After Hours Use

The normal hours of operation are Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:30 - 4:30. All other time is designated as After-hours Usage. The key for after-hours access to room 132 must be personally signed out from the Engineering Associate. This key is for access to room 132 only. The same high level of safe operation must be maintained during the After-hours as during the normal hours of operation. Safe operation procedures are specified in the ABE Department Manual of Guidelines, Policies, Procedures, and Responsibilities page 17 or on the Research Fabrication Home Page.

Tools

Hand tools not included in the Toolboxes are also available for usage out of room 132. Any tool taken from room 132 that is not going to be returned that same day must be signed out.

Tool Boxes

Research Fabrication maintains 6 inventoried toolboxes with combination locks for project work out of room 132. These toolboxes are available for sign-out with the signer being responsible for the contents.

Vehicles

ABE maintains a fleet consisting of a Ford pickup trucks and Chevy cargo van. As with all university vehicles, the ABE vehicles are for official use only. The ABE vehicles are further restricted to employees of the department. The keys, sign-out, and reservation sheets are currently attached to the wall next to Room 132, Fabrication Lab.

The key cabinet is unlocked Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:30 - 4:40. To help guarantee that a particular vehicle will be available at a given time, a reservation schedule is maintained.

To reserve a vehicle simply check the current reservations, make your selection by writing your name on the reservation schedule and place the reserve tag, located in the key cabinet, on the key hook of the vehicle you're reserving. The reserve tag will remind the other personnel to check the reservation schedule before taking that vehicle.

For unreserved use of the vehicles simply mark the sign-out sheet with your name and expected time of return, take the key and drive safely.

Lock-Up

1. Lock the double doors in 128 leading to the stair way on the west side of Ag Eng. Use 7/32" Allen key. Close the 128 overhead door. Press the center button. Turn the lights out in 128.
2. Lock the ABE vehicle key box.
3. Lock the 115-128 double door dead bolt.
4. Close the 115 overhead door and lock the person door in the overhead door. Turn the lights out and close the windows in 115.
5. Lock the 114 east and west double doors. Use the door-edge push button lock on each door.
6. Turn the lights out and close the windows in 114.
7. Close and lock the 113 outer overhead door. Turn the lights out in 113.
8. Close and lock the overhead door between 113 and 120.
9. Close and lock the west most door leading from 113, close and lock the door leading to the lunch/break room and then lock the door at the top of the steps leading to the first floor.
10. Close and lock the door between 7 and the basement hallway.
11. Close and lock the double door at the base of the stairs between 120 and 7.
12. Lock the door between 120 and the 124 entrance way (where the water fountain is located). Use the door-edge push button lock on this door.
13. Lock the door between 120 and 124. Use the dead-bolt lever. Check that the 125 south door is closed.
14. From the 125 side, lock the door between 125 and 120. Use the door-edge push button.
15. From the 125 side, lock the door between 125 and 115. Use the door-edge push button.
16. Close the 125 overhead door. Turn the lights out in 125.
17. From the 128 side, lock the door between 125 and 128. Use the door-edge push button.
18. Close the 132 overhead door. Turn out hood lights, inside 132 near west double doors. Lock both 132 double doors. Turn the overhead lights out.

Engineering Associate
Fabrication Lab Supervisor