Welcome to the Safety Page. Here you can find videos and other resources to help prepare you to use equipment in the Machine Shop and Materials Lab. Remember, any content shown below is to help aid you and reduce the chance of injury. This is not to be taken as the absolute and/or only way to do things. If ever in doubt, immediately stop what you’re doing and ask the supervising technician for help!

Machine Shop

Below is the link to the machine shop videos. The videos include the engine lathe, the milling machine, bandsaw, etc.

Materials Lab

Below you will find videos for all the equipment in the materials lab! These videos aim to familiarize the equipment and how to utilize them. Video topics range from how to set up the equipment to how to use them.

Safety Resouces

Below are links to general safety quizzes you are required to do before entering any lab or shop in York University, however you may be required to do more or quizzes depending on the function of the lab or shop.