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GERT Required for All On-Site Users - General Employee Radiation Training (GERT) and the prerequisite, Employee Orientation to Environment, Safety and Health (EOESH) are required for all SSRL users before they can access experimental areas this year. As SSRL familiarizes itself with SPEAR3, we will monitor the areas during several months of steady running to achieve good statistics and validate the radiation shielding design. As a conservative measure, and required by DOE and SLAC Radiation Policies, the experimental floor at SSRL will be a Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) until we can demonstrate that the radiation dose outside the shield wall is below DOE limits. Entry into an RCA, and hence all activities on the experimental floor, require GERT training and for personnel to wear a dosimeter, a practice that is common among other US synchrotron facilities.
EOESH and GERT can be completed upon arrival at SSRL, or if users have already completed GERT from another facility, they can bring a copy of their valid safety training certification to transfer that training to SLAC. Completing the safety orientation and GERT computer based training (CBT) modules take 1-2 hours, assuming that users are familiar with the requirements. Please take a few minutes to review the study guides which are available on the SLAC ESH training website at http://www.slac.stanford.edu/esh/training/study_guides/EOESH.pdf and http://www.slac.stanford.edu/esh/training/study_guides/GERT.pdf. Inform us of your anticipated arrival so that we can establish a system ID for you to access the CBT modules. There are a limited number of training terminals available, and if arrangements are not made in advance, completing radiation safety training requirements, receiving a dosimeter and photo ID may be significantly delayed, which means your facility access and experiments may be delayed.
Other Training and Check-In Procedures - EOESH/GERT is valid for 2 years, but safety agreements need to be completed annually. A SLAC-specific safety orientation is also required, part of which is a hands-on safety talk and hutch operation training held at 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Hutch authorization needs to be renewed every 2 years. Please be sure that all group members coming to SSRL allow at least 2-3 hours prior to the experiment start time to complete the training and check in procedures. Spokespersons, collaborators, and visitors are only allowed unescorted access to the experimental floor after meeting these requirements.
ID Badges, Dosimeters & After-Hours Check-in - After completing the required training and check-in procedures, stop by Room 211 in Building 120 between 8 am-4 pm Monday through Friday to receive a photo ID and quarterly dosimeter. Your user photo ID will be valid throughout the 2004 run and will allow you access through the main SLAC entrance as well as security gates at Sectors 17 and 30. Dosimeters will be re-issued each quarter; please return your dosimeter to Jackie Robleto before you depart and pick it up again upon your subsequent visits. Please note that badges and dosimeters must be worn and be visible at all times during your visit. If you expect to arrive after 4 pm Monday-Friday, please contact Jackie at 650-926-2079. A temporary visitor badge and dosimeter may be issued if someone with a valid ID agrees to be your escort until you can complete the required training and check in procedures.
All equipment that is brought to SSRL must meet accepted standards for good laboratory and electrical practices.
Any hazardous waste, including solvent wipes, must be disposed of properly, i.e., not in the regular trash receptacles and not mixed inappropriately. There are disposal containers available on the experimental floor. For procedures for disposing of hazardous waste through SSRL see the section on Leaving SSRL.
The MSDS's for all gases and chemicals must accompany hazardous substances to SSRL.
Please list your local telephone numbers on the white board at your beamline so you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
| Last Updated: | 30 OCT 2007 |
| Content Owner: | C. Knotts |
| Page Editor: | L. Dunn |