This was likely a failure by multiple people, and there is no excuse for it. The new system is simple to use.
But instead of simply rolling two trash cans around, two of us had to don dust masks and shovel half a trash can of sawdust off the floor. This pileup is an air quality hazard and a fire hazard.
Likely the problem is that it’s too easy for everyone’s responsibility to become someone else’s responsibility. It is not someone else’s responsibility, it is yours! Yes, YOU! [finger points out of screen]
Every single person using the woodshop should walk over to that bin and check the level before they begin working. If it is over 3/4 full, they should swap it with the other rolling bin that is right there. If they are able, they should also dump the bin in the dumpster. And if you did a lot of work, especially jointing and planing, you should check the bin when you are done as well.
Good reminder and the photo says it all. I always try to clean up and empty a trash can but admit I haven’t looked at this regularly. Hope everyone will.
Since you mention jointing and planing, I’ve been meaning to make a post about those blast gates, but will just do so here.
If you open the blast gates more than halfway on the jointer and planer, the increased suction of the new dust collector will suck your sawdust all the way to the DC bin, rather than leaving it in the jointer and planer trash cans, thus negating the purpose of those cans, and quickly filling up the DC bin.
This morning when I arrived at 7:30 AM, the garbage can was full. @Gem helped me take it out to the dumpster.
Tomorrow morning we’re going to make a sign and hang it someplace in front of, or next to where the garbage cans sit. Hopefully, it will spark (hmmm anyone interested in bedazzling it?) some attention.
or something else.