Composites and Resins

This activity is listed as:

🛑Red

Red tools are high-risk tools/technologies that are generally only allowed to be worked with on campus in a controlled environment with proper supervision and support.  Red tool use in remote making is not permitted unless there are extraordinary circumstances and measures in place.  To receive authorization to use a red tool, a faculty member must make a request on the student’s behalf to mit-remote-making@mit.edu.  Project Manus and MIT EHS will then discuss the situation with the faculty member and student assess the situation.  Permission to use red tools will be very rare.

 

Minimum required PPE and precautions (more may be required based on circumstance)

  • Safety glasses

  • Gloves

  • Long pants and closed toed shoes

  • Fit-tested respirator with approved cartridges

  • Protective garments

Most important safety considerations (issues, resources, advice, warnings)

  • Epoxy, polyester, polyvinyl ester, and polyurethane resins present severe and permanent chemical hazards that are difficult to control outside an industrial setting

  • Fiberglass, carbon fiber, and aramid fiber cloths present severe and permanent physical hazards that are difficult to control outside of an industrial setting

Most important considerations in the use of the tool/technology (issues, resources, advice, warnings)

  • N/A

Links or info about video/images and complementary or alternative tools/tech to consider

  • N/A

Forms and contact information required to obtain approval to use this technology/tools

Related MIT Resources: MIT Environment, Health and Safety | Office of the Vice President for Research | MIT Project Manus