<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:16px"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">At Georgia Tech we are open to our users 24/7, and do not place restrictions on which tools research users can access after hours. We staff our cleanroom from <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Monday</span></span> - <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Friday</span></span> and have a couple of staff members that live within 5 minutes of campus. We have a select number of our technical staff team that will do over the phone support after hours and on weekends. For the managers of these facilities you are always on pins and needles when the phone rings, regardless if it is normal business hours, after hours or weekends. <font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">We also have an activity graph on our website that we monitor daily to see which users are violating our buddy system policy. Most of our after hour challenges involve wet processing (wet chemical etching, housekeeping, and overnight processing) at the fume hoods. We are in the process of installing cameras inside of each fume hood. The few cameras we have installed have reduced incidents and increased safety awareness. <span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p>
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<font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">Listed below are a few measures we have in place and a few we will try to better govern after hours and weekends.<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Security Cameras (Fume hoods)<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Police Patrol (After Hours and Weekends)<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Staff Cell Phones<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Detail Fume Hood Training Program ( <span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu/video/fume-hood-training/" target="_blank">http://cleanroom.ien.gatech.edu/video/fume-hood-training/</a> )</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Work Study Students, Student Assistants, Co-op Students<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Notification to violators (cron jobs, emails, and paging system)<span style="font-size:12pt"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="garamond, serif" color="#000000">- Installing a buddy light (Thanks Dennis!)</font></p>
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</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Dennis Grimard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dgrimard@umich.edu" target="_blank">dgrimard@umich.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div class="im"><div>John:</div><div><br></div><div>I think an important part of this liability and safety equation is making sure that the users know they are alone (our labs are so big it is easy to not realize you are alone ... And even with a buddy system accidents could go undetected even with a buddy).</div>
<div><br></div><div>UM follows a buddy system after hours for wet chemistry ... However it is difficult to enforce. We have no restrictions for using tools after hours toxic or otherwise.</div><div><br></div><div>What we are doing to improve our performance in this areas:</div>
<div><br></div><div>1) more cameras</div><div>2) large name tags on the back of the suit (identification)</div><div>3) a new MOU with the policy clearly laid out</div><div>4) lights on benches which light up when the number of people in the lab drops to one (they can never claim they did not know they were alone and it is easier to enforce since you can easily see the light on or off and any user at a bench).</div>
<div><br></div><div>We find that the nighttime is a free for all and many serious violations occur however we also feel that it is manageable. However, we must strive to continuously improve safety and compliance after hours.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We are also considering closing the lab after hours if we can't get to a satisfactory place safety wise.<br><br>Dennis S Grimard, Ph.D.<div>Managing Director</div><div>Lurie Nanofabrication Facility</div>
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<br>On Nov 20, 2013, at 8:40 AM, "Weaver, John R" <<a href="mailto:jrweaver@purdue.edu" target="_blank">jrweaver@purdue.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div></div><div><div class="h5"><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<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
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<div>How do you handle things in your facility? Are you happy with the results?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance,</div>
<div>John</div>
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