Equipment Housekeeping

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To U3A Members

I want to discuss a number of issues regarding equipment housekeeping where we need your cooperation.

U3A Manningham provides a range of equipment for use by all the membership, and it is imperative that members look after this equipment to ensure members can utilise the equipment to its maximum.

There have been several instances in the last months where equipment has been lost and/or mislaid for some reason, or equipment has been returned in a less that satisfactory state.

To minimise the above and to ensure all members have working equipment to use, I would like to remind all members of the following basic housekeeping rules when using U3A Manningham provided equipment:

  1. Treat all U3A Manningham equipment as if it was your own.

  2. All equipment used during classes must be returned to its original location at the conclusion of the class.  If you pass a piece of equipment to the next tutor, please remind them of the correct place for its return after their class.

  3. Equipment must be returned turned off/shut down correctly so that it is in a fit state for the next user. Particular attention to speakers and microphones to ensure they are shut down or turned off completely as they can cause feedback problems when placed in the cupboard close together. 

  4. For equipment with rechargeable batteries (for example: microphones, hearing enhancement equipment found in Cupboard 13b) that is found to have flat batteries, the batteries are to be replaced with freshly charged ones found in the box on the shelf in cupboard 13b.

  5. If the above rechargeable batteries are replaced, ensure the flat ones are placed in the battery charger to recharge them so they are ready for the next persons use.


Please Note:  Do not place non-rechargeable batteries in the battery charger, as this will cause a fire hazard.  Non-rechargeable batteries are available from the Office when required.  If in doubt, ask someone!

  1. If any piece of equipment is found to be faulty during operation, report this fact to the Office staff who will raise a maintenance request for the Equipment Manager to investigate, and tag the equipment accordingly so others do not use it.

  2. Requests for any new equipment should be made in writing and passed to the Equipment Manager for consideration by the U3A Manningham Committee of Management.

Andrew Barnett

Equipment Manager