Keys - Revision history

Jake: update: no more metal keys

2023-02-09T05:27:44Z

update: no more metal keys

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	~~Most people~~ will ~~access Omni using~~ a key ~~card~~, ~~but a few people will also have traditional metal keys~~ for ~~emergency~~ access.		The purpose of this document is to outline the process and criteria we will use to decide who will be granted the use of a key to the front door of the Omni Commons. The criteria and process seek to balance the security and safety of both the people who use the Omni Commons and the building itself, and the need for access.

	= Key Cards =		= Key Cards =

	We'll ~~make~~ a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.		We'll activate a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.

	To get a key card, please follow [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ these instructions]		To get a key card, please follow [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ these instructions]

			It is also possible to unlock the front door with a webpage if you have a login/password, even if you're not at the building.

	=Metal Keys=		=Metal Keys=
			The metal key lock does not work anymore, and will not be repaired. To provide access to firefighters/EMTs by the Knox Box, a labeled electronic button is present inside the locked box which activates the door release solenoid. The door access system is backed up by its own battery, so this will continue to work in an emergency when electricity is out.
	The ~~purpose of this document is to outline the process~~ and ~~criteria we~~ will ~~use~~ to ~~decide who will be granted~~ the ~~use of~~ a ~~key to~~ the ~~front~~ door ~~of the Omni Commons~~. The ~~criteria and process seek~~ to ~~balance the security and safety of both the people who use the Omni Commons and the building itself, and the need for access~~.

	==Front Door Key Access Process and Criteria==		==Front Door Key Access Process and Criteria==

Yar: /* Key Cards */

2022-02-25T05:15:39Z

Key Cards

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	We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.		We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.

	To get a key card, please ~~use~~ [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ ~~this form~~]		To get a key card, please follow [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ these instructions]

	=Metal Keys=		=Metal Keys=

Yar: /* Key Cards */ fixed?

2022-02-25T05:15:23Z

Key Cards: fixed?

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	We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.		We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.

	To get a key card, please use [~~this form~~ https://omnicommons.org/keys/]		To get a key card, please use [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ this form]

	=Metal Keys=		=Metal Keys=

Yar: /* Key Cards */ fix link syntax

2022-02-25T05:15:00Z

Key Cards: fix link syntax

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	We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.		We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.

	To get a key card, please use [this form](https://omnicommons.org/keys/)		To get a key card, please use [this form https://omnicommons.org/keys/]

	=Metal Keys=		=Metal Keys=

Yar: clarify cards vs metal

2022-02-25T05:14:33Z

clarify cards vs metal

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	=~~Keyholders~~=		Most people will access Omni using a key card, but a few people will also have traditional metal keys for emergency access.

			= Key Cards =

			We'll make a card for anybody who's a member of a collective at omni, a regular participant in a working group or a sponsored project, and sometimes for people who are holding one-off events as well.

			To get a key card, please use [this form](https://omnicommons.org/keys/)

			=Metal Keys=

	The purpose of this document is to outline the process and criteria we will use to decide who will be granted the use of a key to the front door of the Omni Commons. The criteria and process seek to balance the security and safety of both the people who use the Omni Commons and the building itself, and the need for access.		The purpose of this document is to outline the process and criteria we will use to decide who will be granted the use of a key to the front door of the Omni Commons. The criteria and process seek to balance the security and safety of both the people who use the Omni Commons and the building itself, and the need for access.

Scylla: /* How to Do a Security Walk-through */

2018-11-20T21:40:13Z

How to Do a Security Walk-through

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	If you are leaving in late at night, check to make sure that there are only members and their guests in the building. Let them know you are leaving and make aure that at least one person remaining is willing, and knows how, to close the building when they leave.		If you are leaving in late at night, check to make sure that there are only members and their guests in the building. Let them know you are leaving and make aure that at least one person remaining is willing, and knows how, to close the building when they leave.

	==How to Do a Security Walk-through ==		==<span id="Alternate Section Title"></span>How to Do a Security Walk-through==


	The purpose of a walk through is to make sure the building and the people in it are safe and secure. This should be done when you are the last person to leave the building, or any night between 9pm and midnight to make sure no one is staying overnight who shouldn't be, and anytime there are fewer than the usual number of members around, such as between mid-December and early January.		The purpose of a walk through is to make sure the building and the people in it are safe and secure. This should be done when you are the last person to leave the building, or any night between 9pm and midnight to make sure no one is staying overnight who shouldn't be, and anytime there are fewer than the usual number of members around, such as between mid-December and early January.

Scylla: /* How to Close the Omni */

2018-11-20T21:24:18Z

How to Close the Omni

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	If you are leaving in late at night, check to make sure that there are only members and their guests in the building. Let them know you are leaving and make aure that at least one person remaining is willing, and knows how, to close the building when they leave.		If you are leaving in late at night, check to make sure that there are only members and their guests in the building. Let them know you are leaving and make aure that at least one person remaining is willing, and knows how, to close the building when they leave.

	==How to ~~Close the Omni~~==		==How to Do a Security Walk-through ==

			The purpose of a walk through is to make sure the building and the people in it are safe and secure. This should be done when you are the last person to leave the building, or any night between 9pm and midnight to make sure no one is staying overnight who shouldn't be, and anytime there are fewer than the usual number of members around, such as between mid-December and early January.

	What you need to accomplish before leaving the Omni:		What you need to accomplish before leaving the Omni:

	# Make sure everyone is gone.		# Make sure everyone who is not a member or supervised guest of a member is gone.
	# Make sure there are no hazardous or other conditions that shouldn’t be left overnight.		# Make sure there are no hazardous or other conditions that shouldn’t be left overnight.
	# Make sure the 48th Street and Shattuck Ave ballroom doors are closed and locked. There are 2 doors to 48th Street. One is at the end of the hallway that goes past the trash room. To reach the other one, walk to the door at the far side of the disco room. The door opens onto stairs that go down to a door.		# Make sure the 48th Street and Shattuck Ave ballroom doors are closed and locked. There are 2 doors to 48th Street. One is at the end of the hallway that goes past the trash room. To reach the other one, walk to the door at the far side of the disco room. The door opens onto stairs that go down to an exit door.
	# Turn off ballroom fans and ~~all the~~ lights except emergency lights.		# Turn off ballroom and Disco Room fans and ALL lights except emergency lights.
			# Turn off heat. The Disco Room is where it is often left on.
	# Make sure the front door on the corner of 49th an Shattuck is locked behind you when you leave.		# Make sure the front door on the corner of 49th an Shattuck is locked behind you when you leave.

	It is preferable to have at least '''2 people''' to check the building at the end of the night. Walk through the entire building together to look for any of the above situations. This includes all the bathrooms, the ballroom mezzanine, all rooms in the basement, etc.		It is preferable to have at least '''2 people''' to check the building at the end of the night. Walk through the entire building together to look for any of the above situations. This includes all the bathrooms, the ballroom mezzanine, all rooms in the basement, etc.

	Ask any ~~people~~ you find to leave ~~because~~ the building is closing. Usually they will, although they may grumble and move slowly. Do not raise your voice or touch them. If you find someone who is threatening or who refuses to leave, call ~~one of the people~~ on the emergency contact list to help you.		Ask any non-members you find who are not at an event or with a member to leave. If it is after 9pm, or on a day when nothing is happening, say the building is closing/closed. Usually they will, although they may grumble and move slowly. Do not raise your voice or touch them. If you find someone who is threatening or who refuses to leave, message the Omni Signal group or call someone on the emergency contact list to help you.

	===Where are the switches?===		===Where are the switches?===

	Most of the chandeliers in the ballroom are controlled by dimmers on the wall above the left side of the bar as you are facing it from the ballroom (the N side of the bar). The one above the mezzanine is on a dimmer in the mezzanine room on the E side of the ballroom. As you are in the room looking out over the ballroom, the round dimmer is above the electrical panel.		Most of the chandeliers in the ballroom are controlled by dimmers on the wall above the left side of the bar as you are facing it from the ballroom (IOW, the N side of the bar). The one above the mezzanine is on a dimmer in the mezzanine room on the E side of the ballroom. As you are in the room looking out over the ballroom, the round dimmer is above the electrical panel.

	The switch for the ceiling fans ceiling fans is located in the electrical panel in the ballroom mezzanine room. The switch is at the lower left side the panel and is labelled “FANS”. There are also override switches for the chandeliers in that area.		The switch for the ceiling fans ceiling fans is located in the electrical panel in the ballroom mezzanine room. The switch is at the lower left side the panel and is labelled “FANS”. There are also override switches for the chandeliers in that area.

			The light switches for the Disco Room are to the right of the far exit door (on the west wall). The fan switches are to the right of the door from the mezzanine, on the mezzanine side.

	=Locks=		=Locks=

Yar: /* Key Request Form */ link to online version

2017-09-28T21:23:34Z

Key Request Form: link to online version

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	==Key Request Form==		==Key Request Form==

			Note: we have an online version of this form [https://omnicommons.org/keys/ here]

	* Date		* Date
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	* This Omni Keyholder is my reference:		* This Omni Keyholder is my reference:
	*: ___________________________________________________________________________		*: ___________________________________________________________________________


	==Omni Key Holder Responsibilities==		==Omni Key Holder Responsibilities==

Scylla at 20:04, 12 October 2015

2015-10-12T20:04:39Z

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	# Make sure everyone is gone.		# Make sure everyone is gone.
	# Make sure there are no hazardous or other conditions that shouldn’t be left overnight.		# Make sure there are no hazardous or other conditions that shouldn’t be left overnight.
	# Make sure the 48th Street and Shattuck Ave ballroom doors are closed.		# Make sure the 48th Street and Shattuck Ave ballroom doors are closed and locked. There are 2 doors to 48th Street. One is at the end of the hallway that goes past the trash room. To reach the other one, walk to the door at the far side of the disco room. The door opens onto stairs that go down to a door.
	# Turn off ballroom fans and all the lights except emergency lights.		# Turn off ballroom fans and all the lights except emergency lights.
	# Make sure the ~~La Commune~~ door is locked behind you when you leave.		# Make sure the front door on the corner of 49th an Shattuck is locked behind you when you leave.

	It is preferable to have at least '''2 people''' to check the building at the end of the night. Walk through the entire building together to look for any of the above situations. This includes all the bathrooms, the ballroom mezzanine, all rooms in the basement, etc.		It is preferable to have at least '''2 people''' to check the building at the end of the night. Walk through the entire building together to look for any of the above situations. This includes all the bathrooms, the ballroom mezzanine, all rooms in the basement, etc.
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	===Where are the switches?===		===Where are the switches?===

	Most of the chandeliers in the ballroom are controlled by dimmers on the wall above the left side of the bar as you are facing it from the ballroom (the N side of the bar). ~~One of them~~ is on a dimmer in the mezzanine room on the E side of the ballroom. As you are in the room looking out over the ballroom, the round dimmer is above the electrical panel.		Most of the chandeliers in the ballroom are controlled by dimmers on the wall above the left side of the bar as you are facing it from the ballroom (the N side of the bar). The one above the mezzanine is on a dimmer in the mezzanine room on the E side of the ballroom. As you are in the room looking out over the ballroom, the round dimmer is above the electrical panel.

	The switch for the ceiling fans ceiling fans is located in the electrical panel in the ballroom mezzanine room. The switch is ~~toward~~ the lower left side the panel and is labelled “FANS”. There are also override switches for the chandeliers in that area.		The switch for the ceiling fans ceiling fans is located in the electrical panel in the ballroom mezzanine room. The switch is at the lower left side the panel and is labelled “FANS”. There are also override switches for the chandeliers in that area.

	=Locks=		=Locks=

Mattsenate: adds key policy section

2015-08-25T06:49:00Z

adds key policy section

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			=Keyholders=

			The purpose of this document is to outline the process and criteria we will use to decide who will be granted the use of a key to the front door of the Omni Commons. The criteria and process seek to balance the security and safety of both the people who use the Omni Commons and the building itself, and the need for access.

			==Front Door Key Access Process and Criteria==

			# People will be eligible for a key if:
			## They are a member of a member collective who has been identified by that collective as someone who needs a key. Each collective will make that decision by their own process to determine who is entitled to reasonable access and able to assume the responsibilities that come with being an Omni key holder.
			### Some factors to consider are:
			#### Does the member need to open or close up the building?
			#### Does the member take responsibility for collective activities and events?
			#### Does the member participate in organizing the Omni or maintaining the building?
			#### Is the member someone who understands their responsibility to take care of the Omni and the people inside it, and who is trusted by the collective?
			### The collective will enter the name and contact information for the member who will be given a key in the (contact manager spreadsheet)
			## As an unaffiliated Omni volunteer, they ask for a key using this form (see below).
			### (Which working group? A new Keymaster WG?) will review key requests and approve or deny them.
			# All key holders will be required to give a key deposit of $5 which will be used to replace lost keys. Upon turning over their key to the (working group), the deposit will be returned.
			# Keys will be given along with a document that states the benefits and responsibilities of being a key holder and how to close up the building. Not fulfilling the responsibilities may be grounds for having to return the key.

			==Key Request Form==

			* Date
			*: ____________________
			* Name
			*: ____________________
			* Please provide preferred mode of contact and contact information:
			*: ___________________________________________________________________________
			* I am an active member of an Omni Commons Working Group (Y or N):
			*: ___________________________________________________________________________
			* If yes, which working group(s):
			*: ___________________________________________________________________________
			* I need a key because:
			*: ___________________________________________________________________________
			* This Omni Keyholder is my reference:
			*: ___________________________________________________________________________


			==Omni Key Holder Responsibilities==

			A person who has been granted a key to the front door of the Omni Commons should understand the responsibilities that come with the key.

			With a key you have the ability to enter the Omni at any time. For this benefit you are one of the people responsible to help keep the Omni building and the people in it safe and secure.

			Be familiar with the Omni rules for behavior, and the safer space policy.

			Keep the exterior doors closed when La Commune is closed (including 48th St) unless there is a known, responsible person familiar with Omni policies (preferably yourself) paying attention to who is entering. This is particularly important early in the morning and late at night. People holding events in the evening are responsible for having someone posted at the doors to direct people to their event and prevent people from on the sidewalk behaving in ways that would annoy the neighbors.

			When there are no events happening, everyone in the building who is not a member of an Omni member collective must be the guest of a member. If someone is not a guest, you should tell them the Omni is closed and ask them to leave if you are not willing to have them as your guest.

			If you are leaving in late at night, check to make sure that there are only members and their guests in the building. Let them know you are leaving and make aure that at least one person remaining is willing, and knows how, to close the building when they leave.

			==How to Close the Omni==

			What you need to accomplish before leaving the Omni:

			# Make sure everyone is gone.
			# Make sure there are no hazardous or other conditions that shouldn’t be left overnight.
			# Make sure the 48th Street and Shattuck Ave ballroom doors are closed.
			# Turn off ballroom fans and all the lights except emergency lights.
			# Make sure the La Commune door is locked behind you when you leave.

			It is preferable to have at least '''2 people''' to check the building at the end of the night. Walk through the entire building together to look for any of the above situations. This includes all the bathrooms, the ballroom mezzanine, all rooms in the basement, etc.

			Ask any people you find to leave because the building is closing. Usually they will, although they may grumble and move slowly. Do not raise your voice or touch them. If you find someone who is threatening or who refuses to leave, call one of the people on the emergency contact list to help you.

			===Where are the switches?===

			Most of the chandeliers in the ballroom are controlled by dimmers on the wall above the left side of the bar as you are facing it from the ballroom (the N side of the bar). One of them is on a dimmer in the mezzanine room on the E side of the ballroom. As you are in the room looking out over the ballroom, the round dimmer is above the electrical panel.

			The switch for the ceiling fans ceiling fans is located in the electrical panel in the ballroom mezzanine room. The switch is toward the lower left side the panel and is labelled “FANS”. There are also override switches for the chandeliers in that area.

	=Locks=		=Locks=
	There are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(security_device)#Types_of_locks many different kinds of locks]. Most of the locks that you'll play with on a day-to-day basis are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin_tumbler_lock#Design pin tumbler locks], primarily of two brand names:		There are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(security_device)#Types_of_locks many different kinds of locks]. Most of the locks that you'll play with on a day-to-day basis are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin_tumbler_lock#Design pin tumbler locks], primarily of two brand names: