#tools & safety

[captainjonnitkessler]

I like when people say things like “respect blue collar workers!” and then the same people turn around and completely dismiss the years of training it takes to be able to do that type of work safely and effectively.

“Telling people not to do their own electrical work because it’s dangerous is classist bc not everyone can afford an electrician” “I can’t believe that plumber charged me so much money for less than an hour of work, what a scam!” “In the post-capitalist utopia everyone will just take turns doing all types of blue-collar work, instead of years-long apprenticeships we’ll just give them a course in high school or something” “Building and safety codes are just pointless bureaucracy meant to stop the average citizen from being able to build their own structures” “I would love to be a farmer and just hang out tending to plants all day”

These are all things I have seen on this website by self-proclaimed worker’s rights advocates and I hope I don’t have to explain how incredibly insulting and dismissive it is when it’s not outright dangerous. There’s a LOT that needs to be fixed about our current labor system but “pretending like training and safety protocols aren’t important” and “pretending that those jobs are actually really easy and any layperson can do them” are uh. Not good solutions.

#labor rights #construction #seriously i've seen MULTIPLE people argue that safety codes are just a tool of oppression #like babe . . . No They Are Not

[nerdpoe]

Danny got caught by the GIW, tortured, and managed to escape.

Unfortunately, he didn't escape without damage.

And he can't tell his parents or they'll get suspicious.

But the damage is....obvious. He always hurts, now. He can't feel his right pinky or move it. Walking for long stretches of time is impossible, and his legs physically won't hold him up if he tries. But he can't use a wheelchair, or his parents will find out. So he resorts to floating and pretending to walk. He can't bend over as much; his core muscles are too damaged to allow it. So he phases through himself to pretend he is, or lies and leaves before someone asks him to.

He definitely can't fight.

The other ghosts know this, and ease off so that he can recover. It's a respect thing; going after another ghost when they're weak and incapable of fighting is shameful.

So he and Jazz do some research, and make a list of the medical equipment he needs to start recovering. Jazz tries to teach herself how to be a physical therapist on top of everything else in her life; college, her job so she doesn't rely on their parents, etc.

But that medical equipment is so frickin expensive.

So Danny plans for being out of commission for a week or so, visits Jazz in Gotham indefinitely, and decides to rob one of the largest suppliers of medical equipment.

Drake Industries.

His first few heists go off pretty well, but then on the final one, he finds himself face to face with Red Robin.

A noise from behind him alerts him to Nightwing.

And, again; Danny cannot fight.

He's already shaky, using his powers so much. The pain that's always there has flared to levels he can't ignore, and he knows he needs to leave immediately.

He also can't afford to be chased.

"Please. I just want to get better, and it's too expensive otherwise."

@simplestoryteller

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #story prompt #phanfic #tim's just shocked cuz he knows signs of physical trauma when he sees it #and this dude needs like a team of physical therapists #dick's already kinda got a bead on at least four to five different PT exercises that would help the kid #chronic pain!danny #like it could be so much less than it is #but because he's denying himself the tools that would help him out of concern for his own safety #he's just getting worse #obvi they locate danny's human self and realize the kid realllllly needs help #danny comes to jazz's apartment to find a wheelchair waiting for him with a big red bow on it

[ericacrochets]

Kickstarter for the Amigurumi Makers!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the absence of posts on this blog again 😅 I was laid off mid-Feb and all of my brain space has been reserved for refreshing my skills and job-searching, but hopefully I'll be back to work soon and then I can queue up some more posts here! (It takes me hours... I also need to find a better way to do that...)

ANYWAY

I wanted to make this post about a Kickstarter that I am incredibly excited about!!!

These Safety Eye Snappers that can be used to easily add safety eyes to your amigurumi without all the hand and finger pain!!!

As a chronic pain girlie myself, I started following this product the second I heard about it's existence lol

The kickstarter just went up so I wanted to mention it here for anyone who might be interested!

If you've never used Kickstarter before, please make sure you're informed about how it works! Research to your heart's content to make sure you're comfortable. The gist is that projects are all-or-nothing based on whether they reach their funding goal, so if you back a project that doesn't end up reaching it's goal, you don't receive any rewards you pledged for, but you also aren't charged anything.

As of writing this post, though, this Kickstarter looks to be fully funded!!!!

Note: I am not at all affiliated with this product or the team behind it, they have no idea of my existence, and I get nothing from any pledges anyone makes. I have not tried the product in-person myself at all. They don't know I exist. I'm just a girl who's incredibly excited about the existence of this product. Like I kinda wanted to cry when I found out about this because getting safety eyes on amigurumi is so hard and hurts so much :')

Here's the Kickstarter link again if you're interested, and I hope to get back to posting crochet patterns here soon! Hope you all are doing well! 💕💕💕🧶

#at 26 am I a girl or a lady #26-year-old teenage girl #erica interacts #amigurumi #kickstarter #crochet #crochet tools #safety eyes

[etakeh]

#safety first #air quality #fire #wildfires #multipurpose tools #nyc #nypd #robert evans

[thehorizonmachine]

& while i'm at it i really hate the RPG consent checklist. i think it's a very inappropriate use of the langauge of 'consent' that both trivializes the importance of consent as usually applied to bodily autonomy and also creates really weird expectations by just 1-1 transplanting that language into an RPG context. like in the context of sex 'enthusiastic consent' makes sense as a concept because everyone participating is expected to (on some level) enjoy sex. ticking the box labelled "enthusiastic consent: bring it on!" next to 'terrorism' or 'heatstroke' is a weird and baffling thing to expect people to do even if they're totally happy for those things to show up in their RPG campaign. it standardizes an emotional response which makes total sense in its original context and applies it to a context where it makes no sense at all--i'd honestly be a little confused and worried if my players self-described as 'enthusiastically consenting' to a campaign containing 'racism' or 'genocide'!

#operator's polemic #ttrpg #it;s controversial safety tool take hour

[thatswhatsushesaid]

any analysis of jin guangyao that asserts his key motivations stem from a desire for power, rather than from fear and filial piety, should probably be revised to at least acknowledge the role that fear and filial piety played in creating a desire for power.

#mdzs meta #jin guangyao #i don’t even disagree that he had ambition and needed power to accomplish it #he absolutely did #but jgy recognized that power was a tool not a destination #and he could use that tool first and foremost to achieve his birthright #which would grant him safety and security that nothing else in the cultivation world #and no *one* else in the cultivation world #could conceivably give him #salty peak sect 🧂

[deramin2]

Thinking about how important informed consent, negotiation, and aftercare after to TTRPG players who want to experience RP bleed for catharsis and let themselves really feel very heavy emotions safely.

This video does a great job illustrating subtle safety tools Critical Role uses.

In C3 E91 Matt explicitly got informed consent from Sam that he understood what the consequences were going to be if FCG detonated his power core.

It was worth the pause to absolutely be sure this was what Sam wanted and not a miscommunication because there would be no going back and Matt didn't want Sam to get hurt. This wasn't a gamble, it was a certainty.

And it was not an interruption of play. It prompted Sam to describe what FCG was thinking and feeling and why this was so meaningful to both them and Sam. This was a pain he wanted to experience and would being them closer together as friends, not divide them.

Bleed can be dangerous and people can get really upset and hurt for real. So it needs guard rails to keep things safe and ultimately be a positive, cathartic, healing, fulfilling experience. Gotta make sure everyone's on board.

This is why you do session zeros to set expectations, hug each other at the table (off you're into that), get late night fast food together to decompress, etc. It's why Matt asks Marisha if they had fun on the drive home every week. It's why you talk about how you're all feeling in between sessions.

Human beings invented story telling so we could get really into in and reflect our emotions off it. It can be as powerful and awe inspiring as a solar eclipse. But you've got to wear your safety glasses or you're going to hurt your eyes.

#critical role #critical role spoilers #critical role meta #critical role cast #RP Safety Tools #critical role campaign 3 #Bell's Hells #Fresh Cut Grass #Matt Mercer #Sam Riegel #Youtube

[oddityroadshow]

INSIDE OUT is an independently-produced 44-page TTRPG resource zine! ✨

Funded on Kickstarter, it features work from Stephen Dewey (Ten Candles), Trevor Henderson (Siren Head), Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Hypnospace Outlaw), Tess Stone (Not Drunk Enough), and a bunch of other awesome authors and artists! Nick Tofani drew the cover!

Inside Out includes several game-agnostic body horror modules and tables, gorgeous horror art, maps for two adventures, body horror-specific content warnings and safety tools, and an introduction to body horror as a genre.

Extras for the physical edition include maps, stickers, and physical copies of safety tools!

Digital copies are only $5 and physical copies are only $10!!

PHYSICAL EDITION AVAILABLE HERE 📕🩸 DIGITAL EDITION AVAILABLE HERE 🔪💻 PATREON FOR MORE EXTRAS AND FUTURE VOLUMES HERE 🔮

#shannon strucci #trevor henderson #slimyswampghost #ettin #ttrpg #ttrpg horror #body horror #zine #ttrpg zine #digital zine #physical zine #stickers #ttrpg safety tools #tess stone #horror ttrpg #nick tofani #horror #cool horror art #ttrpg modules #ttrpg maps #indie ttrpg

[osha-official-2]

Tool Safety Series: Table Saws

Whether you're a professional woodworker or just a tool enthusiast, its never a bad idea to brush up on proper tool use and safety practices.

Pictured above are a contractor table saw (Left) and a cabinet maker table saw (Right). Despite their differences, the same standards and safety practices apply to both when hand feeding material.

Guard Requirements:

Blade guards

"Each circular hand-fed rip saw shall be provided with a hood-type guard that will cover the blade at all times when not in use. This may be accomplished by the use of a guard which will automatically adjust to the thickness of the material being cut, or by a fixed or manually adjusted guard" "Each circular hand-fed rip saw shall be provided with a hood-type guard that will cover the blade at all times when not in use. This may be accomplished by the use of a guard which will automatically adjust to the thickness of the material being cut, or by a fixed or manually adjusted guard"

Above is an automatically adjusting hood-type guard which doubles as a dust extraction hood. These protect operators from small debris that may be thrown back during a rip cut such as dust, splinters, loose knots, and foreign materials such as nails. A guard like this required to be in place at all times if the cut being made allows it. The hood may be removed for special cuts that would otherwise be impossible with the hood in place.

Spreaders

"Each hand-fed circular saw shall be equipped with a spreader to minimize the possibility of material squeezing the saw"

Even the slightest horizontal force on a board in the middle of a cut can cause it to kickback at incredible speed. The spreader helps mitigate this hazard by providing a static surface for cut material to slide against.

These standards are established by ANSI O1.1-1961: Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery - Section 6.1 and are incorporated by reference by 29 CFR 1926.304(f).

General Operating Procedures:

Never start the saw if material is touching the blade. The blade needs time to accelerate to operational speed and will kickback anything touching it when it starts up.

Avoid standing behind the space between the blade and the fence. It is much easier for material in this area to kickback into an operator. When possible, it is safest to stand on the left-hand side of the saw blade. Keep a wide stable stance when hand feeding material and avoid bending or leaning as this may lead to falls.

Related to the previous point, always keep a hand/push-stick on the material between the blade and the fence. This where kickback is most likely to occur. Push-sticks should be used if making narrow cuts that could bring an operators hands close to the blade.

Never apply lateral or vertical force to material being cut. Material must only receive force from behind and above to keep it flat on the table top and moving smoothly forward. Be especially aware of this when cutting large sheets of material with a partner.

Use a roller stand or ask for assistance when cutting material that hangs off the edge of the table top. Hanging material may cantilever the rest of the material, causing it to lift off the table top and kickback.

In the picture above, the person in pink in assists the operator in blue. As the operator in blue pushes the sheet through the blade, the assistant keeps their hands on the material, slowly walking along side it. If they were to apply force in any direction (other than to counter gravity) it would almost certainly cause the saw blade to bite into the material and potentially kick it back in to the operator.

Due to the versatility of table saws, these guidelines are not exhaustive. Be sure to read the operators manual before operating machinery for the first time.

#OSHA #osha approved #osha compliant #keepworkerssafe #tool safety #table saw #woodworking

[rollforfelicity]

Shoutout to all my fellow TTRPG players with specific, sensitive subject matter they need to put in their Lines and Veils.

Shoutout to everyone who signs up for a light-hearted game and thinks, "I'm sure this really specific thing won't come up, but...better safe than sorry," and puts it in your Lines and Veils, even though you feel silly.

Shoutout to everybody being firm with your boundaries before a game starts, even when you feel exposed and awkward doing it. May we always have supportive tables, robust safety tools, and fellow players who don't ask about our sources of trauma.

#ttrpg #safety tools

[brainworms-all-night-long]

Woa look who actually seriously drew something on a piece of paper!!!! (granted it's as simple as you get but still!!)

Get taped to a shelf support beam above my desk idots

#sonic prime #I might draw mangey and sails later #i know way back when I used to draw(tracecough) and slap on that pice of wood #but all of those are ugly old and not to mention from a fandom I hadt been in for three solid years #so its time for an ✨️upgrade✨️ #miles nine prower #nine the fox #miles tails prower #tails the fox #mah art #me does arts #littol doodl #ooough how I miss the safety of the laso tool and brush stabilizator

[rovermcfly]

Media Literacy Masterpost

This post is constantly evolving. You can help by sharing resources you know, pointing out broken links or even expressing criticism of the resources provided here if you have any. Come back any time to see if there's anything new. (Google Docs version for easier sharing outside tumblr)

Updated: September 14th 2023

The Basics

Get answers to the first questions you might have: What is media literacy? Why should I care? How does it affect me and others? Is there even anything I can still learn if I feel pretty internet-savvy? And more.

Websites

Get a more in-depth look at certain aspects of media literacy and learn about and apply media literacy skills. (alphabetical order)

Casey Fiesler

Check Your Fact

The Conspiracy Chart

Harvard Misinformation Review

InVid

The Media Bias Chart

Media Literacy Now

MediaSmarts

MediaWise (by Poynter)

National Association for Media Literacy Education

News Literacy Project

Poynter

Reuters Fact Check

SourceWatch

Truth Decay Project Tools Database* (A lot of websites that are relevant are listed here. Only websites that aren't on that list will be listed in this post)

Articles

See what experts have to say.

Interactive Learning Tools

This can help you learn about media literacy in a more hands-on way. (alphabetical order)

Critical Thinking Project

Go Viral! (Covid Misinformation)

News Lit Quiz

Truth Decay Project Education/Training Tools* (A lot of interactive tools that are relevant are listed here. Only websites and tools that aren't on that list will be listed in this post)

Social Media

Following these accounts can help sharpen your media literacy skills and you don't even have to do much because it will just pop up in your feeds! Follow, like, comment, retweet, etc. to help spread the word. (alphabetical order)

Instagram

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

PolitiFact

TikTok

Abbie Richards

Adam Conover

Aslan Pahari

Astro Alexandra

babs_zone

Hank Green

MediaWise

PolitiFact

Professor Casey

Zeke Darwin

Tumblr

@is-the-post-reliable

Twitter

I have personally left twitter due to its new ownership, so it will be difficult for me to keep vetting the listed accounts the way I used to, however I will keep them listed as long as I still trust them.

Abbie Richards

AFP Fact Check

Fact-Checking Network

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

National Association for Media Literacy Education

PolitiFact

Reuters Fact Check

YouTube

MediaSmarts

MediaWise

PolitiFact

Bonus

My media literacy tag

Remember to share these resources to help shape a world wide web that is safer and smarter and protect yourself and others from manipulation and radicalization.

* Criticism of this source has been expressed. I've provided my reasoning to still include it as well. I encourage you to make your own judgement.

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(I could since then not find an obvious bias in the lists that I have linked)

Information on the history of the RAND Corporation and its involvement with the US Military here.

#I finally did it y'all... I finally made the masterpost #I spent all night on this :') #media literacy #misinformation #disinformation #conspiracies #conspiracy theories #fake news #twitter #tumblr #tiktok #facebook #instagram #mediawise #hank green #crashcourse #navigating digital information #learning #knowledge #today i learned #interesting #studyblr #resources #did you know #internet #media literacy masterpost #masterpost #internet safety #this post is gonna change drastically if the truth decay projects accepts all the submissions I made that aren't on their website yet #but since they haven't updated the tools list since 2019 I don't have much hope

[utilitycaster]

Imogen and Laudna (and to be fair FCG though that one felt a bit more justified given Chetney's resistance to the exercise, and also was very funny) remind me of how a friend astutely once pointed out that "I think you suck" is technically an "I statement", or how, if you're using the "When you do X, I think Y, and it makes me feel Z" format can in fact be used to say "When you don't do what I want you to, I think that's unfair, and it makes me feel like you should do everything I say."

#cr spoilers #and thus was my resistance to formalized safety tools born. #in all seriousness like you gotta take this kind of exercise in good faith and the passive-aggressiveness is hilarious and fun but it's lik #bells hells THERE'S your problem #imogen @ the gods: #when you don't answer me immediately it makes me feel like i'm not your favorite princess and it makes me feel your death is justified

[theresattrpgforthat]

I saw in the tags of a recent post you mentioned wanting to talk about safety tools—would love to hear your thoughts, especially re: learning and teaching them!

Hello friend!

Oh my gosh, where to start. I love safety tools and I think they can really enhance the game experience, especially when you are trying out tabletop games with a group of people you don't know very well. While it's great if you have a solid group of friends that are all interested in playing games together, a lot of tabletop gamers have to find a group first, and then make new friends along the way.

Entering a new environment is already scary, and entering an environment where you are expected to pretend to be somebody else is even scarier. You're showing a group of strangers a little bit of who you are - and they're doing the same thing. Not only that, improvising a narrative as you go has the potential to visit a wide range of topics - many of which might accidentally trigger a traumatic memory or an innate fear. (I might be preaching to the choir, but best to lay some ground work.)

So, safety tools. I usually layer a number of them into my games, because each tool serves a different use. I usually begin a new game or Session 0 with a quick review of each safety tool, including the X-Card by John Stavropoulos, Lines and Veils by Ron Edwards, The Open Door Policy as introduced by The Gauntlet, and something we call Check-Ins, which are a combination of tools found in Thirsty Sword Lesbians, as well as the Script Change safety tool by Beau Jágr Sheldon. Check-Ins work as follows: if a player is unsure about whether or not the thing they want to try is ok with the group, they can check in. The group then has a chance to rewind, alter play, or give the player a go-ahead. In return for checking in, the player who asked the group is rewarded with a point of XP. For our group, we have decided to edit the Lines and Veils to include Lures as well, Lures being elements that the players are excited to see in the game.

If the group is a group that has played with me before, or if we are playing multiple sessions in a campaign, I'll ask the members of the group to tell us about a safety tool that we use. Sometimes players will even bring forward a safety tool that we haven't used before! Each player who can tell us something about the safety tools we use at the table is rewarded with a point of XP, or something else useful to use in play. We also try to provide examples of what using a safety tool might look like for folks who aren't familiar with the concept.

Not every safety tool works with every group. I would love to use the Support Flower, for example, but I mostly run games online, and haven't found a good way to implement it. But there's many more options than just the ones I provided! If you would like to see a comprehensive list of possible safety tools, I recommend the curated list as provided by TheGiftofGabes on Itch.io.

#asks #safety tools #mint speaks #what I really love is that my friend group is starting to use safety tools outside of games as well #we don't feel obligated to stay if we're not feeling comfortable #so we'll just use the Open Door for any gathering #and sometimes if we're talking about something that is upsetting for someone #that person will say “I'm X-carding this conversation” #and we just move on

[greentrickster]

Had the most amazing experience on Saturday. Was dropping off a couple plush mages to the store that sells them for me downtown, because a couple had sold over the past few weeks and I try to be a good supplier.

It only takes a few minutes and I'd already paid for parking, so I decided to linger and look around the shop a bit, because it's a cool place where there's always a chance something new has arrived if you haven't been there for over a week. It's fantastic. If you told me there was some actual magic in this place I'd believe you, and I've been in the employees-only area.

Which is why I was present, leafing curiously through a book on the making of the movie Chicken Run, to hear a guy behind me loudly proclaim, "Forty dollars for this?! I could make this!" I'm aware that the things in this store can be pricy, but also that a lot of the stock is made by local crafters, like me, meaning prices can be a bit higher due to the fact that you're getting something hand-crafted instead of mass-produced. So I turn around to see what he's complaining about.

And this guy is holding a wooden wand that is unique, one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted from solid wood. All things I know at a glance because, as it happens, I'm not the only person in my family who sells stuff at this store... my dad does as well. And he's the one who made that wand.

Now here's the thing. My dad's part of the local woodturner's group, wood turning being a method of carving that involves spinning a chunk of wood on a high-speed lathe while holding a bit of sharp metal against it until it turns into a wand, bowl, cup, vase, what-have-you. It's a highly-skilled craft that requires a lot of practice and and specialized tools, which he picked up after retiring but before going back to work, and he's been practicing and perfecting the required skills for at least fifteen years. If he likes (and he does like), he can get a wooden sphere carved and polished to such a sheen and smoothness that it both reflects the light and feels like plastic, which is highly impressive on a technical scale and extremely disconcerting on a tactile one.

And this guy just said one of his pieces wasn't worth the price on the tag because 'he could do it too.' Which, as any crafter knows, is not the sort of statement fellow crafters make at volume.

Now, I'm a reasonable sort of trickster. As I said, my dad's part of a woodturning group, I'm well-aware that there genuinely are other people in this area who are as skilled as, if not more skilled than, my dad. Maybe he's just a skilled creep or disagrees with the pricing. So I turn to the guy and go, "Oh? It took my dad a couple years to learn how to make those."

To which he smiles at me and asks if I know what kind of wood the wand is made of.

"Purple Heart."

"Wow, you really know your stuff!"

I stare at him for a moment, because 1) Purple Heart wood is literally the easiest wood to identify on the planet because, as the name suggests, it's actually purple, which is a thing woods generally are not. And also 2) he has apparently not grasped that the reason I know this is because my father made the thing he is holding.

I do not say these things. Instead I clue him in on the situation he's in by saying, "Yes, my dad made that wand."

"Oh. Um. Thank-you!" he holds out his hand.

I look at the hand, then at him. "For what?"

"For your dad!"

...

...I do not shake his hand, and I'm beginning to suspect that this guy does, indeed, not have any clue what he's talking about when he said he could make this himself. But I could be wrong. He could just be socially awkward, I get that. So time for the final question. With a polite smile that no customer yet has been able to tell is completely fake, I ask, "Are you part of the local woodturner's group?"

"The what?"

"The local woodturner's group," I repeat, "My dad turned that wand by hand, on a lathe."

Guy, smiling, about to seal his own fate, "Ah. That is a tool I do not have."

Me, also smiling, because he's just proven beyond all shadow of a doubt that no he could not, in fact, make it himself. "Mm. And that's why it costs forty dollars."

You know, he didn't have anything to say to that?

Put a bit of a spring in my step as I left.

#my life #crafting woes #crafting community #vengeance is mine #wood turning #also just to be clear #any lathe worth using is going to set you back WELL past $40 even before you get to the rest of the tools and safety equipment you need #and that's without even getting into the time and material investment it takes to be able to make stuff with them

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thinking so hard about in universe scar theme park signage guys

#goodtimeswithscar #gtwscar #hermitcraft #hermitcraft fanart #goodtimeswithscar fanart #this looks WAY more like a tft character intro or portal 2 safety sign than i intended #but that's okay i really like the vibes #i hate you paint tool sai and your ZERO options for text alignment and editing #nondescript art