seen that offer soldering report that, once told that the iron is "very hot", "Do Not Touch" ...self-preservation and aversion to pain kick in and virtually eliminate accidents. But I thought I'd ask anyway. We are doing an Arduino project at the end of the month and I'm debating whether or not to pull out the soldering kits or stick to breadboards.
We can take this off-list so as not to clutter ...
Thank you! [ If you know of a better list for this please recommend ]
-- Chad Roseburg Asst. Director / IT Automation Dept. North Central Regional Library
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Hi, On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Christopher Davis <cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov> wrote:
You might want to float your query at <http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/lita-l>, <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=web4lib&A=1>, or <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CODE4LIB&A=1>.
And for a forum focused on makerspaces, there is also the mailing list of the LITA Maker Technologies Interest Group: http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-makertech Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / Open Your Library email: gmc@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org
I can only speak from my experience at my local makerspace: - It's necessary to sign a release simply to visit the space... there's a lot of dangerous stuff in there like laser cutters, woodworking equipment, metal working equipment etc. - All equipment has a QR code that links to the makerspace wiki. This includes contact information about who to ask for safe operation of the equipment. New guests are highly encouraged to ask. - The first part of any workshop is the safety lecture. The one additional warning that I remember from the soldering workshop is that both solder and flux contain heavy metals (lead, and maybe a bit of mucury, IIRC), so you have to wash your hands after working with the stuff. --Barton On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com> wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Christopher Davis <cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov> wrote:
You might want to float your query at <http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/lita-l>, <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=web4lib&A=1>, or <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CODE4LIB&A=1>.
And for a forum focused on makerspaces, there is also the mailing list of the LITA Maker Technologies Interest Group:
http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-makertech
Regards,
Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / Open Your Library email: gmc@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Odd coincidence, I just spent a day in a workshop soldering (making a crystal radio, cutting edge technology from the middle of the last century). There were 50 people (from teenagers to 70 somethings) with soldering irons happily working away. No burns or other injuries, and we also did not set off the smoke alarms. One thing you will need to consider is the wiring for the space. Make sure it can handle the requirements of any equipment that will be in use. On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com> wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Christopher Davis <cgdavis@uintah.utah.gov> wrote:
You might want to float your query at <http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/lita-l>, <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=web4lib&A=1>, or <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CODE4LIB&A=1>.
And for a forum focused on makerspaces, there is also the mailing list of the LITA Maker Technologies Interest Group:
http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-makertech
Regards,
Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / Open Your Library email: gmc@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
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