A wide variety of manual tools, power tools and machinery are essential for the support and operation of Yale University. These devices are used on a daily basis by employees in shops, maintenance and repair facilities, laboratories and on buildings and building systems. Tools and machines are also used in academic and extracurricular activities because shop and fabrication activities play an important role in the education of many Yale students in the arts, sciences and engineering. Environmental Health and Safety can assist in evaluating the potential hazards associated with this equipment as well as provide training and other support for shop and tool use.
Please see the Student Shop Safety Policies & Practices for more information.
Training
- AED/CPR/First Aid
- Chainsaw Safety (FL-EHS-029)
- Shop Supervisor and Monitor Safety Training (FL-EHS-132)
- Tool/Machine Safety Awareness (FL-EHS-142)
All Physical Safety Training
Forms
- Shop/Tool Safety Agreement
- Student Project Safety Plan (Example Plan)
- Student Project/Activity Proposal
All Physical Safety Forms
Tools & Resources
- Hand and Power Tools Safety Guidelines
- Hard Hat Safety Guidelines
- Nail Gun Safety: Sequential Fire vs Bounce Fire Mode (Video)
- Shop & Tool Training Documentation Card
- Shop Roles/Responsibilities
- Student Print Shop Rules
- Student Shop Rules
- Tool Classification Matrix
- Tool Safeguarding & Control Practices
- Utility Knives Safety Guidelines
All Physical Safety Tools & Resources