| These guidelines are intended
to cover the disposal of equipment or appliances which have been used for storage or
processing of hazardous materials and chemicals at New Mexico State University. For
disposal of other equipment and materials please reference to the BUSINESS PROCEDURES
MANUAL, Section 8.10, Disposal or Transfer.
Refrigerators and Freezers (Hazardous)-
All refrigerators and freezers, whether they are working or non-working, are to be
excessed subject to the following procedures.
1. Notification sent to the Property Office and EH&S
(Envir. Health & Safety) Office using the Used Appliance Transfer to
Property form. If the item is inventoried the notification shall be accompanied by an
Inventory Change Report Form, original to Property Office and copy to the EH&S office.
2. The refrigerator or freezer shall be cleaned and disinfected by the owning department.
3. The EH&S Office shall be notified to inspect and sign off on the item(s). This sign
off shall be done on the Used Appliance Transfer to Property form.
4. The requesting department shall furnish an account number to the Property Office
together with the Used Appliance Transfer to Property form signed by EH&S. The
Property Office will issue a work order to have the item taken by the labor crew to the
HVAC department to have the Freon and oil removed.
5. The item will then be moved by the labor crew to the scrap pile at the back lot of OFS.
This item will ultimately be picked up by the scrap dealer.
Refrigerators and Freezers (Non-Hazardous)-
All refrigerators and freezers, which have not been used to store hazardous materials, are
to be excessed subject to the following procedures.
Refrigerators and Freezers (Non-Hazardous
Working)-
1. Notification sent to the Property Office using the Used Appliance Transfer to
Property form. If the item is inventoried the notification shall accompanied by an
Inventory Change Report Form.
2. The refrigerator or freezer shall be emptied by the owning department.
3. The Property Office will issue a work order to have the item taken by the labor crew to
the Property Warehouse.
Refrigerators and Freezers (Non-Hazardous
Non-working)-
1. Notification sent to the Property Office using the Used Appliance Transfer to
Property form. If the item is inventoried the notification shall be accompanied by an
Inventory Change Report Form.
2. The refrigerator or freezer shall be emptied by the owning department.
3. The requesting department shall furnish an account number to the Property Office. The
Property Office will issue a work order to have the item taken by the labor crew to the
HVAC department to have the Freon and oil removed.
4. The item will then be moved by the labor crew to the scrap pile at the back lot of OFS.
This item will ultimately be picked up by the scrap dealer.
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