# Labs, members, and spaces

## Open a lab profile

1. Expand the lab's name in the sidebar.
2. Select **View Lab Profile**.
3. Check the main heading to confirm the lab.

The profile shows the principal investigator, group compliance liaisons, department, building and rooms, safety contacts, research focus, lab categories, major hazard categories, and the last PI hazard certification date. A compact compliance summary links to the dashboard.

![Lab profile with contacts and research focus](assets/screenshots/lab-profile.jpg)

The inspected example resolves to `/node/19939`. The sidebar uses `/raft/group_page/19939/view`; the application may redirect to a canonical node URL. Numeric IDs are specific to this dataset. Navigate through menus on another institution's deployment.

## Understand the two tab levels

The upper lab navigation provides **View**, **Dashboard**, **Members**, **Requirements**, **Bio**, and **Rad**. Under **View**, another row provides **Spaces**, **Documents**, **Forms**, **Equipment**, **Lab Inspections**, and **Self Inspections**.

Use the upper navigation to switch between lab-wide functions. Use the second row for records associated with the profile.

## Find members

Select **View Members** in the lab menu or **Members** in the upper navigation. The member table contains **Name**, **Group Role**, **Email**, and **Designation**.

![Lab member directory](assets/screenshots/members.jpg)

The captured roles include **Owner**, **Group Administrator**, and **Member**. Designations include roles such as PI, Lab Manager, and Research Associate. Group role and designation are separate fields; a job designation alone does not establish editing permissions.

Select a person's name to open their profile. Membership editing, invitation, removal, and permission changes were not exposed on the inspected member list and are not documented as available actions.

## Find a lab space

1. Select **View Lab Spaces**, or open **View → Spaces**.
2. Use the **Hazards** filter if relevant.
3. Read the space name, description, contact, associated labs, hazard update date, and door sign date.
4. Select the space name to open its detail record.

![Spaces table with hazard and door sign dates](assets/screenshots/spaces.jpg)

Multiple labs can be associated with one room. A room's appearance in your lab list does not mean it is used exclusively by that lab. **Space Hazards Updated** and **Door Sign Last Created** represent different events; compare them when investigating an outdated sign.

The captured table has sortable **Space Name** and **Space Hazards Updated** headings. Space detail editing and door sign generation were not exercised.

## Documents, forms, and equipment

**Documents** in the lab profile is distinct from the institution-wide **Research Tools → Document Library**. Its tab was observed, but its contents and upload workflow were not inspected.

**Forms** opens the lab's review and submission list. See [Lab forms](forms.md).

**Equipment** provides a lab context for assets. **My Equipment** may contain assets from several labs and spaces. See [Equipment](equipment.md).

## Contact the lab

Use the profile's compliance liaison and safety contacts to identify the right person. The lab menu also exposes **Send Lab Message**. Its compose and delivery workflow was not exercised; verify recipients before sending a real message.

Next: [Compliance dashboard](compliance.md).