Walk Through Orientation

It's very important that we train everyone similarly, in a culture of cleanliness, do-it-yourself, and safety otherwise the hackerspace can go to hell quickly.

Walkthrough Checklist

• Member agreement/rules
  • Wiki
• Liability waiver

• Membership levels
  • What level are they?
• Guest sponsorships
• Public/private space
  • No taking equipment offsite or touching people's boxes/lockers.
  • Public stuff shouldn't be left in your box, your stuff shouldn't be left laying around the lab.
• How to fix/connect to wifi (hacktheplanet)
• Parking (dedicated, hour enforcement, street parking)

• Do it yourself: nobody else is going to create it, fix it, pick it up, clean it, or replace it but you. If you can't do it, email the Group so someone else can.

• Clean up after yourself
  • Training, culture
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Trash cans, bathroom, tool/floor cleaning

• Some equipment requires certification before use.
  • Generally speaking, ask a member prior to using a tool you haven't used in the lab before. We do things differently than at your home, ask so you know how to use OUR tools right.
• Don't disassemble or borrow tools or workstation parts as it'll render the tool unusable/messy.

• Intranet
• Location of tools

• Location and usage of fire extinguishers

• Lockup/openup procedure
  • Turn off/on thermostat to 72'
  • Location of lightswitches, turn off when leaving
  • Check door locks are all green, not red or off
  • When keeping the doors open, keep an eye on the door and make people who walk in your guest and responsibility

• Email list
• Toolshare
• Webcams & Video recording -- no expectation of privacy here.