Facility staff will:

• Provide guidance and support for experiments on the facility
• Maintain oversight of all experiments to ensure safe practices
• Provide authorisations for the use of any known external equipment
• Provide authorisations to work in hazardous environments, such as at height or within enclosed environments.
• Ensure a safe working environment whilst maintaining potentially hazardous equipment
• Sign-off beamline routes within the experimental area prior to the start of the experiment.

Experimental visitors must:

• Give prior warning (at least one month) to facility staff of all equipment, chemicals, biohazards and potential hazardous items brought on site.
• Ensure facility staff have authorised the use of potentially hazardous equipment prior to use
• Ensure that the AO is aware of all potentially hazardous systems brought on site
• Read the Local Area Safety Card at the start of EVERY experiment.
• Follow all experimental safety in place.
• Wear protective eyewear at all times when required to do so.
• Report any accident or near miss that occurs whilst on site.
• Inform facility staff of any system failures within the experimental areas.
• Maintain safe fire exit routes of width >0.8 m within the experimental area.
• NOT interfere with any of the safety systems (such as laser interlock systems).
• NOT alter any beam paths without the express permission of the facility staff.
• NOT use any systems for which they are not authorised

Area Operator (AO) & Deputy must:

• Have the required training to lead the experimental team.
• Have the required safety training to ensure operational safety for the entire experimental team.
• Ensure that all safety in place is adhered to al all times by the experimental team.
• Ensure that only registered experimenters are permitted to work in an area.
• Provide a verbal warning to all personnel prior to introducing any potential hazards.
• Ensure all personnel wear protective eyewear prior to the introduction of hazardous lasers.
• Personally ensure that the experimental area is evacuated by ALL personnel when required to do so according to area specific regulations.
• Be responsible for the control of all operational hazards, including:
  
  • Laser systems
  • Materials/substances
  • Electrical items
  • Vacuum systems
  • Cryogenic systems
  • Gas systems

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