Re:Shop Class as Soulcraft (2006)
by bsder on Monday April 26, 2021 @01:30AM
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> I understand this to some degree (broken tools suck, and training helps them break a little bit less)
True. But my assumption about "training classes" at makerspaces is that they are primarily about liability insurance and secondarily about training.
If you have been through the training and it's signed off, the space can say "Look. You went through training where we told you the risks--it's right here on page 2. Sorry that you're injured, but it's not our problem."
If you haven't been through training then they can say: "You weren't authorized for that machine and used it anyway so we aren't liable."
True. But my assumption about "training classes" at makerspaces is that they are primarily about liability insurance and secondarily about training.
If you have been through the training and it's signed off, the space can say "Look. You went through training where we told you the risks--it's right here on page 2. Sorry that you're injured, but it's not our problem."
If you haven't been through training then they can say: "You weren't authorized for that machine and used it anyway so we aren't liable."