Policy Related to Failure of the Qualification Test and Abuse of the Instruments and Lab Policies
1. Our training is designed to teach users how to use a specific instrument properly. Some of the instruments may require certain level of experimental skills, which often cannot be covered by our training.
2. For basic trainings, In case of failure passing the test, a 2nd chance is allowed to take the test. In case of failing both tests, a re-training can be arranged at the consent of both the PI/adviser and the lab staff. No further efforts are considered to be appropriate considering personal and lab safety.
3. The self-use permission is considered to be a combination of privilege and responsibility. If a user repeatedly fails to use a lab or an instrument in a responsible manner, the privilege is going to be suspended or terminated.
4. We take the violations of the user policy and the misuses of the instruments very seriously, which may dramatically increase our running cost thus the shares from the users and degrade our service quality. The lab staff is required to record all the violations and misuses, warn the involved user, and inform the corresponding PI/advisor. The users who are repeatedly guilty should take a re-training of lab policy and/or instrument use, determined by the lab staff. Repeated violation or misuse after the re-training will lead to the termination of the access, determined by the lab staff and facility manager.