LHCb underground area visit request

Visits can only take place from the 09/12/2024 to the 24/03/2025

Please read the following summary of the conditions and rules for LHCb underground visits before submitting a request using the link at the bottom of the page.

  1. Visits of LHCb underground areas must be given by trained and authorised guides.
    – Details on how to become an LHCb guide can be found HERE.
    – Guides must have valid access rights for the LHCb cavern (safety courses, access request, personal dosimeter with biometry).
    – During a visit, guides must wear safety shoes, safety helmet and their personal dosimeter, and must carry a mobile phone with them (phone number to be entered in the IMPACT form).

  2. For each underground visit, an IMPACT form is prepared by the secretariat which needs to be approved by the LHCb Technical Coordination team prior to the visit.
    – Visits can be cancelled at short notice for operational or safety reasons.
    – After the visit, the visit organiser should a comment in the IMPACT form and close the IMPACT.

  3. The number of visitors per guide must not exceed 12.
    – Additional restrictions apply if minors are present (see here for details).
    – No more than two groups of visitors can be underground at the same time.

  4. A reminder of the safety measures for visitors can be found HERE.
    – Visitors must be fit to climb stairways.
    – People with active implantable medical devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, etc.) and children under the age of 10 cannot participate in underground visits.
    – During the underground visit, visitors must wear hard hats (available in the Point 8 surface exhibition) and closed shoes.

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