<html><head><base href="x-msg://59/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">We established a 4-day week (1 long day/wk followed by a day off, + 3 normal-length days) for staff who wish to do it, so lab hours are staff-covered from 8 am to 9 pm weekdays.<div> All other hrs are only for qualified users with a buddy, & toxic gases are not available.</div><div>It works like a charm - in many ways, including staff retention :)</div><div> </div><div>I can give you more details if you'd like,</div><div> Vicky</div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 20, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Weaver, John R wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><div>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.</div><div> </div><div>How do you handle things in your facility? Are you happy with the results?</div><div> </div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div>John</div><div> </div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>John R. Weaver</i></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>Facility Manager</i></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>Birck Nanotechnology Center</i></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>1205 West State Street</i></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>West Lafayette IN 47907</i></b></span></font></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i>(765) 494-5494</i></b></span></font></div><div><a href="mailto:jrweaver@purdue.edu"><font face="Cambria" size="2" color="blue"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i><u>jrweaver@purdue.edu</u></i></b></span></font></a></div><div><font face="Cambria" size="2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><b><i><a href="http://nano.purdue.edu">nano.purdue.edu</a></i></b></span></font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></span></font>_______________________________________________<br>labnetwork mailing list<br><a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a><br><a href="https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork">https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>