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Hacks for Locker Management

Lockers can offer a rare sense of security and stability for people who carry their belongings with them. To keep the system fair and functional, it’s important to have clear expectations, consistent rules, and a plan for managing demand.

  • Post signage clearly and in multiple languages.
  • Walk people through expectations for using the facilities first, and enforce any boundaries consistently.
  • Keep a waitlist.

Featured Hacks

These featured hacks highlight creative, practical solutions from harm reduction leaders on the ground. From DIY tools to clever workarounds, each one reflects the ingenuity, care, and real-world experience that keeps this movement alive. 

One of the main goals of active listening with an agitated person is reaching affirmation and accord. You are looking to try and find ways to agree with the person who is agitated. Even if you don’t entirely agree with the person, try to find at least a small way in which they may be right, or in which you can be on the same page, or team, with them.
Though not all harm reduction organizations or programs are in need of universal precautions or OSHA considerations, most are. It’s important when setting up a harm reduction space to take into consideration the important and real risks of harm reduction work. This includes the potential for entry and exposure to blood-borne pathogens as well as airborne pathogens.