Core protection from damage

[Arvydas Matiukas]

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Dear Core Managers/Directors,


Please advice what caution and measures
I should take before allowing a new user
from outside institution to use Core confocals.
The customer projects 500hr/year usage.


Of course I intend to provide training and check
the qualification/experience, and we have a service
contract on the 780 confocal. Please advise if
any additional conditions on top of following
SOPs and paying bills and/or contracts should
be considered. During last ten years no serious
damage and no stolen equipment in my Core,
but who knows... there always is the first time.


A sample of Core rules and/or user contract
is also appreciated.


Thanks for the advice/feedback,
Arvydas
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Arvydas Matiukas, Ph.D.
Director of Confocal&Two-Photon Imaging Core Facility
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
SUNY Upstate Medical University

[TSwayne]

Hi Arvydas,

Your core/university will be considered a vendor by the user’s institution, so you will probably need to provide them with a certificate of insurance in order to collect the usage fees.

In fact, the two institutions should probably exchange certificates of insurance so that if the user accidentally breaks something or is somehow injured on campus, they are covered. Or at least the universities can discuss amongst themselves who is liable. This is based on conversations with my institution's Risk Management department in a similar situation.

Service contracts don’t usually cover “user error,” so trusting the user is of the greatest importance, no matter where they are coming from.

Hope this helps!

Theresa

On Nov 6, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Arvydas Matiukas <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:

Please advice what caution and measures
I should take before allowing a new user
from outside institution to use Core confocals.
The customer projects 500hr/year usage.



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Theresa Swayne, Ph.D.
Manager
Confocal and Specialized Microscopy Shared Resource<http://hiccc.columbia.edu/research/sharedresources/confocal>

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University Medical Center
1130 St. Nicholas Ave., Room 222A
New York, NY 10032
Phone: [phone]
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[Kurt Thorn]

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You can see the standard contract that UCSF uses for external users to
access its cores here:
http://rrp.ucsf.edu/sites/rrp.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/UCSF Core Service
Agmt 72911.docx

Best,
Kurt

On 11/6/2015 1:14 PM, Arvydas Matiukas wrote:

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> *****
>
> Dear Core Managers/Directors,
>
>
> Please advice what caution and measures
> I should take before allowing a new user
> from outside institution to use Core confocals.
> The customer projects 500hr/year usage.
>
>
> Of course I intend to provide training and check
> the qualification/experience, and we have a service
> contract on the 780 confocal. Please advise if
> any additional conditions on top of following
> SOPs and paying bills and/or contracts should
> be considered. During last ten years no serious
> damage and no stolen equipment in my Core,
> but who knows... there always is the first time.
>
>
> A sample of Core rules and/or user contract
> is also appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks for the advice/feedback,
> Arvydas
> *********************
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Arvydas Matiukas, Ph.D.
> Director of Confocal&Two-Photon Imaging Core Facility
> Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
> SUNY Upstate Medical University
>

--
Kurt Thorn
Associate Professor
Director, Nikon Imaging Center
http://thornlab.ucsf.edu/
http://nic.ucsf.edu/blog/

[mcammer]

Thank you for this document!

If you cannot see it, try this
http://rrp.ucsf.edu/sites/rrp.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/UCSF%20Core%20Service%20Agmt%2072911.docx

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 Michael Cammer, Microscopy Core & Skirball Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center
                      Cell:  914-309-3270     ** Office: Skirball 2nd Floor main office, back right **
          http://ocs.med.nyu.edu/microscopy & http://microscopynotes.com/


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From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kurt Thorn
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 12:47 PM
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Subject: Re: Core protection from damage

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You can see the standard contract that UCSF uses for external users to access its cores here:
http://rrp.ucsf.edu/sites/rrp.ucsf.edu/files/wysiwyg/UCSF Core Service Agmt 72911.docx

Best,
Kurt

On 11/6/2015 1:14 PM, Arvydas Matiukas wrote:

> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> Post images on http://www.imgur.com and include the link in your posting.
> *****
>
> Dear Core Managers/Directors,
>
>
> Please advice what caution and measures I should take before allowing
> a new user from outside institution to use Core confocals.
> The customer projects 500hr/year usage.
>
>
> Of course I intend to provide training and check the
> qualification/experience, and we have a service contract on the 780
> confocal. Please advise if any additional conditions on top of
> following SOPs and paying bills and/or contracts should be considered.
> During last ten years no serious damage and no stolen equipment in my
> Core, but who knows... there always is the first time.
>
>
> A sample of Core rules and/or user contract is also appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks for the advice/feedback,
> Arvydas
> *********************
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Arvydas Matiukas, Ph.D.
> Director of Confocal&Two-Photon Imaging Core Facility
> Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
> SUNY Upstate Medical University
>

--
Kurt Thorn
Associate Professor
Director, Nikon Imaging Center
http://thornlab.ucsf.edu/
http://nic.ucsf.edu/blog/

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