safety

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Unit 6
Shop Cleanup and Organization

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A Clean and Orderly Shop
• All students follow cleanup signal
• Benches cleared and clean
• Machines clean
• All tools and equipment properly cleaned and stored
• Lumber, metal, and other construction materials stored
• Projects and related materials in their approved place
• Floor is clean, and trash is in the proper container(s)
• Cabinets and storage areas locked
• Sinks and restrooms clean and orderly
• Students waiting in an orderly manner for dismissal

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Reasons for Shop Cleanup
• Personal safety
• Efficient learning
• Time efficiency
• Student comfort and convenience
• Maintenance of tools and equipment

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Equipment Needed
• Brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners
• Bench brushes
• Dust collection and chip removal system
• Metal cans
• Storage cabinets
• Scoop shovels and dustpans
• Varsol
• Sawdust
• Rags
• Storage racks
• Cabinets or fenced areas for project storage

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Cleanup Tasks
• Put away tools and materials
• Clean all paintbrushes
• Start at farthest point and work toward trash collection area
(including high areas)
• Sweep using short strokes
• Vacuum machines
• Oily rags in closed metal containers
• Absorb any liquid spills
• All trash in metal containers
• Clean all sink areas
• Store all cleanup equipment properly

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Cleaning Systems
• All-pitch-in method
• Cleanup-wheel method
• Assignment-sheet method

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Effective Systems
• For a cleanup system to work well
– Assign a person to every task
– Fair distribution of assignments
– Rotation of assignments
– Cooperation
– Record of performance
– Clean and safe shop at the end of each and every work
period

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Important Terms
• Silhouettes: colored outlines of each tool on the
wall
• Flammable materials cabinets: automatically
closing steel cabinets that safely store flammable
liquids
• Vertical racks: permit storage of both long and
short items
• Brooms, mops, brushes, scoop shovels,
dustpans: standard cleanup tools in the shop