Training

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Training requirements are grouped by risk of injury to the person using the equipment and others in Makespace. The are three categories: Green, Orange and Red.

How it works

Makespace uses a combination of online instruction and a practical demonstration in order to ensure that all members have a complete understanding of the equipment and safety measures.

For each red equipment, the steps are the same:

Step 1 – Do the online course, consisting of two parts (between 30 and 60min).

• Part 1: Makespace safety induction training: this is a repetition of what you were shown in your original Makespace induction regarding safety at Makespace. Once you have reviewed the material, you will need to achieve 100% on the safety quiz. This quiz must be completed for every red equipment training.
• Part 2: Equipment training: the equipment training material will train you in all of the aspects of it uses. Once you have reviewed the material, you will need to achieve 100% on the associated equipment quiz.

Step 2 – Practical demonstration (between 30 and 90 minutes depending on the equipment).

• Look up on the Meetup if a practical for the equipment you want to train on has been scheduled. If nothing is available, or if the date doesn’t work out for you, you can contact the trainers at the emails listed at equipment.makespace.org to ask for their availability.

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