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fablabbcn-rules P102 SuperLab - Protocol of Use General Guidelines Introduction IAAC is an international educational institution that offers a whole series of events running in parallel with the academic activities of its main Educational programmes (invited lecturers once a week, intensive workshops, professional symposiums, collaborations with professional creative groups, amongst others). Considering that IAAC’s facilities and infrastructure are intensively used and become highly contested spaces. As a student, you are joining a place of fervent design activity and theoretical debate. IAAC will provide a whole range of possibilities and the infrastructure to develop your own interests, enhance your productive skills and push your creative potential. IAAC, the Institute for advanced Architecture of Catalonia, is a center for research, education, production and outreach; a platform that gathers several Projects: * AAG - Advanced Architecture Group * Fab Lab Barcelona * Valldaura Labs * Urban Science Lab * Robotics Lab It has 3 campus: * Pujades 102 (P102), where the SuperLab is located * Pujades 59 (P59) or IAAC Atelier * Valldaura Labs Access to P102 / SuperLab Opening Hours: Students have access to IAAC Facilities (classrooms and studios) from 9:00hs to 21:00hs, and from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Saturday, except for public holidays. Students are allowed to freely access the space at any time within these hours. Labs, such as the ProtoLab, BioLab, SuperLab, etc. work with different timetables. Fabrication time from 10:00hs to 14:00hs and from 15:00hs to 19:00hs. here are certain spaces and machinery that always require a Fabrication Team member to be present in order to ensure safe use and to provide any assistance if required. This means that these spaces and machines will not be accessible to students outside of office hours. Students are never allowed to use certain machines or workshops on the weekends unless special permission has been granted and students have been informed beforehand by mail. Sunday, IAAC is closed. ⛔️It is forbidden to stay at IaaC overnight⛔️ National Holidays Jan 1º New Year Jan 6th Three Kings March 29th Viernes Santo April 1º, Easter May 1, International Workers’ Day June 24th, San Juan Aug 15th, la Asuncion Sept 11th, Diada Nacional de Cataluña Sept 24th, Virgen de la Mercè Oct 12th, Fiesta Nacional de España Nov 1º, All Saints Dec 6th, Día de la Constitución Dec 8th, La Inmaculada Dec 25th, Christmas Dec 26th, San Esteban Dec 23rd to Jan 2nd, Winter Break IaaC Access Card When you arrive at IAAC you will be provided with an electronic access card to enter the premises, and keys to a locker. For the access card & locker keys, you will have to pay a 20€ deposit, to be reimbursed when you return the items. P102 is comprised by several areas with distinct uses: P102 - SuperLab - floor plan Laser Area & 3D Printing Area : Only students who have a machine booking are allowed to use this area under staff supervision during the students open hours. Always remember to follow correct safety procedures when using the machines. Restricted Area : Only staff are allowed to use this area. CNC area : Only students who have a machine booking are allowed to use this area under staff supervision during the students open hours. Always remember to follow correct safety procedures when using the machines. SuperLab Team Office & Meeting Room : Only staff are allowed to use this area Electronics room : Students are allowed to use this area under staff supervision during the students open hours. Protolab : This area is reserved for staff, Fab Academy, Fabricademy and MDEF students. Always remember to follow correct safety procedures when using the machines. BioLab : This area is reserved for staff, Fab Academy, Fabricademy and MDEF students. Open Space : this is a multipurpose area, you can use it only as a hot-desk” and only if its available. No permanent projects or objects should be left in this area. Robotics Area : This area is reserved for staff and MRAC students. Always remember to follow correct safety procedures when using the machines. Wood workshop : An area to work with noisy/dust-emitting equipment. This is the space to use the wood power tools (jigsaw, circular saw, belt sander, router, circular sander, column driller, bend saw etc), and some hand tools (hammer. drill, saw, rulers, cutters, chisels, hand saws). People who want to use the machines in this area should follow appropriate security measures at all times and wear proper clothing Fabricademy & Fab Academy classroom : on top of the Biolab, there is a classroom for online lectures. People not using the machines are not allowed to remain in the areas surrounding the machines: Please keep the space free for other students using the space. Tools and machines each have a designated area: Please keep them organized for others. The lack of respect of these rules, leading to disorganization in the Lab, will be penalised. General rules of spaces use ? Food/Drinks: Food is not allowed in any of the Fab Lab areas. You can dring water, tea, sodas or coffee, but no alcoholic drinks can be brought into any of the facilities. Make sure to pick up your trash, leaving the spaces and tables clean. ? Smoking: Smoking is strictly prohibited everywhere inside the building, the patio is the only available area for smoking inside P102 facilities. ? Bicycle/Motorcycles/Cars: Students are not allowed to park their motorcycles or cars inside the building. Bicycles may be parked only in the patio, and for the time the student is taking the course. IaaC Fab Lab Bcn is not responsible for any damage or loss. If a bike was left outside a designated area, blocking an entrance way, door or other, IaaC Fab Lab Bcn reserves the right to break the lock or take alternative measures to remove it. ? Security: IAAC will provide a personal locker to each student to secure their computers and other valued items. IAAC is not responsible for any material loss within its facilities, and does not cover any material insurance. Students are responsible for their personal belongings at all times ? Safety: IAAC is not responsible for any damage to your person or personal property derived from the use of its facilities, and does not cover student health insurance (see also 8.2). Students are responsible for their personal safety at all times. If damage or injury should occur, the student must seek immediate assistance and notify IAAC staff as soon as possible, no matter how small the issue. IAAC has several fire extinguishers, indicated and distributed according to regulations, as well as first aid kits. Machines & Tools IAAC offers students access to the following tools and machines, provided that the student has received adequate training and safety clearance. Basic Hand tools Electrical & power tools Digital Fabrication machines via booking system Specific tools and equipment 1. Basic Tools in free access Some basic tools (rulers, clamps, files, hammers, etc…) are accessible in the CNC/wood shop area as a complement to your student toolkit. These can be found displayed in an open tool rack installed inside this room and within various shelving units around the space. Students are requested to return the tools used in their appropriate place in the designated area, and not to be transferred to other areas and labs. In order to share access to these tools, it is important to return all the tools back immediately after use and in their correct location. Students are not allowed to take the tools outside the dusty/CNC, outside the lab or to any studio spaces. Failure to comply will be automatically penalized. (See Penalty section). The Fab team will regularly verify that all the tools are returned and placed correctly. 2. Power Tools and equipment on request A number of power tools (Drill, Sander, ScrewDriver etc..) can be found within the dusty/CNC area for student use that can be freely accessed. Even if you are...