If you borrow equipment from a custodian or the equipment pool, you are responsible to secure it whenever you are not using it. If you have borrowed equipment with specific time limit, it must be returned at that appointed time. After the location has been verified by the custodian, a possible extension of the loan maybe arranged. But all equipment must be returned at the end of the stated loan period. Portable equipment is not to be used in permanent setups unless it can be secured.
Portable equipment is to be borrowed for very limited test setups.
The portable equipment is the sole responsibility of the person who originally checked it out. The portable equipment should not be passed on to the second shift or anyone else. If it is needed by the second shift, or another person, then it must be returned to the custodian, and reassigned to the second responsible person. It is imperative that we track these pieces of equipment more closely. Each equipment custodian has a sign out sheet which must be filled out before any equipment is loaned or borrowed.