> **Personnel Safety System (PSS)**

-   Call a BioCAT staff member or the APS Floor Coordinator for any
    problem with the hutch interlock system.

-   *ONLY ONE PERSON AT A TIME* may operate the PSS systems. The user
    taking responsibility for a search and secure of the station must
    follow all steps to completion.

    **Visitor Safety**

-   Visitors who have not had APS User Orientation must be escorted
    whenever they are in hazardous areas such as chemical laboratories
    or radiologically controlled areas.

-   All visitors must wear a visitor dosimeter or be part of a tour with
    a group dosimeter.

    **Hazardous Materials**

-   Under no circumstances may you transport a nonexempt hazardous
    material to the APS in your own car. To have a hazardous material
    shipped to BioCAT:

    Inform BioCAT staff of shipment.

    Address package to:

    Recipient's name

    BioCAT, APS Sector-18

    c/o Building 5, HazMat Receiving

    9700 South Cass Avenue

    Argonne, IL 60439

    Please contact your Safety Officer for

    assistance with proper shipping methods.

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-   If you are working with hazardous materials, a staff contact will be
    assigned to your experiment.

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-   Dry Shippers, not containing hazardous materials, are now authorized
    for transport to and from the APS. (reference:
    http://www.aps.anl.gov/xfd/tech/TB14www/TUDbaseframe.html and see
    TUD-25)

    **Local Phone Numbers**

    BioCATAdmin: (630) 252-0549

    18-ID-D: (630) 252-1818

    BIOCAT FAX: (630) 252-0545

    Chemistry Lab: (630) 252-0559

    Electronics Lab: (630) 252-0543

    APS User Office: (630) 252-9090

    APS User Office fax: (630) 252-9250

    APS Floor Coordinator on duty: 2-0101

    **[Useful Information]{.underline}**

    **Storage Ring Status**

    http://www.aps.anl.gov/xfd/blops/SRstatus.html

    **APS Long Range Schedule**

    http://www.aps.anl.gov/xfd/calendar/2000.longrange.html

    **ANL Guest House**

    http://www.aps.anl.gov/travel/anlghhome.html

    Reservations: (800) 632-8990 or

    \(630\) 739-6000, Fax: (630) 739-1000

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-   E-mail : argonne-guest-house@anl.gov

-   Mention that you are a BioCAT user and get a preferred rate

    **BioCAT**

    Web site: http://www.bio.aps.anl.gov

E-mail should be addressed to:

(general inquiries)

krolik@bio.aps.anl.gov

**BioCAT USER SAFETY TRAINING**

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**Advanced Photon Source**

**Argonne National Laboratory**

**Sector 18**

*Oct. 2000*

**SAFETY AT THE APS**

*BioCAT staff members and users of BIOCAT facilities at the APS are
individually responsible for both their own safety and that of
colleagues affected by their actions.*

**Safety Personnel**

The following people are your safety contacts while you are at APS:

**Sector 18 Safety Officer & Bio-Safety Coordinator:**

Bob Fischetti (630) 252-0541 fisch@bio.aps.anl.gov

**BIOCAT Safety Coordinator:**

Tom Irving (312) 567-3489

irving@biocat1.iit.edu

**Chemical Safety Coordinator:**

Darold Perry (630) 252-3217 perry@bio.aps.anl.gov

**APS Floor Coordinator:**

Frank Bellinger

\(630\) 252-0500, Beeper 4\--0500

Nena Velamarampil

\(630\) 252-0501, Beeper 4\--0501

Shift Coordinator on Duty

Beeper 4\--0101

**Location of Safety Equipment**

-   Fire Extinguishers: Base of Aisle Column nearest 18-ID control
    console

-   Shower/Eye Wash: Chemistry Lab

-   Safety Glasses/PPE: Chemistry Lab

    **Location of Safety Documentation:**

-   BIOCAT Safety Plan: BioCAT LOM

-   MSDS Sheets: Outside Chemistry Lab Door & Yellow Board

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-   Experiment Safety Protocols: Located on Safety Information Board on
    station door

    ***IN ANY EMERGENCY***

    ***CALL 911***

    **[Site Alarms]{.underline}**

• **Loud Steady Ringing of Fire Alarm Bells**

Immediately leave the building, exit outside.

• **Tornado or Severe Weather Siren**

Go to the tornado shelter immediately.

(Restrooms or Machine Shop, if open)

• **Steady Tone & Special Notification**

Follow loud speaker directions.

**[Beamline Safety]{.underline}**

**APS Shielding Configuration Policy**

-   Do not remove or modify any orange or yellow-tagged lead for *any*
    reason.

-   No station wall modifications permitted.

    **Electrical Safety**

-   Sector 18 circuit breakers are located along the main aisle. Hutch
    and laser disconnects are located outside each hutch.

    **Radioactive Check Sources**

-   Not applicable at this time.

    **Radiation Survey Meters**

-   Located in Sector 18 LOM for use at any time. Contact a staff
    member.

    **Water Manifolds**

-   Water flow problems will trip the Equipment Protection System (EPS).
    Contact a staff member immediately.

    **Compressed Gases**

-   Compressed gases are provided in each station. Contact staff if no
    user gas flow.

    **Gas Storage Cage**

-   Located outside, next to Truck Lock. Full cylinders in Sector 18
    cage. Return empty cylinders to the empty cylinder cage.

    **Liquid Nitrogen (LN~2~)**

-   BioCAT staff will fill & service cryostats.

    **Ladders**

-   In using a ladder, *do not* go above the recommended step or above 6
    feet without proper harnessing.

    **Roof Access**

-   Please notify a staff member if you need to access the roof. Users
    are not generally allowed roof access.

    **General Housekeeping**

-   Keep the station tidy and egress aisles clear.

-   Only drinks are allowed on the APS Experimental Floor.

-   No food allowed on APS Experimental Floor.

-   Sample mounting tables must be cleared and cleaned once a day.

    [**Lab Safety**]{.underline}

    **Chemistry Lab**

-   Users may use hood, lab tables or counter tops in Chemistry Lab.
    MSDS sheets for all chemicals used must be available.

-   Be aware of Hazardous Waste Procedures.

-   Use sharps container, gloves and eyewear when required.

-   Keep roll-up lab doors closed except when

> in use.