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Safety documents
Guide for facility users
This guide provides an overview of access and training procedures for users of the LMCB Light Microscopy Facility while social distancing measures are in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are new to the facility, a staff member will grant you access to the Agendo booking system where you will be able to read the facility’s COVID-19 local rules in the Notes & SOP section. There are additional guidance documents for users of the UCL Super-resolution Facility, which are also in the Agendo Notes & SOP section.
If you are a new user or if you need training on a microscope or software you haven’t used before, you should email lmcb-lm-help@ucl.ac.uk to discuss your project and to arrange training. In order to maintain social distancing we are remotely training new microscope users where possible, so it is more important to try than ever to tailor training to the requirements of the user's needs. Depending on the equipment available, the trainee will normally operate the microscope while the trainer connects remotely. A member of facility staff will be in the building during the training sessions and can be contacted if a problem arises that cannot be solved remotely. Depending on your experience with microscopes you may be required to take a short online induction before hands-on trainingproject. If you are new to the facility, a staff member will grant you access to the Agendo booking system where you will be able to find the COVID-19 code of conduct, risk assessment and other documents in the Notes & SOP section.
What visitors need to do to get access
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If you have card access to the building, then you can use the card to enter but be aware that if you had access before UCL closed the lockdowns then you might not have it now. If you want to arrange card access, then please email the facility manager (andrew.vaughan@uclvaughan@ucl.ac.uk).
Once you are in the LMCB you must hold your QR code up to the scanner at reception to register that you have entered. The picture below shows the QR scanner with the red arrow indicating the camera. You must hold the QR code 20 to 30 cm from the camera. The first time you do this you will have to press a button on the screen, but all subsequent uses are contactless.
On your first visit to the facility a member of staff will be available to help with any problems. This will probably be remote help, but there is always
Training
We are conducting training remotely where possible. Depending on the equipment available, the trainee will normally operate the microscope while the trainer connects remotely, however a member of facility staff will be in the building if requiredduring the training sessions for any problems that cannot be solved remotely. Depending on your experience with microscopes you may be required to take a short online induction before hands-on training.
Working in the LMCB
Masks, gloves, and hand sanitiser are available at reception, on the landings and outside the toilets. You must wear a face-covering when walking around the building, when in shared areas like labs, and when working in microscope rooms. You must wear gloves when working on the microscopes or other shared equipment and when touching commonly used door handles and entry systems (e.g. the code lock on the door to the microscope lab G.08). Fresh gloves are available in the microscope labs and there is a hand-wash basin in room G.08.
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You must clean the microscope and any other equipment you have used following the COVID-19 light microscopy safety rules. Please prop the door to the room open after you have finished to aid air circulation. If you finish after 3pm and no-one is booked after you, please close the door because it is a fire door and must be kept closed when unoccupied.LM Safety rules. You must hold your QR code up to the scanner on your way out of the building to register that you are leaving, even if you intend to return.