Equipment Inventory

Assigned Equipment

During the annual barcode scanning cycle conducted in early winter, equipment items are assigned, whenever applicable, to the appropriate end user in the work area where they are located.

The security of, and accountability for, all equipment is the responsibility of the employee assigned as the user of the equipment during the barcode scanning process. Any equipment which is moved or transferred to another department must be reported to the Inventory Control Department so that it can be removed from or added to the appropriate inventory list.

Equipment Records

Each supervising administrator or other designated departmental employee should maintain an up-to-date record of all equipment, including furniture housed or used in that department or office. This equipment record, kept permanently on file, should include:

• the equipment inventory number
• the serial number, if any
• brief description of each item.

This information is extremely useful to have on file in case of theft.