[hackerspaces] Lending Tool Program

[Chris Gallaty]

I would just make a precondition to the tool lending that all participants
sign a waiver that states that if they mame themselves with the tool they
are an idiot and liable for their own actions. You might want to reverse
that and state that if Charles proceeds to destroy said mill that he has to
in good faith help right that (likely less binding). I would run the whole
thing past Legal Lisa to proof, but you get the point. The liability on is
the easy one. If you can't get the other clause, you may want a waiver for
anyone lending a tool that they do so at their own risk and the Space is
not liable for other folks destroying their stuff.

Seems a sad thing to have to do, but it only takes one moron to wreck
things for everyone. Better safe than having to shut the whole thing down
later due to an 'incident'.


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Robert Davidson <robert at dallasmakerspace.org
> wrote:

> As a Makerspace many of us Lend Tools to the organization. Has anyone
> looked into the liability of loaning equipment?
>
> Example
>
> Mo has a Mill he want's to loan to a Hackerspace
>
> Charles is clumsy and breaks his arm on the Mill.
>
> Charles talks to Legal Lisa and says wouldn't it be fun to goto court and
> sue Mo and Hackerspace
>
> Has anyone looked into the liability of  accepting loans vs requiring
> donated tools so all the legal liability stays on the organization?
>
>
> My guess is this is a common discussion among most
> makerspaces/hackerspaces in the world.
>
> I would be interested to see if anyone has done the research?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Davidson
> Dallas Makerspace
> Dallas.MS
>
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