USF School of Art and Art History
Lab Monitor Duties
Photo Area
The Media Cage operator recruits monitors each semester. Interested students should be aware of duties and fill out the lab monitor application. Monitor positions are unpaid, but each monitor receives 24-hour access to the darkroom. Duties: The lab monitor is an active presence in the darkroom. You are to be in the lab during your assigned time slot. You are to be approachable, accessible, and professional. The Key you receive is a privilege extended to you, not to be used by others. Use common sense, do not sleep on the job, enforce lab policy, assist students who need it, and enjoy your privilege. 1. Each Monitor will be assigned tasks to contribute to the maintenance of the Labs and workspaces. Monitors are required to fulfill these tasks in a thorough and timely manner. Failure to do so will result in termination. 2. Clean up any accumulation of scraps or clutter, in addition to assigned tasks. 3. Collect Cards and enforce sign-in and safety regulations, as well as police darkroom etiquette - goggles, towels, clean-up... 4. Monitor the use or misuse of the lab. Only registered students are allowed in the lab. No non-students are allowed. 5. Provide some technical assistance to students in the lab, as well as address the use of equipment - making note of any broken, damaged or left behind materials. 6. Sign off on private lab check lists. Each student using a private lab will need to have a reviewed checklist at the end of their session. 7. Mediate disputes between students and provide documentation of any disputes, which may occur between students or student and monitor. 8. Lab Monitoring continues until the last day of classes. Return your key to the cage after the last Open Lab day to avoid a hold on your account. (lost keys are assessed a fee of 50.00 each)
Scheduling: Be responsible and professional in attendance and absence. Plan ahead and inform your supervisor in the cage of any changes in schedule. Lab Duties
Private labs 1. Clean and scrub counters and sinks (cleaning supplies are in the grey supply cabinet under the mat cutter). 2. Make sure the appropriate items are in place. Easels, trays, etc 3. Make sure enlargers are shut down- condenser head down, cardboard in place, power off, glass beneath each.
4. Sweep and mop floors. 5. Make sure enlargers are shut down- condenser head down, cardboard in place, power off, glass beneath each.
DORC Lab 1. Clean all counters with cleaner.
2. Clean all monitors with specified cleaning products.
3. Air dust keyboards. 4. Vacuum behind all computers and under all desks, this includes clustered wires (shopvac is by color processor room). 5. Clean the bases of chairs with warm water to avoid scuff marks on the floor.
6.Sweep and mop floors.
Gang Lab 1. Clean and scrub counters and gang sink (cleaning supplies are in the grey supply cabinet.) 2. Clean lenses and condensers (photo wipes are available in the grey cabinet.)
3. Turn on and check the safelight
4. Take note of the appropriate items in the printing stalls. Easels, glass, trays, timers. 5. Thoroughly sweep and mop gang lab station floors.
Closing 1. Dump exhausted chemicals in appropriate bins. Bottle good chemistry. 2. Rinse all trays beakers and tongs.
3. Make sure enlargers are shut down- condenser head down, cardboard in place, power off, glass beneath each.
4. Clean up scraps. 5. Take note of the appropriate items in the printing stalls such as easels, glass, trays, and timers. 6.Take trashcans to the outside door of 287 (leave in the breezeway).
7. Turn off water and lights and lock all doors (one at each end of the breezeway the door to 286 and the color room door from the lockers. 8. Notate levels of exhausted chemistry and used photo paper collection bin in the log. 9. Sweep and mop.
Photo area 1. Drying screens in private labs as well as in the Lab room should be scrubbed and rinsed with water.
2. Scraps and paper should be thrown out and orphaned prints placed in the FOUND box. 3. Straighten and clean table tops.
4. Sweep and mop floor.
5. Scrub Toning Sink and Film Processing Sink, cleaning underneath all items in sinks. 6. Store cleaned trays, tongs, and beakers.
7. Pick up scraps and left behind items.
Color lab 1. Clean surfaces and counters.
2. Turn off light table and color corrected florescent lights.
3. Throw away all scraps and test strips.
4. Make sure all enlargers are shut down properly. Power off, head down, cardboard in, glass and easels beneath enlarger.
5. Kreonite shut down process. Run several sheets of paper through to clean rollers. Turn off, drain water, spray rollers, close water drains, brush the gears.
6. Sweep and mop.
Lighting studio 1. Account for and test all equipment, make sure it is in its proper place.
2. Clean all tables with cleaner and paper towels.
3. Pick up all scraps and left behind items.
4. Check on status of backdrop paper and inform the cage if paper is low. 5. Sweep and Mop.