Summary:

OMEGA Instrument Specialist/Technician (IS/T) certification is required for all external users (or internal graduate students) who require access to the facility for instrument support operations. The IS/T certification validates that the bearer has received adequate training on LLE specific operational rules and safety topics, and authorizes the bearer to conduct LLE approved procedures on named subsystems for which they have verified specific knowledge.

Qualification requirements are documented in sections 2009C and 3009C of the Laser Facility Organization and Regulation Manual (LFORM).

The IS/T qualification card, provided by LLE, can be viewed in LFORM.

Annual refresher training is required for all qualified Instrument Specialists or Instrument Technicians.

Procedure:

1. Identification of Instruments to be qualified as IS/T:

1. 1. All candidates must review: LFORM Overview (F_200), Work Authorization Procedures (F_202), and Bay Sweep Procedures & Closed Access (F_203) material listed in Table 2.

2. Safety Training:

1. 1. Review the ‘Safety Training for Guest Workers at LLE’ presentation and complete the quiz shown in Table 1. This presentation and quiz covers general topics from all core safety disciplines (General Laboratory, Chemical, Electrical, Laser, Mechanical, and Compressed Gas). A separate Beryllium Safety training course is required if the activities involve Beryllium. The safety presentations and quizzes can be accessed by clicking the links in table 1 or copying the link shown below into a web browser and searching for the applicable training material.

Topic	Description
G_005	Guest Worker Safety Training
C_002	Beryllium Safety (if required)
M_002	Compressed Gas Safety (if required)

Table 1: Laboratory Safety Training Topics

3. 2. A brief meeting will be scheduled with the LLE Chief Safety Officer (CSO) upon arrival at LLE for a safety training overview and certification. CSO will determine if additional safety training is required.
   3. The Engineering Division Administrative Assistant will update the Safety Training records.

3. Facility Training:
   1. All candidates must review: LFORM Overview (F_200), Work Authorization Procedures (F_202), and Bay Sweep Procedures & Closed Access (F_203) material listed in Table 2.

Topic	Description
F_200	LFORM Training: General
F_202	LFORM Training: Work Authorization Procedures
F_203	LFORM Training: Bay Sweep Procedures & Closed Access

Table 2: Facility Operations Training – LFORM

1. 2. Candidates who require access inside the facility boundary must review the applicable training material listed in table 3. Cleanroom Procedures Overview (F_204) training is required for any individual requiring access to either the OMEGA or EP Bays.

Topic	Description	Quiz
F_101	LaCave Access	Quiz
F_104	Omega Bay Access
F_204	Cleanroom Procedures Overview	Quiz

Table 3: Facility Operations Training – Facility Access

 

4. Completion of IS/T Certification.
   1. The Laser Facility Manager(s) and the Experimental Support Group Leader will validate appropriate signatures have been obtained and certify the completion of the IS/T qualification.
   2. The LFM will update the access and IS/T status in the database.