User Training at the Advanced Photon Source

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 StepsNew User Process Steps

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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 issuedApply 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 RequirementsUser 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

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Core Training Administration HistoryCore Training Administration History

• 1995 – lectures, handouts

• 1997 – began CBT format

• 2005 – began onsite web-based training

• 2008 – began offsite web-based training

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Additional Training Needs AnalysisAdditional 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)

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ESAF Hazard IdentificationESAF Hazard Identification

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Hazard-Specific TrainingHazard-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

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Training VerificationTraining 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

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Experiment Authorization FormExperiment Authorization Form

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ConclusionsConclusions

• 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

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