Registration
Before beginning work at the ALS, all users must register with the ALS User Services Office, complete required safety training, and obtain a Berkeley Lab ID Proximity Access Card.
The registration process MUST be completed online by new users at least TWO WEEKS prior to arrival at the ALS.
New users who are not U.S. citizens need to provide additional documentation and should look at Documents for Foreign Nationals well ahead of their visit. All relevant documents must be brought to the ALS in order to complete the registration process.
New users who are the Principal Investigator or the Experimenter in Charge for a scientific program must ensure that a User Agreement between Berkeley Lab and the user's home institution has been established before work begins at the ALS. Please allow one month for this process.
Important Notice: Owing to increased security practices at Berkeley Lab, all visiting researchers and students must present photo identification, and a document confirming that they will be working at the ALS, to security personnel at the Lab's Blackberry Gate entrance. See the LBNL Security Update Web page for additional information about security procedures and access to Berkeley Lab.
New User Registration
1. Two Weeks Prior to Coming to the ALS
- Complete and submit an ALS Participating
Guest Registration Form; you will automatically receive a registration
submission number when the form is submitted.
- Notify the ALS User
Services Office by email of
the day and approximate time of your arrival and and whether you will
travel by car or the shuttle bus to the ALS. Please include your registration
submission number. The User Services Office will inform the main gate
of your arrival and will prepare your
paperwork so there will be no delay on arrival.
- Complete the Online Safety Training (choose the non-LDAP
login)
ALS 1001: Safety at the ALS
ALS 1005: Access to the ALS
Berkeley Lab General Employee Radiation Training (GERT)
Integrated Safety Management (ISM)
- Read, sign where required, and bring to the ALS
ALS User Safety Certification
Computer Protection Agreement Form
University of California Patent Acknowledgment Form
During business hours (8.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.), go to the Registration Desk in Building 6 to complete registration and obtain an ID Proximity Access Card. Please bring with you
- Photo ID
- Signed forms from part 1 above.
- New users who are not U.S. citizens must also provide additional doumentation; see Documents for Foreign Nationals for more information.
Renewing User Registration
The requirements to renew a badge depend on whether the badge is already past the expiration date and on whether the user’s training has expired. Please send an email to the Users Office one week before your visit to the ALS to determine the requirements. Non-US citizens will need to show up-to-date documentation to get their badge reactivated.
Getting to LBNL and the ALS
Finding a parking space at Berkeley Lab can be very difficult. Users are strongly encouraged to use the Berkeley Lab shuttles whenever possible (see Directions, Maps).
Parking at Berkeley Lab and the ALS is by permit only. Signs in each parking lot designate the types of permit required for that area. Cars parked in no-parking areas or reserved spaces without appropriate permits may be cited or towed. Parking permits can be issued by the main LBNL badge office (Building 65A) after completing registration at the ALS. Students are allowed to park on-site during business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday), only if granted an exception.
For additional information about registration procedures or parking, contact
ALS User Services Office
Tel: 510-486-7745
Fax: 510-486-4773
Email: alsuser@lbl.gov