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Unit 6

Shop Cleanup and Organization


A Clean and Orderly Shop• All students follow cleanup signal• Benches cleared and clean• Machines clean• All tools and equipment properly cleaned and stored• Lumber, metal, and other construction materials stored• Projects and related materials in their approved place• Floor is clean, and trash is in the proper container(s)• Cabinets and storage areas locked• Sinks and restrooms clean and orderly• Students waiting in an orderly manner for dismissal


Reasons for Shop Cleanup• Personal safety• Efficient learning• Time efficiency• Student comfort and convenience • Maintenance of tools and equipment


Equipment Needed• Brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners• Bench brushes• Dust collection and chip removal system• Metal cans• Storage cabinets• Scoop shovels and dustpans• Varsol• Sawdust• Rags• Storage racks• Cabinets or fenced areas for project storage


Cleanup Tasks• Put away tools and materials• Clean all paintbrushes• Start at farthest point and work toward trash collection

area (including high areas)• Sweep using short strokes• Vacuum machines• Oily rags in closed metal containers• Absorb any liquid spills• All trash in metal containers• Clean all sink areas• Store all cleanup equipment properly


Cleaning Systems• All-pitch-in method• Cleanup-wheel method• Assignment-sheet method


Effective Systems• For a cleanup system to work well

– Assign a person to every task– Fair distribution of assignments– Rotation of assignments– Cooperation– Record of performance– Clean and safe shop at the end of each and every work

period


Important Terms• Silhouettes: colored outlines of each tool on the

wall• Flammable materials cabinets: automatically

closing steel cabinets that safely store flammable liquids

• Vertical racks: permit storage of both long and short items

• Brooms, mops, brushes, scoop shovels, dustpans: standard cleanup tools in the shop

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