[labnetwork] After-hours work in cleanroom and laboratories

[George P. Watson]

Hi John,

Like many others that have replied, we are open 24/7.  After business hours we hire undergraduates to act as monitors during the weekday evenings from 5pm to 8 or 9 pm.  It's hard to get complete coverage because of our undergrads' schedules.

Undergraduate users may only use the lab during business hours;  Grad students and post-docs, etc. may use the lab at any time.

When a monitor is not there, we have a two-tiered system.  For any hood work (except in Lithography), a buddy must be in the room with the user.  If hoods are not used, then we have each cleanroom user make sure that another qualified user in or out of the lab is in contact with them every half hour.  In practice, many students use the lab at night in small groups, so they have a buddy at all times.

Like many other labs, we have to trust our students to do the right thing, and so far we think this has worked well.

Pat

George Patrick Watson (Pat), Ph.D.
Director of Operations
PRISM Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory
E-Quad J301A
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
gwatson at princeton.edu<mailto:gwatson at princeton.edu>
(609) 258 4626
From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Weaver, John R
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:41 AM
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Subject: [labnetwork] After-hours work in cleanroom and laboratories

Due to some headcount reductions we are re-thinking our after-hours lab work. Previously we had trained "lab attendants" who watched over things until midnight, then required the "buddy system" after that. Now we are looking at just using the buddy system after 5:00 pm.

How do you handle things in your facility? Are you happy with the results?

Thanks in advance,
John

John R. Weaver
Facility Manager
Birck Nanotechnology Center
1205 West State Street
West Lafayette IN 47907
(765) 494-5494
jrweaver at purdue.edu<mailto:jrweaver at purdue.edu>
nano.purdue.edu



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