Updated 10Jun2021

• Occupancy limitations will be removed, and the schedules for the negative stain bench, Vitrobot, CP3 and Carbon coater will no longer block the adjoining schedules.
• The 30-minute gap between sessions will be removed.
• Face shields are no longer required for training or when multiple people are in a microscope room.  Face masks are still required by the school.
• No outside gloves – remove them before entering.
• Please continue to wear gloves when you enter the facility.
• Everyone is expected to disinfect the high touch areas at the end of their session.  No disinfection is required at the beginning of a session.  Disinfection log sheets will now be part of the standard logbook.  Negative stain bench users will have a simplified log sheet.
• No food or drinks in the facility.
• Staff will be disinfecting high touch common areas.
• Visitors must be escorted by a user signed up in PPMS at all times.
• Training by superusers needs approval from a staff member.

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• Disinfection policy to be followed by all users:
  • Disinfect inside the microscope rooms with the provided hydrogen peroxide wipes - note the disinfection in the microscope logbook.
  • Disinfect outside the microscope rooms and on all other surfaces with the provided 70% ethanol and paper towels.
    • Spray the 70% ethanol on the paper towel and then wipe 30-120 seconds such that each surface remains wet for full disinfection.
    • Paper towels and gloves contaminated with radioactive material must be disposed of in the radioactive waste bins.
• Staff will disinfecting common high-touch areas.