COVID-19 restart details
Lab status - Open with restrictions
Face coverings must be worn in the lab for more details please see the university guidance.
https://warwick.ac.uk/coronavirus/safety/social-distancing/face-coverings
The Maximum occupancy of the spectroscopy lab (G78) is 4 plus 2 on the mezzanine.
All users are expected to familiarise themselves with the new RA for the lab to campus and sign the digital Return agreement prior to returning.
User are reminded that they must still follow all existing risk assessments and if they intend to performed new experimental procedures they should contact the platform manager to discuss this. Details of all samples being brought it the lab must have been submitted via the sample submission pages.
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General changes to lab operation
Access procedure for all Users
Access procedure for expert Users
General changes to lab operation:
The facility is only open to RTP staff and users
All experiments must be booked in and approved in advance. Ideally this should be done a minimum of 7 days before you wish to conduct your experiment. Booking procedures are shown below for expert (here) and non-expert (here) users.
Anyone found in the lab without approval will have all access future to RTP equipment revoked.
Booking Procedure
Users will need to complete the booking request form 7 days in advance.
The platform manger will contact the user via teams to discuss the nature of the experiment
Time on spectrometer will be allocated to users to maximise the safe usage of equipment.
Users will be sent an email confirming allocated time to drop off and collect samples via the contactless samples drop off. If you cannot make the assigned slot please spectroscopy@warwick.ac.uk as soon as possible.
Samples should be placed in the Sample drop box situated outside the lab at the allotted time
Experiments will be run by RTP staff and data emailed to the users.
Samples can then be collected from the Drop box at the allocated time. Samples that are not collected will be disposed of at the expense of the user.
Booking procedure - Expert Users
Users will need to complete the booking request form 7 days in advance.
Time on spectrometer will be allocated to users to maximise the safe usage of equipment.
A timetable will be published on Friday for the following week and users will be advised of allocated time via the shift app in microsoft teams. If you cannot make the assigned slot please spectroscopy@warwick.ac.uk as soon as possible.
When arriving at the lab for an experiments you will be expected to arrive with 15 minutes of your scheduled start time and sign in using the digital lab log book (if you are going to arrive outside this time you must contact spectroscopy@warwick.ac.uk as soon as possible)
Computers in the lab will be password protected and you will be emailed the current password with your booking confirmation.
You will still need to turn on and calibrate spectrometers as before, although set up may be less as gratings and lenses will already be in place.
For long measurement such as mapping users will be encouraged to leave the lab and monitor the spectrometer remotely.
When you leave the lab you are required to sign the digital lab log book.
Lone working
All users are expected to follow the university guidance on lone working when they are anticipating working alone in the lab. Users will be expected to operate a buddy system and regularly check in with a buddy whilst they are in the lab. Users must all sign the Lab virtual log book when they arrive and leave the lab.
for further information please visit https://warwick.ac.uk/services/healthsafetywellbeing/a-z/healthandsafetyguidanceoncovid19/loneworking
Business critical work
Critical Activity - Any activity which has critical business consequences for the University if were to be delayed any further after Government ‘lockdown’ rules start to be relaxed. In terms of Research departments that would include:
- Externally funded laboratory research activity (and the lab support services it relies on), including UKRI or similarly funded work, RTP activities, or work funded by industrial partners or similar sponsors.
- Research required to prepare for (or bid for) future externally funded laboratory research activity (and the lab support services it relies on).
- Laboratory based PHD student projects.
Anything other than work falling into the categories above, and which is therefore not a critical activity, will be expected to take place remotely or continue to be paused (e.g. all data analysis and other desk based carried out by work by researchers to be undertaken remotely).
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