Shop Safety and Orientation
3 HRS $25
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Class Description
All participants in the Wood Shop at Langley are required to attend a Wood Shop orientation and basic shop safety presentation, including Instructors and Volunteers no matter how experienced. Every shop is a little different, standards vary, emergency exits and first aid locations and procedures ought to be known and followed by everyone.
3HRS $25
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Review emergency exits, fire suppression, power shutoff, dust control, first aid stations and procedures.
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Tour Shop layout and design, purposes, tool and supply locations - restricted areas.
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General Shop safety rules, protective wear, behaviors
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Shop Etiquette Standards / Practices
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Additional more in-depth classes on each of The Wood Shop’s tools and equipment are now and will continue to be offered in preparation for TEST-OUT DAY (see below).
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“TEST-OUT” Those of you with substantial operating history and competency with Shop tools and equipment may forgo additional trainings and elect to “TEST-OUT” by selecting and signing-up for the next “TEST-OUT” day on the Calendar of Classes/
About the Instructor
With Glen Pearson, a third generation craftsman with 25 years of furniture joinery, construction and shop machinery expertise at your service.
How to Get Here & Where to Stay:
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We’re in-town with many choices for lodging, stores, and restaurants, all within a 5 minute walk through our little Seaside Village. There are airport shuttles, Lyft/Uber/Taxi, and a popular free bus system. A car is unnecessary here. Recommending a place to stay (there are plenty to choose from) is difficult as they range greatly in price and accommodations, from B&B, Motel, Inn, and Air B&B/VRBO. Let Google be your guide.
The Learning Lab’s Wood Shop is located behind Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA), and behind the Children’s Theater, and behind the Island Dance Theater. The address is 723 Camano Avenue in Langley WA (commonly known as the old Langley Middle School) and parking for the Wood Shop is best on the West side of the campus in what is now The South Whidbey Community Center.
Class Policies, Liability Waiver, & Cancellations:
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When a class is reserved by you, you may CANCEL the class up to 10 business days prior to the day of the class for a full refund (minus a $25 fee that covers credit card processing fees and administrative work). Cancellations less than 10 business days prior will be given a refund (less $25) if we can find someone else to fill your place. If we cancel a class for any reason, a full refund of any paid-in-advance funds will be returned to registrants. Participants may be asked to sign a WAIVER of liability in which they take responsibility for their safety, represent they are not sensory impaired, have no medical conditions of which our Staff ought to be aware, are knowledgeable of and will abide by Shop SAFETY rules, and they are representing they can physically, knowledgeably, and safely operate the tools of the Shop.