Badging at SLAC

Foreign National Requirements

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requires Foreign National visitors hold appropriate visa status for activities performed while at SLAC.  Please review the Foreign National Requirements page and advisory notes.  

SLAC badges are only available for individuals who have been appropriately processed for a valid SLAC Identification Number and have completed the appropriate training course.

To obtain a SLAC badge, people must first have a SLAC Sponsor who will start the badging process for them.

If you are visiting SLAC for any purpose, please have your host / sponsor / point of contact fill out the form at the SLAC Guest Gateway hosted on the VUE Center. 

New Employees

Human Resources should guide new employees through the process.  For information about training requirements and details, have the SLAC sponsor review the information on the internal Badging page (being updated).

Subcontractors

Subcontractors should contact their SLAC Project Manager or Point of Contact.  There are additional instructions on the Badging Subcontractor page.  If a subcontractor will be working After Hours or on weekends, then a special Subcontract After-Hours Form  needs to be filled out and the FCM on site during those times.

Users

Users who need badges for SSRL, LCLS, and/or Cryo EM, please contact the User Admin office at 650-926-2975.  

FACET users should contact 650-926-2992. 

Visitors or No Training

Red 'Escort Required' Badges are for individuals without current training who need access through the Accelerator Area Gates. Have the SLAC sponsor follow the rules for filling out request for B as described on the internal Badging page (being updated).

Reminder: A person who is issued a Red Badge MUST be escorted by an employee, contractor, user or an individual with a valid SLAC picture badge reflecting current training.

Regular visitors who will be here for less than 14 days who do not need access through the Accelerator Area Gates may not need a badge.  Please have the host / sponsor / point of contact fill out the SLAC Guest Gateway on the VUE Center for either a conference or any other visit. This system will guide the host through the process and authorization, and will send the visitor an email with information.

Visitor (SLAC definition): Visitors to SLAC are those individuals accessing the site for purposes other than conducting work in support of the DOE mission or that otherwise involve access to DOE information or technologies.  This is regardless of the duration of the visit. Visitors may include the following:  

  1. All individuals coming to SLAC to attend a meeting / conference / seminar and/or workshop that is held in general access areas of the Laboratory and who are not performing any SLAC related work or experiments or receiving payments or reimbursements from SLAC.
  2. Anyone on site for the sole purpose of attending SLAC public tours or public lectures.
  3. Anyone attending special events at SLAC that do not require any training or work.
  4. All individuals staying at the guest house who are not affiliated with SLAC experimenters or work.
  5. All delivery personal/vendors making deliveries to SLAC or to construction/special projects.

All Others

For all other visits or badging needs, please have the host / sponsor / point of contact fill out the SLAC Guest Gateway on the VUE Center. This system will guide the host through the process and authorization, and will send the visitor an email with information.