[hackerspaces] Alcohol policies?

[dosman]

I want to believe that our communities will generally have good results with drugs and alcohol in our spaces. By our nature we trust our members to not dismember themselves on dangerous equipment. This self-selects people who won’t subject themselves to situations where they could lose out to natural selection. If that were not the case your space would likely fail out anyway from people who can’t handle themselves to begin with. This of course does not preclude good judgement like having liability waivers and even informal policies about no-drinking and use of power tools. But it’s less likely that not having these last two items will earn your space a darwin award.


> On Mar 30, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Derek H <dh405okc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Post signs starting that nobody is allowed to use any power tools after consuming alcohol, and get each and every member to sign a doc to that effect as well. Enforce some sort of "no drunkenness" rule. On the days that you host some sort of alcohol serving event, cut power to the tools.
> 
> If you do those things, you're still liable as hell. But.. people want their beer, and sometimes a little social lubrication can be good for some folks.
> 
> There isn't a good answer for this.
> 
> On Mar 30, 2015 4:04 PM, "Dave" <tallycast at gmail.com <mailto:tallycast at gmail.com>> wrote:
> We're currently looking at alcohol use in the space.  There are some members who think it's a really bad idea (drunks and power tools) while others think it's a matter of personal responsibility.  
> 
> We also have been hosting occasional "reception" events for various organizations as a way of increasing visibility and recruiting members.  Beer and wine are served at those events, but the breakers to the tools are turned off.
> 
> I'm wondering if other spaces have considered alcohol use, and how that's worked out?
> 
> Cheers,
> David
> 
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