Borrowing by members of Horticulture Department (faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students)

1. All equipment/instruments that you wish to borrow (physically remove to another location) should be confirmed by lab coordinator. DO NOT MOVE items without permission. If permission is denied, you may appeal to the **Lab coordinators in areas with equipment from more than one project should contact faculty members involved prior to authorizing the borrowing of equipment from that project.

2. Individuals wishing to borrow the equipment or instrument are then to be instructed by the lab coordinator (or an individual designated by the lab coordinator) as to how the equipment operates to ensure that the equipment or instrument will be operated properly. The borrower must demonstrate ability to operate the equipment before removing it.

3. Other lab ware MUST be signed out on sign out sheets that are posted in each lab.

4. If you break or damage lab ware, instruments or equipment, report it immediately to the lab coordinator. You will be expected to repair or replace damaged equipment. If a compromise concerning repair or replacement of the item cannot be reached, you can appeal to the Graduate Committee.

For items borrowed by colleagues OUTSIDE of the Horticulture Department

1. Permission must be obtained from lab coordinator for any equipment or instrument, regardless of size, to be borrowed from the department.

2. The individual MUST BE instructed and checked out on the borrowed equipment or instrument.

NAME:

Department:

Campus address:

Phone Number:

Major Professor (if applicable):

The individual MUST agree to the following:

1. No repair, modification, or replacement of equipment will occur unless the individual has been given permission by the lab coordinator.

2. Any costs of equipment replacement or repair will be at the expense of the individual unless other arrangements are made with the lab coordinator BEFORE the item is to be repaired or replaced.


Form for Borrowing Equipment
(Effective December 1987)

To Our Colleagues in the University:
Due to cost, fragility and precision of the piece of equipment you wish to use/borrow, we would like to instruct you as to its proper use. After the instruction, we would then like you to demonstrate the proper use of the equipment to be sure that you have no questions. With the using/borrowing of this equipment and signing of this paper, you agree to pay for any costs for equipment replacement or repair that are incurred. DO NOT take a piece of equipment to be repaired without first discussing it with the lab coordinator who lent you the equipment. Once you have finished with the equipment, it is to be returned to the lab coordinator, who will assure it is in working order. At that time, this agreement sheet will be discarded.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Borrower's name: _________________________

Department: ______________________________

Campus address: __________________________

Campus phone: ____________________________

Piece of equipment: ______________________

Planned date of return: __________________

Major professor (if applicable): ______________

I have read the above information and agree to abide by it.

Signed: ____________________________