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Maker Space Induction Record

Workshop induction record — one per member of a shared studio or maker space, listing the general induction and every machine they have been shown.

First page of the Maker Space Induction Record — Know at a glance who is cleared on which machine, and stop the argument about whether somebody was ever shown the bandsaw.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Know at a glance who is cleared on which machine, and stop the argument about whether somebody was ever shown the bandsaw.

Who it is for

Maker spaces, shared studios, community workshops, school and college workshops, and any studio that lets other people use its machines.

How to use it

  1. Start a sheet for each member when they join and keep it in one folder.
  2. Tick the general induction items as they are covered, before any machine is touched.
  3. Add a row for every machine or process induction, with who gave it and the level reached.
  4. Write in the refresh date your own space's rules call for.
  5. Have the member initial each row so the record is theirs as well as yours.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: One sheet per member of a shared workshop or maker space — which machines and processes they have been shown, by whom, and when — so nobody has to remember who is safe on the bandsaw.

Your space sets the standard. What an induction has to cover, who may give one and how often it is refreshed are set by your own space's rules and the rules where you are. This sheet records that it happened; it does not define what counts.

Write-on lines: Member name · Membership no. · Joined · Emergency contact

General induction — the parts every member gets before any machine

  • Shown the layout: exits, first aid, fire equipment and the emergency stop
  • Shown where accidents and near misses are written down
  • Agreed the house rules on lone working, hours and guests
  • Shown the cleaning-up and waste arrangements for each area
  • Shown how to book machines and report a fault

Machine and process inductions — one row per machine or process, dated and signed

Table, 6 rows: Machine / process · Date · Inducted by · Level · Refresh by · Member initials · Notes

Questions

Why does the sheet not say what an induction has to cover?

Because that is your space's decision and, in some places, a matter for the rules where you are. A pottery and a metal shop need different inductions. The sheet records that yours was given, by whom and when — it does not tell you what to put in it.

What does the Level column mean?

Whatever tiers your space uses. Many run something like supervised only, then solo, then able to induct others. Write your own words in the box.

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