Print this page and use it as a checklist to make your move as seamless as possible!
____ Notify Mailing Services if you are moving to a new address
____ Call Telecom to have phone service moved from old location to new location
____ Call FIS or CSSD to move computers and internet service
____ Call Ricoh if you are moving a copier/fax anywhere
____ Modular furniture - Contact the company you purchased it from as it may need to be taken apart and reassembled by them (due to warranty requirements and special tools needed for your furniture)
____ Contact Facilities for any carpentry work (Taking apart furniture, removing items from walls and for: Items that will not fit through doorways etc.)
____ All lab equipment must be decontaminated and have the H&S Decontamination form attached to each piece of equipment per University policy. The form can be obtained on the EHS Website: Guidelines for Moving Equipment From Biological Laboratories.
____ Lab equipment that is liquid filled and attached to a service must be disconnected and drained
____ Have your gas supplier move gas tanks to your new location
____ Chemicals to be moved - contact H&S for policy and procedures on transporting chemicals
____ Lateral 4-5 drawer file cabinets must be completely emptied if moving from one building to another
____ All vertical files can be moved full
____ Desks and storage furniture should be emptied
____ When packing boxes please consider the weight of the packed box for lifting; label each box with room number and number of how many
____ Boxes, tape, bubble and shrink wrap all can be purchased through Moving Services