SAFETY RULES AND STUDENT AGREEMENT
The studio telephone may be used to call campus emergency. The number 4444.
The off campus emergency number 911 may also be used.
- ___Read sign , date, and hand in one copy, keep top copy for your information.
- ___Students will not glaze the interior of any object that can hold liquids
with glazes marked "NEVER a liner".
- ___Clay dust is hazardous. No brooms or brushes may be used to clean. Wet
clean only. Do not trim bone dry pots.
- ___No chemicals, clays or glazes may be brought into the ceramics studio
without the instructors permission.
- ___No kilns may be fired without the instructors permission.
- ___Students may not use dry glaze chemicals without the instructors
permission. Permission to use materials in containers without a black band
must be obtained each time the material is used.
- ___Beginning students may use supplied dust masks for mixing dry clay
and glaze materials. Graduate, Advanced and Intermediate Students are required
to own and wear HEPA® quality respirators when handling any dry materials.
If you have a heart or respiratory condition, consult your doctor before using
a respirator or dust mask.
- ___No food or drinks in the ceramics studio. When using glaze materials
students should wear gloves and wash their hands after using them. Clothes
with glaze materials on them should be changed after class.
- ___Safety goggles or face shield must be worn when using the grinder, looking
in a kiln spy hole, or cleaning kiln shelves.
- ___Long hair must be tied back and/or covered securely when using the clay
mixer, grinder, or when firing kilns.
- ___Clothing made from synthetic materials may not be worn when firing kilns.
- ___Do not walk under roll door as it is opening or closing. Keep doors closed
as much as possible. Do not roll the wet clay barrels outside.
- ___Closed toe, low heeled shoes ("sensible" shoes) are required
to be in the studio. Loose clothing, loose skirts and hanging jewelry are
not safe when mixing clay.
- ___Students are forbidden to put hands, tools, or any parts of their bodies
inside the clay mixer when it is running.
- ___No storage of personal belongings in the ceramics studio. Personal items
in classroom may be kept only on shelves assigned to each student. It is recommended
that students keep tools locked up. The instructor and the University are
not responsible for lost or stolen items. Grad. studios and Louis' office
may not be entered without permission.
- ___Students will remove all of their work from the studio by the end of
the last day of final exams. No materials will be left in the Ceramics studio
between semesters. Any work or belongings left in the studio after 3:00 PM
the last day of finals will be thrown away.
- ___Children and visitors are never allowed on the kick potters wheels or
in the glaze area. Visiting children must be closely supervised. No visitors
may use the equipment or materials without special permission of the instructor.
- ___No smoking in the kiln yard.
- __ _The instructor reserves the right to bar any student from use of any
or all ceramic tools and materials mentioned if the student is seen using
them in an unsafe manner, even if this prevents the student from meeting course
requirements and results in a failing grade. Appeals are addressed by the
Dean of Students, and the University Safety Officer.
- ___I have read and understand all policies listed here, and agree to conduct
myself accordingly.
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