Category: Metal & Wood Workshop
Level: Bronze
Author: Hannah Ogahara, Weng Man, Matthew Sweet
The Impact: <p>Without a shared baseline understanding of workshop practices, materials and equipment are often misused, leading to avoidable waste, damage, and inefficiency. Establishing early awareness helps prevent these issues and supports more responsible behaviour.</p>
Details
Sustainability is included in workshop inductions alongside health and safety, including responsible machine use, efficient material use, reuse systems, dust and waste handling, and expectations around shared resources.
Students are introduced to workshop-specific practices that reduce avoidable waste, such as testing on offcuts, planning cuts before fabrication, and using extraction appropriately.
