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* Read the label on any paints or chemicals you use and understand what hazards you need to avoid/consider. If sanding or creating dust, do your research to know what respiratory hazards are present and how to minimize them.
 
* Read the label on any paints or chemicals you use and understand what hazards you need to avoid/consider. If sanding or creating dust, do your research to know what respiratory hazards are present and how to minimize them.
 
* Absolutely no open flames or heat-creating activities (e.g. heat guns) are allowed in the {{PAGENAME}}. Certain paints, lacquers, varnishes, shellacs, solvents, and thinners are extremely flammable and can cause a fire.
 
* Absolutely no open flames or heat-creating activities (e.g. heat guns) are allowed in the {{PAGENAME}}. Certain paints, lacquers, varnishes, shellacs, solvents, and thinners are extremely flammable and can cause a fire.
* If the product you are using specifies that a respirator is needed, the user must follow the George Fox University Voluntary Respiratory Protection Plan.  
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* If the product you are using specifies that a respirator is needed, the user must follow the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18KAcs4N3NI-fGlEox7J6ZxNMsjGrcqNTvbdYm0xcGaw/edit?usp=sharing George Fox University Voluntary Respiratory Protection Plan].  
 
* Do not stand downwind of your workpiece. The whole point of the {{PAGENAME}} is to pull harmful fumes and dust away from you, through the filters, and out of the building. If you are standing between your workpiece and the filters, you are defeating the purpose of the {{PAGENAME}} because all the fumes and dust you are creating are being pulled past your body on their way out of the building. Rotate your workpiece if you need to access the other side.
 
* Do not stand downwind of your workpiece. The whole point of the {{PAGENAME}} is to pull harmful fumes and dust away from you, through the filters, and out of the building. If you are standing between your workpiece and the filters, you are defeating the purpose of the {{PAGENAME}} because all the fumes and dust you are creating are being pulled past your body on their way out of the building. Rotate your workpiece if you need to access the other side.
 
* Allow freshly painted, sprayed, or curing items to dry in the {{PAGENAME}} with the exhaust ventilation system operating (but not overnight). Notify a shop supervisor if you intend to leave the ventilation system operating for a set period of time. Set a reminder for yourself to return after your workpiece has dried, turn off the ventilation system, and reset the space.
 
* Allow freshly painted, sprayed, or curing items to dry in the {{PAGENAME}} with the exhaust ventilation system operating (but not overnight). Notify a shop supervisor if you intend to leave the ventilation system operating for a set period of time. Set a reminder for yourself to return after your workpiece has dried, turn off the ventilation system, and reset the space.

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