IEN - Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility
Safety
Logged Into Equipment More than the Allotted Time

Being logged in equipment for longer than the equipment time limit.

Penalty: Suspension.

First Offense: Suspended until user meets with the cleanroom manager.

Second and Subsequent Offenses within 7 days: Suspended from the cleanroom for 3 days.

Each equipment inside the cleanroom has a time limit, which is the maximum number of hours the equipment can be used in one session. No user should be logged in any equipment exceeding this time limit. This is to ensure that other users get the opportunity to use the equipment, and it is not being overused by a single user.

If the equipment is not reserved by another user, you can continue to use the equipment. If you are exceeding the equipment time limit for usage, you should log out, and log back in. This resets the timer for the equipment login.