# SOP Page Template

<p class="callout warning">Reading this page does not replace training. You must be checked off on this tool before using it.</p>

## About this tool

What the tool is, what it is used for, and which area it lives in. Link to the tool's record in Atlas (https://atlas.waukeshamakers.com) for the make, model and location instead of copying them here.

## Certification required

Say whether a check-off is required (all corded tools need training before use) and what the check-off covers. Check-offs are recorded in Journeyman (https://journeyman.waukeshamakers.com). Name the area's Area Champion or link to the area overview for who can check people off.

## Personal protective equipment

List the PPE required for this tool (eye protection, hearing protection, respirator, gloves or no gloves, and so on).

## Pre-use inspection

Equipment here may have been modified from its factory state. List what to check every time before use: guards in place, blades or bits sharp and secure, cords and plugs undamaged, dust collection on, the work area clear.

## Procedure

Numbered steps for normal use: setup, operation, and shutdown. One action per step.

## Consumables

What the tool uses (blades, bits, filament, gas, abrasives), which ones the shop provides, which ones members bring, and where spares are kept.

## Known quirks

Anything about this particular machine that differs from what an experienced user would expect: modifications, settings that stick, parts that wear fast.

## When something goes wrong

What to do if the tool breaks or behaves oddly: stop, tag it out of service and report it. See **Shop Safety: Tagging a Tool Out of Service and Reporting It** and **Shop Safety: Incident and Near-Miss Reporting**.

## Maintenance

Link to this tool's maintenance page in the area's Maintenance chapter, if it has one.