The only official copy of this file is the one online in the NSLS website. Before using a printed copy, verify that it is the most current version by checking the document effective date on the NSLS website.

Purpose:

To ensure that facility users are trained for access for the experimental floor. This procedure is to define how to process users who are unable to pass the BNL General Employee Radiological Training (TQ-GERT) exam.

Procedure:

3rd Unsuccessful Exam >> Remediation or Escort: If the user is unable to pass the exam on the third attempt, follow the procedures below.

Remediation:

• User must have already passed the LS-ESH-SAFETY safety module.
• User Administration or the GUV Center provides user with a copy of the GERT study guide. BNL and the NSLS each offer a study guide online:
  • NSLS Study Guide: http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/training/Study-Guides/GERT.pdf
  • BNL Study Guide: http://training.bnl.gov/StudyGuides/RWT/RWT001.PDF
• User Administration or the GUV Center contacts one of the following staff members (in the following order) to review the requirements of the course with the user:
  • Jim Nemeth (x4766, nemeth@bnl.gov, Bldg 400B)
  • George (Buzz) Rundlett (x5851 rundlett@bnl.gov, Bldg 400B)
  • Frank Zafonte (x5565, zafonte@bnl.gov, Bldg 725A)
  • Dennis Ryan (x5528, dryan@bnl.gov, Bldg 120)
  • BNL Training Office (x6252)
• An interpreter may be enlisted to review the subject matter with the user.
• Discussing exam questions during this review is not permitted.
• After remediation, the staff member who met with the user contacts the BNL Training Office to re-open the course for one additional attempt to pass the exam.
• The study guide (if provided) is to be removed from the exam location.
• If the user is unable to pass the exam on the 4th attempt, the rules for escort access only must be followed.

Escort access only:

• User may be issued a BNL badge, but the badge cannot be encoded for access to the NSLS experimental floor or any other radiologically-controlled area.
• User is not to be issued a temporary access card.
• User must be under full escort while on the experimental floor. Access to the experimental floor cannot exceed three days in a year and cannot exceed a total of 8 hours on each day.
• User cannot perform any hands-on work. User is permitted to observe and consult.
• User Administration informs the Local Contact of the beamline where the user will be working of the restrictions listed above.
• User Administration or the GUV Center informs Training Coordinator to adjust JTA from NSLS User to BNL Guest only.