Safety Guidelines
Safety training course
You will need to complete an online safety training before you can start to work at one of the PSI large scale user facilities.The training is integrated into the badge application procedure via the DUO system and needs to be completed every 2 years.
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 |
More safety regulations
Safety declaration form PSI user facilities
Please download the safety declaration form for the PSI user facilities below:
Radioactive samples
Please find more information about the handling of radioactive samples here!