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Move Handbook - Staging

· Basic Rules
· Office Cleanup
· Hazards and Impacts
· Preparing for the Move
· Move Schedule
· Staging
· During the Move
· After the Move

What is Staging? Staging is the temporary storage of your office furniture or equipment and/or temporary office space for employees.

  • Installation of systems furniture requires a substantial amount of space to stage the furniture while it is being installed...preferably near the installation site.
  • During larger internal moves, the space employees currently occupy may be needed before the space they are moving into is ready. The employees may need to be temporarily moved to a staging area.
  • If you are moving existing systems furniture in order to install it in the new building, the employees may need to be moved to temporary or staging work areas...sometimes more than once.
  • If you are getting new furniture at the time you move, the old furniture will have to be stored somewhere.

Rules for staging moves:

  1. The more space available to make a move happen, the better. Don't give up the old space until you are absolutely sure you won't need it.
  2. While employees are in interim space, ensure that safety rules are followed (e.g., proper egress, extension cords, stacking boxes too high, etc.)