If any equipment was purchased with grant funds, a review will be required by the Director of Contract and Grant Accounting and the appropriate granting agency will be notified of the loss or damage to the equipment. University two and four year campuses should report incidences of this type to their appropriate local authorities and forward the results to the University of South Carolina's Director of Law Enforcement and Safety in Columbia. Campuses should also forward a copy of reports that involve equipment purchased with grant funds to Contract and Grant Accounting, so that the appropriate granting agency can be notified of the loss or damage to the equipment. During the year, each department is responsible for ensuring all permanent changes of equipment location are correctly reflected on the Inventory listing. Upon completion of a move, a department representative must sign the form to verify all items are accounted for.
Departments can only make such changes to items on their department inventory list.
To obtain access and instructions for this program, departments must furnish Consolidated Services with the user name, user identification number, department name and account number. E. Equipment and furniture deemed excess or surplus by a department must be turned over to Consolidated Services. Under no circumstances can University property be disposed of without the prior review and consent of Consolidated Services. These items require specific disposal methods to ensure compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. Some contaminated items may be accepted after all contamination has been removed and verified by the University Health and Safety Unit.