Access Conditions for Visitors

The document General Safety Instruction GSI-SH-1 Visits on the CERN site (EDMS 1137263), defines the minimum requirements for all types of visits on CERN site.

For each visit, the following is defined:

• an official responsible for the organisation of the visit, who is the guarantor of compliance with CERN Safety rules. For professional visits of facilities, the person responsible for the visit can, exceptionally, be a contractor, subject to authorisation by the CERN contract manager;
• at least one escort – this may be the visit organiser;
• the number of visitors admissible in the group;
• the special conditions applying to the visitors, where they exist;
• the areas visited and/or to be passed through which are accessible;
• the safety equipment for the visitors and/or the escort(s).

The conditions of visits must be suited to the physical and mental aptitudes of the visitors (e.g. problems of reduced mobility, claustrophobia, etc.).

Further information can be found in the GSI-SH-1-0-1 Guideline for the implementation of Safety rule GSI-SH-1 (EDMS 1534426).

Professional visits

A professional visit is defined as any accompanied visit undertaken as part of a business assignment.

The guidelines are set out in the document Steps to follow when organising professional visits to beam facilities (EDMS 1281098).

These guidelines do not apply to press visits and VIP visits.