Keeping stock of assets on Home Services

Jan

Keeping stock of assets

posted by admin in home cleaning service

How do you locate and track distributed assets within an extended service area? Kent County Councilï¿½s Commercial Services Operations Manager for Technical Services, Cliff Collins, believes he has found the answer with Unistoï¿½s bar-coded plastic seals.

Kent County Council has successfully implemented an asset management programme for portable electrical appliances within council offices and other premises including schools, leisure facilities, parish councils, churches and public sector-managed care facilities. ï¿½Portableï¿½ covers a diversity of items from kettles to fridges and computers ï¿½ basically anything that has a 13 amp power supply, covering upwards of 90,000 items annually.

The local authorityï¿½s objectives were three fold:-

First and foremost, was the simplification of a time-consuming annual inspection process aimed at ensuring equipment is in good working order with no potential problems that might present a safety issue.

Second was the collection of comprehensive and accurate data to support PAT testing requirements.

Equally important was keeping track of valuable items that could be go ï¿½walkaboutï¿½ over time, with ï¿½portableï¿½ by its very definition implying movement, whether through theft, relocation or reassignment.

Collins is enthusiastic about the shift to Unistoï¿½s bar-coded seals:
ï¿½Instead of crawling around under desks and other awkward spaces using one hand to type into a PDA, our inspection team are able to scan the barcode on the seal with an electronic reader, gathering all the relevant data in a single operation. Electronic data gathering has eliminated error due to manual inputting and significantly reduced the time it takes to cover an entire site.

With the information available electronically, we are able to aggregate and view data centrally on the condition of appliances and the status of maintenance and testing programmes at a global level. We can also supply individual locations with a detailed breakdown to assist with their own auditing processes.ï¿½

Utility supply points and equipment could equally benefit from bar-coding as a means of locating and monitoring assets over a widespread network, whilst ensuring vital quality and health %26 safety compliance checks have been carried out.

For more information on Unisto plastic seals call 01483 209100 or email seals@unisto.co.uk

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