Definitions
- Members: Purdue students with an active project.
- Center Hosted Teams: Bechtel annually allocated a limited number of spaces in Assembly BIDC B003 to Purdue clubs.
- Staff: All full-time employees at the Bechtel Center.
- Central Lost and Found: A sub section of Purdue Surplus that manages lost and found items for Purdue.
- Lost and Found: A location in the center where we store unclaimed items for a week.
- Controlled Door: A door that only opens with the ID of an authorized individual.
- Storage Location: Instead of storing item/s we may provide a location where the member may store items themselves.
- Assigned Location: A location designated for storage of items from a lab. Currently not well defined.
- Assigner: A center employee who has the ability to grant storage through storage tags.
- Assignee: A Purdue student/staff/entity that is being granted storage through storage tags.
Disclaimer
- Storage is at your own risk. No compensation will be provided for lost, damaged or stolen items.
- Abandoned items may be trashed, used or sent to lost and found based on size, value and/or utility without notice.
- Items stored without following the rules in this document will be considered abandoned.
- Allowance of storage doesn’t imply an allowance of use. This generally applies to chemicals under the Chemical Policy and tools under the safety Class system.
Exceptions
This policy doesn’t apply to the following locations, which are covered by different guidelines stated below.
| Location | For | Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Office Spaces | Staff | – Staff may store items in their office. – They must be actively employed at the Bechtel Center. |
| Peer Mentor Lockers and Cabinets | Student Employees | – Student employees may store items in their personal lockers/drawers. – Lockers/drawers must be allocated through staff approval. – They must be actively employed at the Bechtel Center. |
| Break Room | All Employees | – Employees may store food items in the shared space. – Any spilled, expired and/or rotting food may be discarded at any employee’s discretion. |
| Assembly | Center Hosted Teams | – Teams may store items within the boundaries of their designated location. – They must be actively sponsored by the Bechtel Center. |
| Receiving | Members | – Guidelines found in Receiving Policy. |
Types of Storage
We offer 3 major types of storage, each with its own scope, restrictions and requirements. All storage requires valid center issued tags. In the absence/expiry of tags items are considered abandoned.
| Type | Assigner | For | Location | Time | Ethics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Peer Mentor | Items | Assigned locations within the assigner’s lab. | <= 14 days | Assigner can be Assignee. |
| Black | Supervisors | Items & Storage Location | Any location within the assigner’s lab. | <= 30 days | Assigner cannot be Assignee. |
| Gold | Staff & Graduate Mentors | Items & Storage Location | Any location within the building. | < 120 days | Assigner cannot be Assignee. |
| Type | Tag | Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| White | Bechtel Center Storage Tag Project Number: Member Email: Start Date: End Date (<= 14 days): Assigner Email: Assigner Sign: Read Storage Policy for details | – For members. – For active project in assigner’s lab. – For items relating to that active project. – Tag fields need to be complete. |
| Black | Bechtel Center Storage Tag Project Number: Member Email *: Start Date *: End Date (<= 30 days)*: Assigner Email *: Assigner Sign *: Read Storage Policy for details. *=Required | – For members. – Required tag fields need to be complete. |
| Gold | Bechtel Center Storage Tag Project Number: Member Email: Start Date *: End Date (<= 120 days) *: Assigner Email *: Assigner Sign *: Read Storage Policy for details. *=Required | – For Purdue students/staff/entities. – Required tag fields need to be complete. |