[Makerspace] Cleaning Schedule

Contributed by LIM XUE MEI MICHELLE

Current Situation:

Maker Lessons have evolved over time and this year, students from Sec 2 (Sem 1) and Sec 1 (Sem 2) are now equipped with basic woodworking skills, stemming from manually sawing pieces of plywood and rods to build their very own wooden laptop stand. With such activities that generate a lot of wood dust, on top of wiping down and sweeping the dust after each lesson by each student, the frequency of cleaners coming in to do the regular cleaning was not sufficient and could lead to skin irritation and eyes, throat and nose irritation as well. A teacher developed hives as a result of the environment with the wood dust in the air.

Improvement:

Worked out a cleaning schedule aligned to the maker lessons timetable as well as team meeting timings, and counter checked with cleaning supervisor to make adjustment to increase the frequency of cleaners coming in immediately after each lesson ends as much as they can. This has created a cleaner environment for everyone to work in the makerspace. Since the increased frequency of cleaning of the space, the teacher also experienced less irritation after the wood working sessions.