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At DTU Nanolab, we are interested in the safety of both, our employees and our users. As we are a multiuser facility, we need to establish working procedures to provide the best possible safety for our working environment. These are based on general safety procedures, EU regulations, and procedures we identified to be important for our working environment. Each user of our facility is expected to comply to these rules.  

Before any user (academic or commercial) gets granted access to the labs, she/he needs to go through  an introductory program. These programs will equip you with all the prerequisites required for accessing and engaging in safe practical work at DTU Nanolab.Please find more detailed information about the content, schedule, and how to sign up below or on https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access

For your own safety and the safety of other cleanroom users, we cannot admit anybody to the cleanroom who has insufficient English proficiency. Please contact [mailto:adm@nanolab.dtu.dk adm@nanolab.dtu.dk] or +45 25 57 43 in case of questions.

DTU has a number of general rules and guidelines for how to work safely at university. These rules and safety conditions must be met for all employees and students. These are also the basis for DTU Nanolabs Overall Risk Assessment. Every user should be aware of these general guidelines.

DTU also has some specific guidelines for handling nanopartiles on campus. These are the basis of the local risk assessment at DTU Nanolab. As an user of DTU Nanolab, you should already be aware of these guidelines from the work at your own lab.

* [https://www.inside.dtu.dk/en/medarbejder/hr-og-arbejdsmiljoe/arbejdsmiljoe/fysisk-arbejdsmiljoe/laboratorier-og-vaerksteder/nano-partikler Nanoparticles at DTU]  (part of the Introductory course on DTU Learn)

For individual chemicals, processes and equipment, revelant individual risk assessments are either available or need to be prepared prior to the work in our cleanroom or labs. If available risk assessments do not fully cover the intendet work, the isk assessment either needs be adapted or newly prepared. In these cases, get in contact with the relevant safety representative for DTU Nanolab in building [Mailto:NLAB-Safety-trainer-35651@win.dtu.dk 346/347] or [Mailto:NLAB-Safetyfocusgroup-39883@win.dtu.dk 314/307].

The extent of the training program depends on which facilities (and equipment) you would like to access. There are generally two main tracks you can follow to access equipment at DTU Nanolab. One track allows you to enter the cleanroomin building 346. The other track provides you with an introduction to facilities outside of the cleanroom in building 346, 347, 314, or 307.

<br><br>'''Equipment located in our cleanroom (building 346)'''

: [https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/cleanroom-access https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/cleanroom-access]

''Please note that this course gives you access to the cleanroom and the all other accessible facilities in 346. For special labs, f.ex. the Wet Lab, you need to follow the other track to gain access. Students participating in a 3-weeks course need to complete a shortened version of the cleanroom access course.''

For accessing '''Fabrication and Characterization Equipment located in building 346 or 347''', but outside the cleanroom, please sign up here:

: https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/other-facilities

For accessing our '''Electron Beam Microscopy Equipment located in building 314 or 307''', please sign up here:

: https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/characterization

 

After registration for either program, you will be registered in our system by our administration. For access to our electron beam microscopy equipment, the [Mailto:microscopysupport@nanolab.dtu.dk|Microscopy Support Team] will assess your application and the responsible coordinator will contact you. For other equipment, you should receive an automatically generated email from DTU Nanolab with information regarding

* Access card: A guest card can be issued immediately. A permanent card will be issued after completing the relevant introductionary course.

You can find more information on what [[index.php?title=LabAdviser/Introduction to LabManager|Labmanager]] and [[LabAdviser|Labadviser]] are and how they work on Labadviser and in the introductory course on DTU Learn.

This introductionary course is mandatory for all users that want to access our cleanroom facilities on their own. The course consists of an online part, a hands-on training and a final examination. You can sign up for the course at https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/cleanroom-access.  

After registration, you will be registered in our system by our administration. You should receive an automatically generated email from DTU Nanolab with information regarding

* Access card: A guest card can be issued immediately. A permanent card will be issued after completing the relevant introductionary course.

* Introduction to Labmanager (equipment management system)

* Introduction to Labadviser (equipment and process information Wiki)

After completing the online course (including the access agreement), you can proceed to the hands-on training with one of our safety team members. In the course you will get a tour through our cleanroom, learn how to dress-up, and get an introduction to chemical handling. It will take about 2.5 - 3 hours. The meeting point is by the main entrance to building 347 (by the seminar room). You can sign up for the practical part on the last page of the online course in DTU Learn. ''Please note that you will <u>not</u> receive a confirmation for the registration for the hands-on course (only if the course is canceled).''

 

 

 

This meeting will be held with you - and ideally your supervisor - and will cover key topics such as your material choices, fabrication plans, intended processes, and the tools you plan to use. We will also discuss any required tool training and the matter of cross-contamination between equipment. The goal is to better understand your project and provide the best possible support for your future work in the cleanroom.

Please note that while participation in the launch meeting is mandatory, formal approval of your process flow is not required. All users are expected to adhere strictly to the guidelines and equipment usage rules, with particular attention to preventing cross-contamination between tools. We are happy to assist you in reviewing and refining your process flow to help streamline your work and ensure compatibility with our facility standards. You can find more information on how to create a process flow [[LabAdviser/Process flow approval|here]].  

 

 

After you completed the safety course and had the launch meeting with us, you can start to request training for equipment by sending a request to [mailto:training@nanolab.dtu.dk training@nanolab.dtu.dk]. For some of the equipment, we require you to take some online "Tool PackageTraining" (TPT) before proceeding to hands-on training on the machines. You can find more information about the [[LabAdviser/Courses|TPTs on Labadviser]], or on our homepage at https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/cleanroom-access/equipment-training.

* Safety

This course is mandatory for all users that want to access any equipment located outside of the cleanroom on their own, f.ex. equipment in the basement of building 346 or in the PolyFabLab in 347, or any of the electron microscopes in building 314 or 307. You can sign up for the course at https://www.nanolab.dtu.dk/access/other-facilities.  

''Please note that the course "DTU Nanolab Introductory Course: Cleanroom in B346" gives you access to some facilities in building 346, e.g. equipment in the basement, or the dicing saw or tabletop SEM on the first floor, while special labs, e.g. the Wet Lab, requires this course to gain access.''  

'''“Mandatory study material and quiz”'''

This online introductory course is divided into several parts. All facilities have a common part dealing with

* Introduction to Labmanager (equipment management system)

* Introduction to Labadviser (equipment and process information Wiki)

 

 

Once you selected all required parts, pleas return to the course on DTU Learn ("Introduction course for Nanolab facility (Not Cleanroom in B346)"). You will now find additional modules for the selected facilities. Following locations are available:

''Please note that you need to finish the “General access to B314/B307” before you get access to the other three parts.''

'''Building 346 (all facilities outside of the cleanroom)'''

* General access to B347

* Access to PDMS Lab (Not available yet)

''Please note that you need to finish the "General access to B347" before you get access to the other three parts.''