Safety Guidelines
Our wish is to make your stay at PSI as safe as possible. Nevertheless it is your responsibility to follow the PSI general safety instructions to protect yourself and others. Please have a look at the short instructions and the respective links below.
Safety instructions relevant for users of the PSI facilities
To the main proposers (first authors) of PSI user facilities research proposals:
PSI requires that you and your coworkers comply with all the institute's safety rules and regulations while working on the premises. You must formally agree to this by checking the box on the proposal web form. It is your responsibility to ensure that all the members of your team who will work on the experiment have read and understood these safety regulations. You can do so by sending them to this web link: http://www.psi.ch/useroffice/safety-at-psi
The most important regulations can be found in the table below:
| Name of PSI regulation | PSI number | PDF version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Health Protection and Environmental Protection at PSI | AW-01-07-02e, Rev. 7 | English | German |
| General Instructions for Radiation Protection at PSI | AW-96-18-01 | English, * AW-23-96-13e, Rev. 6 |
German |
| Activities involving chemicals at PSI | AW-96-08-09e, Rev.1 | English | German |
| Activities involving lasers at PSI | AW-96-08-20e, Rev. 1 | English | German |
* Note: Directive is only in German available, the English version is in progress. The former English directive is only for information purposes.