Weymouth College has invested a lot of money into its purpose built media centre The Hive. To protect its facilities and prolong the life span of the equipment within, there are some simple rules to follow.

Equipment

Certain items of equipment require lenders to have received specific induction. These items are clearly identified at the booking stage.

Whilst equipment remains the property of the College at all times, the lender assumes full responsibility for its safe use and storage throughout the loan period.

Lenders must thoroughly check all equipment upon collection. The College reserves the right to charge full replacement or repair costs for missing, broken or damaged items, including individual components from kits.

Whilst every care is taken to ensure equipment is issued in a safe, working condition, the lender upon collection must visually inspect all electrical items, and report any defects.

Equipment must be collected and returned promptly at the scheduled or agreed time. Sanctions may be added to the individual/group if deadlines missed have knock on effect on other groups.

The stores will allow adjustment of booking dates/times as long as they are delivered within 24 hours before original collection date/time

Where filming is taking place in a production crew, equipment should be reserved, collected and returned by the relevant producer/director in the absence of this person, a nominated person may collect or return. However, responsibility for the equipment remains with the producer/director, and therefore responsibility for any charges that may be incurred.

Equipment will only be issued to students enrolled on media courses or to college staff.

Any person who repeatedly loses, causes damage to, or returns equipment late may be subject to sanctions, including being barred from future equipment use.

Should an item of equipment be lost, damaged or broken whilst in your possession, you must notify stores staff at your earliest opportunity. This allows for contingency plans to be implemented, if required, during periods of heavy equipment use.

Students must not attempt to dismantle, repair or alter equipment in any way. This includes the changing of mains plugs or video/audio connectors.

Equipment may not be transferred or loaned to any other person for the duration of the loan period. All transfers must be undertaken through the equipment stores, unless stores staff grant specific transfer permission.

Equipment must never be left unattended, and never left in unoccupied vehicles or property.

Equipment should be returned to the store in good, clean working order, ready for restocking. Should significant time be required in preparing equipment for restocking, late return sanctions may be incurred.

Equipment must only be used in ways for which it was designed. All lenders must adhere to the College Health and Safety Policy and must only participate in actions and activities outlined and agreed in approved risk assessments.

All relevant documentation, including Risk Assessments, must be completed and approved prior to collection of equipment.

If private transport is being used for equipment then the stores must have a copy of the drivers licence, MOT certificate and insurance details before the equipment will be issued. We are responsible for your safety so we need to ensure all vehicles being used are safe and insured.

Facilities

Please respect your working environment. By remembering that there are other groups working in the building at the same time as you.

The consuming of food and drink is prohibited in all areas of The Hive. An exception for bottled water is allowed as long as the container has a sealed lid to prevent spillage if knocked over.

There is to be no consumption of any kind within the studio spaces due to the high value of the equipment in these spaces. This includes bottled water. Water bottles may be kept in the foyer area of the studio space and consumed in the corridor outside the studio spaces.

The fittings and fixtures within The Hive have been provided from the budget allocated to us for such things. Please remember that you are not the only people that will be using these and therefore treat them with respect by using them only in the manner for which they were designed.

Upon completion of your class whether this is studio or classroom based. Please return your work area to a clean and tidy state ready for the next user. Straighten Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor and remove any items of rubbish and place them in the bin.

Notify a Lecturer or staff member at your earliest opportunity to any damages/faults that you come across. Do no attempt to fix or repair any damages/faults yourselves.

The use of mobile phones is permitted with the express permission of your lecturer. If you need to take or make a call please respect the rest of the department by asking to be excused and relocating yourself to somewhere where your communications will not disturb others.

The Hive Media Centre is for the use of Media Students Only. Please do not invite friends or other students into the department, unless they are helping you with studio based work. Any non-media student will be asked to leave the department immediately