General Building Operating Procedures for Corson Hall

General Building Operating Procedures: March 2021

Permission to Visit Corson Hall – As with other buildings on campus, before entering Corson everyone must complete the Daily Check, on a daily basis. The EEB personnel with permission to go into the building are the facilities team and those on lab Research Reactivation Plans and administrative Non-Research Reactivation Plans. Other EEB personnel who are within the Daily Check system may also visit Corson for occasional access, but you should alert the EEB Chair in advance of the visit and, after the visit, let him know the precise times that you were in the building. There are other individuals who are permitted to visit Corson (custodians, maintenance, construction, animal care, greenhouse, researchers on Research Reactivation Plans for other buildings, NBB personnel; see also below on teaching). We are transmitting the information in this document to them as far as is possible. The signage in the building is designed to ensure that everyone can see the critical regulations as they move around the building.

Adding Individuals to Reactivation Plans for Corson – This can be done easily without approval. However, please notify the EEB Chair when you add a new individual to your plan.

Teaching in Corson-Mudd – Teaching in Corson-Mudd is restricted to the Morison Room (A106). Students attending classes and their instructors are limited to the Morison Room itself and the ground floor of the atrium. All other parts of Corson-Mudd are designated for “Research Personnel Only.”

Google Calendars – Every research space/administrative space in Reactivation Plans should have an associated Google Calendar for social distance planning and record keeping. Individuals on Reactivation Plans should make an entry in the Google Calendar for every visit to their research space/administrative space, including arrival/departure times. After each session, the Google Calendar entry should be retroactively edited to reflect exact arrival/departure times, and use the description box for other important information, in particular if you felt you interacted with another individual in a way where viral transmission is a possibility, or other unusual events.

Signage – Please pay attention for signage around the building until these rules become second nature!

Entering and Exiting Corson Hall – Masks should be worn at all times upon entering the building and in public spaces. The best entrance to use is the:

• Tower Rd. Entrance, floor 2;


• The Biotech Loading dock or Weill tunnel is another possible entrance to Corson;


• The entrance at the Atrium, floor 1 is being used for those involved in the classes in the Morison Room.

Sanitizers – These are available at Tower Rd. Entrance, floor 2 and Atrium, floor 1, and at the exits to the elevator on floors 3 and 4. These should be used on entering the building and as needed when exiting stairwells/elevators.

Hallways – Masks on at all times in public spaces. Please follow directional arrows and other instructions on use of the hallways and adhere to social distancing guidelines at all times (at least 6 feet between individuals). If you are entering a hallway from the side (e.g. from a lab), individuals in the hallway have priority - allow individuals already in the hallway adequate distance (at least 6 feet) before entering the hallway.

Stairwells – Masks on at all times in public spaces. The stairwells in Corson are designated as “up stairway ONLY” and “down stairway ONLY” to avoid people crossing paths on the stairways. The stairwells in the atrium can be used in either direction but not at the same time. At least 6-foot separation between individuals on all stairwells. Please pay attention to signage!

Elevator – Masks on at all times in public spaces. Avoid using the elevator if possible, but if you must use it there should be only one rider at a time.

Bathrooms – Masks on at all times in public spaces. Only one person at a time and utilize available signage to indicate usage.

Your Labs or Labs of Colleagues Where You Carry Out Activities – The regulations in your lab’s Research Reactivation Plan should be followed.

Usage of Masks in Labs and Offices in Corson – When a person is in a room on their own and no-one is expected to enter the room, they may remove their mask. When there is more than one person in the room or someone is expected shortly, everybody should wear a mask.

Room 404 (Shared Growth Chamber Room) – Follow Google Calendar.

Greenhouses – Follow instructions specified in your lab’s Research Reactivation Plan. Use Google Calendar as indicated.

EGCF – Follow instructions specified in EGCF Research Reactivation Plan. Use Google Calendar as indicated.

Multiuse Equipment – Take it in turns to use the autoclave and ice machine. Wait until they are available to enter the rooms/spaces where they are located to make use of them, so that social distancing of 6 feet can be applied at all times.

Use of the Administrative Office (E145) – Each of the four bays within the open area of this office can be occupied by one individual, likewise in each of the two end rooms. Whenever more than one person is in the open area, masks must be worn and social distancing of 6 feet maintained. Occasional visits into the office by others will involve strict social distancing (6-foot separation) between the member of the office and the visitor, and mask-wearing by both.

Use of Faculty Offices, Other Single Person Offices – Faculty offices, and other offices intended for a single person, should be occupied by that person alone. Occasional visits into the office by others will involve strict social distancing (6-foot separation) between the occupant and the visitor, and mask-wearing by both.