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
  • Faq
• Liability Waiver

• Membership levels
  • What level are they?
  • What do you get? (Box, etc)
• 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, passes)
• HYH Meetings (agenda, vote on proposals, working on improving lab)
  • Soda (donations, repurchasing)
  • Member access card proposals
  • Donations are accepted but stuff shouldn't stay in the public lab space without a vote.
  • Monthly Treasurer report
  • Proposals to the Board/Treasurer

• Some equipment requires certification before use.
  • Members often teach certification classes. You can too-- teaching a class is a good way to strengthen your own skills.
  • Generally speaking, ask another 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.
• Tools and workstations should be kept usable, operable, complete, and clean.
  • If a tool breaks, put it into the broken tools bin, let people know about it, look into replacement.

• Location of tools
• Location and usage of fire extinguishers

• First person in / last person out procedure
  • Turn on/off thermostat to 72'
  • Location of lightswitches, turn off when leaving
  • TV signage up front
  • 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.

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