Operator Training
The First Six Months

Fermilab is managed by the Fermi Research Alliance under contract for the Unites States Department of Energy.

New Operators• Where Do They Come From?
o Colleges and Universities• Where Do They Go?
o Back into a Different Group at Fermilab
o To a Different Laboratoryo Back to Schoolo To a Different Job

What Do We Look For?
• Diversity of Interests and Activities• Curiosity• Accomplishments• Practical Experience• Communication Skills• Motivation• Social Interaction

Yes, But Who Is Putting Back Together?

Fermi National Laboratory Statistics
66,000 Controllable Devices
150,000 Readbacks
One Main Control Room
Eight Accelerators and Storage Rings
Five Crews with Five Operators and One Crew Chief
Operators Respond to Problems. There are No Technicians on Shift.

Fermilab Safety Training
Environmental Management System
General Employee Radiation Training
Hazard Communication
Introduction to Quality Assurance
Job Hazard Analysis
PPE (Personnel Protective Equipment)
Sexual Harassment Training for FNAL
Employees
Traffic Safety AwarenessBack Works Training
Basic Computer Security
CDF Supervised Access
CPR
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
Computer Workstation Ergonomics
Confined Spaces
Cryogenic Safety (General)
D0 Hazard AwarenessElectrical Safety Orientation
Electrical Safety (NFPA 70E)
Fall Protection Orientation
Fermilab Controlled Access
Fire Extinguisher Use
Hearing Conservation
Lockout/Tagout Level 2
Material Move Survey
MuCool Test Area Hazard Awareness
NuMI/MINOS Underground Safety Training
O.D.H Training
Oil Handling - Oil Pollution Prevention
ProgramPressure Safety Orientation
Protecting Personal Information at Fermilab
Radioactive Source Training (CR)Radiological Worker (CR)Scissors Lift Safety Training for CDF

The On the Job Training Method• Operators Gain
Experience on AllAccelerators• Theory & Terminology• All Operators Receive
Same Training• No Expert Secrets• OJT Provides Proof ofTraining

The On the Job Training Method• Overview ofAccelerators• Many Experienced
Trainers• Checkpoints withSignoffs• Self Directed• Can’t Learn Accelerator
Operations from Book

Disadvantages of the OJT Training
Method• Must Hire Self
Motivated People• Reading Books Alone
Won’t Train Properly• Operator Might Never
Delve Deeper• Amount of Information
Seems Insurmountable• Experts Want to Add
More Complexity

Advantages of the OJT Training
Method• Experienced Operators
Must Stay Up-To-Date• Operators Help Refine
Training• Training Committee
Reviews OJTs, Rookie
Books, and Tests• This is the Quickest
Method of Training

ToolsCAMAC Card Replacement

I- Source Preaccelerator DomeAccessThe Concepts OJT
Personnel Introduction

2.0 Personnel Introduction
1. Operations Department
2. Proton Source Department
3. Tevatron Department
4. Main Injector
5. Antiproton Department
6. External Beamlines
7. Controls Department
8. Cryogenic Department
9. E/E Support Department
10. Mechanical Support Department
11. RF & Instrumentation Department
12. ES&H Department

Main Control Room OJT• 3.1 Administrative In-processing• 3.2 Lab & Division Required Training• 3.3 Operator Task Training• 3.4 Operator Procedure Training

Introductory Training Part 4.0:
Walkarounds OJT

Accelerator Concepts OJT

Accelerator Concepts
1. Accelerator Terminology
2. Magnets
3. Injection/Extraction
4. RF Terminology
5. Basic RF Systems
6. Transition
7. FNAL Accelerators
8. Machines
9. LINAC for HEP (H- ions)
10. LINAC for NTF (H- ions)
11. Booster
12. Main Injector

13. Main Injector for Collider
14. Main Injector for Pbar
15. Tevatron
16. Tevatron Collider
17. Antiproton Source
18. Recycler
19. Water, Power, Vacuum, &Cryogenics
20. Beam Intensity Monitoring
21. Bump Theory
22. Critical devices