The DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) is committed to conducting research in a manner that ensures protection of the workers, the public and the environment, and it is a direct and individual responsibility of all BES managers and BES supported researchers and their staff. Funds provided by BES for research will be applied as necessary to ensure that all BES research activities are conducted safely and in an environmentally conscientious manner. Only research conducted in this way will be supported.

Each person who works at SSRL is required to be familiar with and identify in advance the hazards associated with his/her work, the hazards associated with work areas, and to properly implement all necessary procedures and protocols for mitigation of those hazards. Each person is required to observe all federal, state, local and SSRL workplace safety regulations as well as Integrated Safety & Environmental Management System (ISEMS) and Work Planning and Control (WPC) (internal access).

Proposal Safety Review

A series of safety related questions are incorporated into the proposal and beam time request/support forms. Please answer these questions and provide full information about your proposed experiment. When appropriate, the SSRL Safety Office will contact you and coordinate specific training and controls to mitigate potential safety issues associated with your proposed experiment. Contact the SSRL Safety Office to discuss all safety issues related to user proposals or scheduled experiments.

It is important to review requirements for shipping samples & ordering gases as well as having a full understanding the user agreement.

Safety Training

Required User Training

SSRL users must complete the following courses. 

• Course CS100 — Cyber Security for Laboratory Users Training
• Course 115 — General Employee Radiological Training (GERT)
• Course 219 — Environmental Safety and Health Orientation

Hutch Operation Training

New users are required to attend the SSRL Safety Orientation Talk and Hutch Operation training before performing work at the experimental floor. This training is given at 2 pm Monday-Friday. Meet in the SSRL Building 120 Lobby shortly before 2 pm (the safety talk is not provided on holidays or SSRL maintenance/accelerator physics days.) This small group, hands-on facility specific training lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

Additional/Supplemental Training

Additional training requirements may be identified for users who plan to perform particular types of hazardous work while they are SSRL. Additional supplemental safety training courses may include the following or other courses identified by the SSRL Safety Officer or assigned by the user supervisor.

• Course 116 — Radiological Worker Training (RWT)
• Course 253 — Laser Worker Safety Training

Sample Preparation Laboratory Training

Users who will access the SSRL Sample Preparation laboratories are required to complete specific laboratory training.  Each group member must be current with Sample Preparation Laboratory Training, which consists of two parts:

• Course 204 — Online Safety Training
• Course 204 Practical — In-person Lab Orientation

Course 204 must be retaken online annually while the lab orientation is only required once. To schedule an appointment for the lab orientation, contact the Lab Manager. Drop-ins are welcome but not guaranteed. Weekend training sessions are not offered.

Training System Access

Users are encouraged to complete training before arrival.  To complete training, log into Training Portal, enter your system ID# and the temporary password SLACtraining2005! . Users will need to set a new password in order to log in and complete training. When the course is completed, credit for completing the course will be downloaded into the SLAC training database. Most training courses have a test at the end, and a passing grade of 80% or better is required to receive credit for training.

Feedback

Feedback is an important part of the Integrated Safety & Environmental Management System (ISEMS). Users are required to complete an End of Run Survey after each scheduled experiment (available through the User Portal). The feedback provided by users will be used to address issues raised by users and to continually improve user resources and support. User feedback will be shared with the SSRL Safety Office, management and advisory committees. Users are also encouraged to contact the Users' Organization Executive Committee to share their suggestions or concerns.