PROJECT BACKGROUND
British Energy is the UK.s largest producer of electricity, generating around one-fifth of the nation.s electricity and making a powerful contribution to the country. Their operational support offices at Barnwood in Gloucester invested in Safetrak® and Laddertag® to improve their safety, maintenance and identification processes for ladders onsite.

British Energy praise Safetrak® for the transformation it has made to their management processes, saying: .The system we used prior to Safetrak® was a paper based system, supported by an Excel spreadsheet which held all our inspection dates. We have a number of ladders placed around a very large site and to send someone to try and find them to inspect was a huge task. Also, the time taken to transfer this information onto the computer once all the ladders had been found was very time consuming.

Now it.s so easy, the information is automatically planned in and the maintenance guys come along, log into the handheld and away they go. When they have completed the inspection they dock the handheld which automatically updates the information on the PC and all that needs to be done is to have a look at any defects that have been highlighted by the guys. This process saves so much time, it.s fantastic. The support and training provided is excellent. Our support engineer who is only a phone call away, is always so very helpful and professional . he is a pleasure to chat to..

Safetrak® now provides British Energy with an accurate asset register that allows for easy and quick reference of the asset.s location in addition to the most up-to-date inspection results, all on one easy-to-view window.

.With the benefits Safetrak® has brought to improving our ladder inspection and asset register we have since expanded its use to the identification and inspection of fire extinguisher points, microwave ovens and departmental inspections. This utilises the same software and handheld computer, but allows for other users to use the system for an additional application..