[Blackpool] Hackerspace thoughts for Saturday

[Les Pounder]

Good work Mike, thanks very much.

Completely understand the need for this, and agree whole heartedly.

Les

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM, MJ Hewitt <admin at pcrecycler.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi everybody-
>
> Starting up a hackerspace has been proposed, and is under discussion.
> For those interested in this,
> Here are my first thoughts. These are not proposals or guidelines,
> just ideas to start from. Initially, we need to determine what we
> would like to achieve or aim to achieve.
>
> About our hackerspace:
> We are not a true hackerspace in the generally accepted sense because:-
> we are not open 24/7, we do not do drop in, we do not supply
> tools,equipment or materials, storage space, showers, or any of the
> multitude of things on offer at the larger established hackerspaces.
>
> We open for a couple of hours on a Saturday and offer a space where
> like minded people can meet to discuss, plan and implement projects.
>
> Before physical work can start on a project in the space, the
> specification of the project needs to be provided, including tools,
> equipment and materials to be used. The specification will be used to
> determine if there are any health and safety issues that need to be
> addressed.
>
> The person(s) undertaking the project will need to sign a
> release of liability form, a template example is available at :-
> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Release_of_Liability
>
> Before use, a UK version based on this template will be needed and the
> Health and Safety executive consulted.
>
> As stated at the beginning, these are starting points for discussion,
> which I have come up with after trawling hackerspace.org. The space
> will be for the users, therefore the users should decide how or if we
> move forward with this proposal.
>
> Thoughts and ideas please?
>
> If you can't make the meeting, please use this mailing list to put any
> suggestions forward that you might have.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Mike Hewitt
>
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