[labnetwork] After-hours work in cleanroom and laboratories

[Mike Tiner]

Dear John and Colleagues,

I think it if fair to say that in almost any decision we take as facility managers there are trade-offs, basically there are no free rides. In the case of afterhours work in the facility the variety of different schemes and clever arrangements is testament that there is no single good way to do things. In my current facility the user base is very inexperienced and the safety culture is not particularly strong, we are very strict about our facility hours 9-5, 5 days per week and we require the users to schedule accordingly so that support staff are available (I am also very limited on staff 1.5 FTE). In my previous facility we were open 24/7/365 and only limited wet processing to buddy system at night. One of the things I think is most critical to offering extended or unsupervised hours is a culture of ownership. I find that no matter how good your rules/enforcement are, someone will always try to find a way around them. However, it is possible to build a sense of community into the users that causes them to clean up, follow good practice, etc., on their own.

Full time security cameras help as well.

Regards,

Mike

Mike Tiner
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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 5:41 PM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
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
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nano.purdue.edu



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