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Hi Tobi,<br>
<br>
We have a similar indemnification section on the external user
agreement. <br>
<br>
We have an internal user agreement that is signed by both the user
and their PI; it contains language about being financially liable
for equipment or other property damage if it is found to result from
negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct, or any violation of
Facility's policies and procedures.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Iulian<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
Director, Nanofabrication Facility
University of Delaware
Harker ISE Lab, Room 163
221 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2784
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://udnf.udel.edu">https://udnf.udel.edu</a></pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/14/2024 6:41 PM, Tobi Beetz wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All – we’ve had some recent incidents
that has led me to reflect on policies in regard to paying for
costs associated with misuse of equipment/procedures. For
example, a Stanford student mishandled a TEM holder, causing
about $5k in damage. We had a difficult time getting the PI
agree to pay for the repair. Another example is an external
industry user who incorrectly disposed a chemical down the
drain. We are still waiting to see if the city imposes an
administrative fine of up to $25k per day of violation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Getting access to our center includes that
every user agrees to the
<a href="https://snsf.stanford.edu/labmembers/policies"
moz-do-not-send="true">SNSF Code of Conduct</a> where list
the following:
<i>We reserve the right to charge repair costs, equipment and
staff time resulting from damage caused by users to the PI.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the external user side our agreement has
an indemnification section which includes:
<i>… obligation to make Center whole for any and all damage to
Center, its facilities, and equipment to the extent arising
out of the negligent actions or use by User or User
Personnel.
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<p class="MsoNormal">While this all seems reasonable, I am
wondering if you have dealt with this type of issue in a
better way. Our approach seems a bit of a patchwork. On the
accountability side for local students/postdocs, I am also
wondering if other labs have focused on contract language with
PIs instead of just getting users to acknowledge policies and
an administrator/PI provide the charge account.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tobi Beetz,
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Associate
Director, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, Stanford
University, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://snsf.stanford.edu">http://snsf.stanford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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