The following rules must be adhered to in the MEG suite to ensure the safe running of experiments, and reduce the risk of common infections and hazards.
The work areas must be kept clean and tidy.
No smoking, eating or drinking in the MEG scan suite.
No cosmetics should be applied in the MEG scan suite
Hygenic / protective paper must always be used on the chair in MEG, and always changed after each particpant.
Anti-bacterial waterless hand-scrub must be used before and after contact with participants.
Laboratory gloves must be worn when appropraite.
Objects that need mouth manipulation must not be used. The operator should not come into contact with any equipment that has been in a participants mouth.
After each session, anti-bacterial wipes must be used to clean the parts of the MEG suite that the participant has had direct contact with.
Any blankets or sheets that have been used during an aquisition should go to the laundry after use.
Appropriate footwear must be worn (no open-toed sandals or open-weave fabric shoes).
Manual operations must be performed with due reguard to any potential hazards, and care must be taken to aviod injury. (i.e. Use both hands when moving the back of the chair, the MEG dewar and MEG cage).
Any supplimentary cables that are required for a study must not trail on the floor of the MEG scan suite. Supplementary cables must be wired in a manner which keen the MEG scan suite floor free of any obstacles.
The Operator must always be familiar with evacuation procedures.
The Operator must always be familiar with the various MEG alarms, and the respective implication of any specific alarm being activated.