Hi all,
In my lab, we bought many rolls of film of cellophane (transparent paper
for food) to wrap both keyboard and mouse, usefulle for multi-users like
on a spectro. Students will put a piece of film then throw it away once
the manipulation is finished.
We opted for this solution, which I think is better than gloves (they
protect from the inside but spread germs from the outside).
for keyboards used for longer (1/2 day, 1 day ...) on other spectros,
cleaning the keyboard - mouse before and after use with hydroalcoholic
gel (once disconnected!), the best will be an additional set of
keyboard-mouse for rotation (cleaning or in use).
And of course, masks and hydroalcoholic gel available.
Benoît,
lab CEISAM, Nantes, France
Le 07/05/2020 à 22:42, Charles Fry a écrit :
> All,
>
> I echo Neal's comments: thanks much to Ken for getting the discussion
> started. We have also been notified here to get plans in order for
> research re-opening. No real idea when that might happen, but no
> doubt there's a lot of pressure to have it happen.
>
> We're looking at enabling more limited access to the automated
> spectrometers via use of the web-based IconNMR software. This is
> something I've looked at in the past, but passed on as much as
> anything due to concerns about having the spectrometer host becoming a
> webserver. It would be very helpful to hear from those of you using
> this software about your experiences: does it work well, or perhaps
> not in some ways? is it a safe software environment for the
> spectrometer? etc.
>
> In a similar vein, we've been using noMachine recently (after the
> TeamViewer v14 licensing changes) for staff remote access; no students
> have been using it yet. It'd be great to hear from anyone using it
> more openly with lots of student access as to how well it works, and
> advice on keeping things safe from crackers.
>
> Our primary alternative is thinking about allowing somewhat normal
> access, but with strict policies for researchers queuing to maintain
> safe distancing. We could setup chairs 10 ft apart that would provide
> stations to wait at. Keyboards and surface cleaning are the biggest
> worries I have, even with liberal use (and hopefully good supplies) of
> ethanol sprays. But we're thinking about also good use of gloves --
> get new gloves on when entering, disposed when exiting -- or stringent
> recommendations on hand washing at closeby restrooms: wash before
> entering the NMR lab(!) and re-wash when exiting. I worry about the
> availability of gloves; we'd used a couple hundred per day just in the
> NMR labs if operations ramp back up to pre-covid levels. Lots of
> places are needing them; will they go into short supply or be
> completely unavailable?
>
> It's be great to hear more from the group.
> Charlie
>
> P.S. We're all using new software now for remote communications.
> Let's as a group think about what might be better than straight email
> interactions for AMMRL. I've been happy with Microsoft Teams, as one
> thought....
>
>
>
>
> On 5/6/2020 1:08 PM, Stolowich,Neal J. wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> Yes, a very timely topic as I’m sure many of us are preparing to
>> reopen their labs after being shut by COVID-19. I’ll be needing to
>> provide an operation procedure to my chairman next week, so this
>> should be a very fruitful discussion.
>>
>> Indeed in my case, I’m considering option #2 – limited access to only
>> a few members of each research group. Our University is bringing only
>> graduate students back, so no undergraduate access will be allowed.
>> An additional thing I’m thinking about is to assigning larger blocks
>> (1 hour or so) by group instead of individual short (15 min) used by
>> individuals. Moreover, I might inset dead blocks among the schedule
>> to insure no overlap of users.
>>
>> What about area cleanup after use? Thinking about spray bottles of
>> xx% EtOH to mist down keyboard, sample turbine, etc.
>>
>> I’ll be interested in hearing all the groups ideas!
>>
>> Neal
>>
>> Neal J Stolowich, PhD
>>
>> NMR Facilities Manager
>>
>> Department of Chemistry
>>
>> University of Louisville
>>
>> (502) 852-7894
>>
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>> *From:* Kenneth Knott <kknott_at_vt.edu>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:32:30 AM
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>> *Subject:* AMMRL: Post pandemic NMR operations
>>
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>> No doubt all universities have begun to consider changes in
>> operations as the restrictions from the pandemic begin to ease. We
>> have been asked to come up with a plan for operation in our NMR
>> facility.
>>
>> I would be interested in hearing what others have considered or
>> perhaps already put into practice.
>>
>> In our case, most consideration has revolved around our high
>> throughput robot instruments which handle 90% of sample submissions.
>> At a minimum, all students will be required to wear masks in the lab
>> and put fresh gloves on upon entry. Students will be required to
>> spray down keyboards and instrumentation before and after use. Some
>> things that been considered include:
>>
>> 1) Sample dropoff external to the lab. The samples are run by staff.
>> 2) Limited access. Research groups collect samples daily and 1
>> designated person per group is allowed access to submit their group's
>> samples.
>> 3) Sample dropoff external to the lab. Samples are loaded by
>> staff. Samples are entered into the NMR software (VnmrJ 4.2)
>> remotely. Not sure how to do that.
>>
>> For our other, non-robotic, instruments, we already have scheduled
>> access and will limit 1 student at each instrument at any given
>> time. The instruments are sufficiently spread out to allow for
>> social distancing.
>>
>> Would love to hear more.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> --
>> Ken Sharp-Knott
>> Department of Chemistry
>> Analytical Services
>> Virginia Tech
>>
>> (540)267-6502 (Cell)
>> (540)231-0885 (Office)
>
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