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Facilities Operations and Development • Services

 

Lock & Key Services

 

We are responsible for providing brass keys, card access and locksmith services for rooms and buildings.

 

Location

035 Central Service Building

2003 Millikin Road

Columbus OH 43210

614-688-1133

614-292-6751 fax

E-mail for

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Ordering

  • Room & Building Keys | Start with your department, professor, or lab manager. They will assist you in requesting a key and obtaining the proper signature approval.
  • Card Access | Start with your department, professor, or lab manager. They will assist you in requesting card access and obtaining the proper signature approval.
  • Desk & Cabinet Keys | Submit an eRequest to internal vendor "FOD - Lock & Key Services."

 

Timing

Key requests and/or card access is normally ready within 3 working days.

 

Regional Campuses

Key Request Card (form 9564) policy for auxiliaries and regional campuses that do not order keys through this office ...

  • Key Request Cards will be charged at our cost ($10 per 100 cards).
  • Submit an eRequest to internal vendor "FOD - Lock & Key Services." There is a maximum of 500 cards per order, unless ordered two weeks in advance.

 

FAQs

  • I'm locked out of my office. What do I do? Contact Service2Facilities at 292-HELP.
  • How do I get a key or card access? ... I lost my key or card access. Please see your department, professor, or lab manager.
  • Is there a fee if I don't turn in my keys? There is no further fee. If security deposits were assessed to those keys, then the deposits will be forfeited.
  • Do you withhold my last paycheck or diploma if I don't turn in my keys? Facilities Operations and Development does not have the ability to withhold items. OSU does not withhold diplomas. Please contact your department for further information.
  • If I lose my key, am I charged for having the locks changed? The individual is not charged, but the department would be if it requested the locks to be changed.
  • How do I get my deposit back? Turn in your keys to us in person. You must show your ID.
  • What if I have found or lost a key or ID? Please refer to this quick reference guide.

 

Forms and Documents

Contractors
Procedures | Agreement
Keys
• Messenger Slip
• Key Record & Lock Core Listing Request
Lenel
• Dispatch File (Call List) Set-up Sheet
• Appointed Authorized Contact
• Keypad Account Set-up - Contact Lock & Key Services for this form.
• Building Schedule
• Card Access Request - Contact Lock & Key Services for this form.
Procedure Manuals
• Keys
• Card Access (MDI & Lenel)