Badges/Name Tag Policy

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Everyone should have a badge that meets the following criteria. If you do not please contact LNF staff at info@LNF.umich.edu to obtain one.  If you do not have a badge you will be asked to leave the lab and obtain one.

Reason for Policy

• To help identify everyone in the lab and facilitate communication between users in the lab.

Policy

• Everyone in the lab will have a name badge.
• The information on the badge will be easy to read.
• The badge will have the following information:
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Group Associated with
  • Month/Year of first entry to the LNF
• Badge Colors are determined by last names as follows
  • Blue - A-D
  • Black - E-K (updated October 2022)
  • Red - L-M (updated October 2022)
  • White - N-S
  • Green - T-Z
  • Orange - Staff
  • Yellow - Temporary
• You should have two badges (one for wearing in the lab and one to stay on your gowning room bag / storage compartment while you are in the lab).
• All gowning bags (cleanroom) and storage niche (ROBIN) with garments in them must have a badge attached to the bag or coat hanger or storage niche.
• If you do not have a badge or need a new one, you may request a new one by creating a general Helpdesk ticket or stopping by the LNF store. In the meantime, please use a temporary bade (yellow holder and complete the template cards found in the lower-right storage bin).
• Badges are purged on the same cycle as private chemicals and files on the server (January, May and September).