This is how we update tags from an operational perspective. This work is done by leadership teams, staff, and trained volunteers.

The general principle is to check the dates on the Blue Tags and Red Rag for anything expired. Then check the blue tag dates for people store stale projects. Then check the red tags and deal with the abandoned goods. There are area-specific instructions below for each storage area and the space in general.

We also add Gold Tags to items when extensions are granted.

We are moderating for:

• Unsafely stored items
• Items improperly stored
• Expired Tags – Blue, Red, and Gold

Storage is checked daily and all storage areas are purged 1x per month.

General Space

Most surfaces should be clear. For example the tables upstairs in Clean Fab. Occasionally people forget things. A sweatshirt here, a random thing there. If you find things like that do the following:

1. Fill out a red tag
2. Attach it to the item (tape or rubber bands work great)
3. Put it in the Lost and Found bin

Weekly Tag Update

This is done 1 time per week, usually on Fridays. It takes about an hour to do. This involves checking ALL Basic member storage areas. See below for protocols for each area.

• Check for Gold Tag Requests (see Adding Storage Exception Tags – Gold Tags Below)
  • Prepare tags for any new requests
  • Add to items while updating
• Check Blue and Gold Tags
• Red Tag if:
  • The Gold Tag Extension has expired
  • The Blue Tag Has Expired
  • Somebody has re-blue tagged an item. Please also take a photo and send to Crafty with any additional information you may be like. “I saw this every week for the last X weeks and they keep adding new blue tags”

Adding Storage Exception Tags – Gold tags

• Members submit requests with this Form
• Officer, Leadership teams and Staff review the request and make a decision including the duration of the extension
  • That information is tracked in this spreadsheet
• Members are sent a notification and when applicable a Gold Tag is added to their stuff

Basic Member Storage in Clean Fab

There are shelves upstairs in suite 214 that are available for basic member storage.

• All stuff should be in an ACE provided container
• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag

Basic Member Storage in Coworking

There are cube-shaped baskets in coworking as basic member storage.

• All stuff should fit in the storage cubes
• All stuff should be in an ACE provided container
• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag

Basic Member Storage in laser

Laser Materials can be kept in the Laser materials storage area that was designed to keep stuff nice and flat.

• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag
• Bag any obvious waste product, label bag “abandoned trash” with note that “the next laser user should throw it away”. Place it on the laser.
  • Also, throw away any obviously non-laserable material like foam core

Basic Member Storage in the Workshops: Sheet Goods

A limited about of sheet goods can also be stored back room of the workshops in the sheet goods rack.

• All stuff should be in an ACE provided container
• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag
• Bag any obvious waste product, label bag “Abandoned-User Group to sort out disposal” with a note that the next workshop user should throw it away. Place it on the center tables of the workshop.
• Check for any user storing an excessively large stash in the space… we only have enough room for people to be rolling 1-2 live projects per person.
• Expired red tag items should have all tags removed (goods are now available for general use)

Basic Member Storage in the Workshops: Small Projects

Project storage in the workshop on a small shelf by the cyclone

• All stuff should be in an ACE provided container
• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag
• Bag any obvious waste product, label bag “Abandoned-User Group to sort out disposal” with a note that the next workshop user should throw it away. Place it on the center tables of the workshop.
• Check for any user storing an excessively large stash in the space… we only have enough room for people to be rolling 1-2 live projects per person.

Basic Member Storage in the Workshops: Horizontal Rack

There is a horizontal storage rack in the back shop. it is for large dimensional boards only

• Check for expired red and gold tags – red tag as needed
• Check for improperly stored items – red tag as needed
• Check for unsafely stored items – manage and red tag (ex: Take down and red tag and small project piles as they are wicked unsafe.)
• Check for blue tags – Red tag expired items
• Check for any user storing an excessively large stash in the space… we only have enough room for people to be rolling 1-2 live projects per person.