Each piece of equipment in the lab is interlocked to the Coral computer system. In order to use it, the specific tool must be "enabled" through Coral. Only users who are qualified to use a particular tool are allowed to enable that tool. A qualified user has privileges for "enabling", "disabling", and making advance reservations on this tool.

1. While a piece of equipment is being used, it must be "enabled".

2. When the lab member is no longer using a tool, it must be "disabled."

3. The user must flag and report any equipment or process problems on Coral, or shut it down if unusable.