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User Training at the Advanced Photon Source. J.H. Vacca, S.W. Butala Presented at the DOE Accelerator Safety Workshop - BNL August 18, 2009. New User Process Steps.
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User Training at the Advanced Photon Source J.H. Vacca, S.W. Butala Presented at the DOE Accelerator Safety Workshop - BNL August 18, 2009
New User Process Steps Register with the APS User Office and receive approval to enter Argonne. (For non-U.S. citizens, special requirements apply and extra time is needed). A badge number is issued Apply for beam time. Establish a legal agreement between the sponsoring institution and Argonne National Laboratory to cover the research. Establish a user account to pay for supplies and services, or proprietary beam time (if necessary.) Arrange for delivery of samples/materials prior to arrival. Complete required safety documentation for the experiment, in advance. Complete all required training. Once training is complete, the user will receive a badge, which will allow site access at anytime. any time.
User Core Training Requirements APS Facility Core Courses available remotely via web interface: APS 101 - Advanced Photon Source User Orientation (5 year retrain) ESH 100U - Argonne National Lab User Facility Orientation (one time) ESH 223 - Cybersecurity Annual Education & Awareness (1 year retrain) ESH 377 - Electrical Safety Awareness Training (2 year retrain) ESH 738 - GERT: General Employee Radiation (2 year retrain) APS 2XX– Sector Orientation (where XX refers to the sector) Note: Sector orientation is given by beamline staff at the APS
Core Training Administration History • 1995 – lectures, handouts • 1997 – began CBT format • 2005 – began onsite web-based training • 2008 – began offsite web-based training
Additional Training Needs Analysis • Non-resident user training is determined by experiment safety analysis form (ESAF) response • Resident users (Argonne and non-Argonne employees) also use job hazard questionnaire (JHQ)
Hazard-Specific Training • Many courses are web-based • Some courses in lecture based format only • Practical factors training: • N2 user • RW-I • laser user • RGD user • Biosafety Awareness-II
Training Verification • ESAF review (ESH Coordinator, APS User Safety Officer, APS Bio-safety Officer, SME’s) • Experiment Authorization Report – must be signed at start of experiment and posted at beamline • Training Management System (TMS) documentation
Conclusions • All major user training issues resolved over APS’ 20 year operating experience • Facility requires full-time user support group • Each beam line requires an experiment liaison