January 20, 2006

Dear Sector 7 users, 

The APS has changed the policy regarding the access to user machine
shops.  From this point on, only people that have passed both a
written and practical test, as administered by the APS, will have
access to the machine shop.  This access will be enforced by having
a card reader on the door to the machine shop on Feb. 1st, 2006.  

Past users that are used to machining will have to plan accordingly.
Users can theoretically get the needed training, but the practical is
to be offered at infrequent intervals, thus making training hard to
get in a short time period (such as during a beamtime).  While certain
staff will have access to the user shop, we will not spend much time
making parts, as we are not machinists.  The APS machine shop is
available for making parts, but requires an ANL spending account.  Of
course, the machine shops at your home institutions are available for
use before coming to the APS.

Dohn Arms, Sector 7 Safety Coordinator.

Dohn Alexander Arms                      dohnarms_at_anl_gov
Sector 7, Advanced Photon Source        V (630)252-0272
Argonne National Laboratory              F (630)252-0279