Laptops should be transported in their protective carrying cases at all times.
- Laptops should be protected from temperature extremes, precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and ice) and dampness.
- Staff members should refrain from placing drinks or food near laptops and in places where spills could cause damage to the laptop.
- Staff members should note that insurance coverage has been purchased for the office’s laptops. However, the coverage provides only reduced, or no coverage in the following instances:
- Theft,vandalism, or pilferage of a laptop left in an unattended automobile;
- Disappearance of a laptop (i.e., a laptop turns up missing during the performance of a physical inventory, or vanishes without any signs of a break in);
- Damage caused by insects, vermin, corrosion, rust, dampness, dryness, freezing or extremes of temperature;
- Damage caused by exposure to rain, snow, sleet, or ice; and Damage caused by rough handling
- The laptops are provided with all the necessary software. Do not download any software to the laptop, or install any software to the laptop without the approval of the Network Administrator. Laptop Security, In the Office
- Laptops should be secured when not in use and overnight. Doors to offices with laptops should be locked over the lunch hours.
- A designated staff person will be responsible for the safeguarding of, and accountability for, any laptops not assigned to a particular staff member.
