Safety is paramount at Magnor Plant so they needed an error-proof system to manage the on-going maintenance inspection schedule of lifting and safety equipment at its many construction sites across the UK.
Magnor now uses Assettagz RFID tags and Workabout Pro mobile computers to manage assets and record inspection results in the field.
Magnor Plant Limited, part of the Morgan Est group, provides modern lifting equipment, safety equipment, plant, vehicles and accommodation units to all of Morgan Est’s construction sites. Morgan Est projects range from railway and highway to housing and commercial property. The company is based in Rugby, Warwickshire and turnover for the group in 2009 exceeded £799m. Sites can be up and running from anything from two or three weeks to six years. And with as many as 6000 pieces of equipment on each site, undertaking these examinations is no mean feat. "In the old days we’d carry out a manual inspection and, upon return from site, begin the arduous task of rekeying all the information into our mainframe system." says Stuart Faulkner, Safety Equipment Manager at Magnor. "We needed a way to reduce paperwork. Post-inspection administration and time spent rekeying data was getting out of hand: inputting up to 30 pages of results could take three or four days to complete, which then meant a delay of up to two weeks getting the final inspection report back to site The Solution Safety equipment: Assettagz: Allows Magnor to track each and every one. Each fire extinguisher is tagged with a plastic RFID tag which is then scanned ahead of them being delivered to site so when the time comes to inspect them, Magnor know which site they are at. Magnor use a range of breathing equipment including Chemical (oxygen) escape breathing apparatus and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices similar to those used by the fire brigade. Its safety equipment is costly to replace and was prone to getting damaged, lost and in some cases even stolen. Magnor use now Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Fire extinguishers need to be inspected on a regular basis. With 30 to 50 supplied on average on each site, Implementation: The first task was to visit each site to create the current register of assets, carry out inspections and apply the unique RFID tags. "We worked in close collaboration with the 4hSolutions consultancy team to design a set of inspection forms that met our exact requirements. When we held our training day on site at our Rugby head office, the new system was received well by the vast majority of the team. Any concerns raised related to a fear of the technology, however, the 4hS team was great at fielding questions from staff and any concerns were addressed on the day." says Stuart. The system has now been live for 18 months and Magnor have over 20,000 items on the system. Magnor use the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT Pro handheld PC as, working in a tough environment, they needed a rugged, robust mobile computer that was up to the job. The WORKABOUT Pro can withstand the wear and tear that comes with operating on construction sites. Currently, Magnor have four handsets that they use to carry out our on-site examinations. The results - A 70% reduction in inspection times! We use Assettagz to manage and monitor inspections on all of our lifting and safety equipment and the results speak for themselves: Using Assettagz , we have streamlined our entire inspection process and cut post-inspection administration down from three or four days to one with no paperwork." says Jonathan Hall, General Manager at Magnor. We have virtually eliminated rekeying, which removes the inherent risk of human error." continues Stuart. "The only time we go back into the inspection data is to print and sign off the inspection report for the Health and Safety file. Previously there could have been a delay of up to two weeks getting the final report back to site. Now because our laptops use GPRS connection we don’t even need to go back to the office. We can view, print and sign on our laptops on site and send the report there and then." As part of the Morgan Est group, Magnor Plant is responsible for carrying out a thorough examination of every piece of equipment across all of the group’s construction sites on a rolling six-monthly basis. The issue
Sites can be up and running from anything from two or three weeks to six years. And with as many as 6000 pieces of equipment on each site, undertaking these examinations is no mean feat. "In the old days we’d carry out a manual inspection and, upon return from site, begin the arduous task of rekeying all the information into our mainframe system." says Stuart Faulkner, Safety Equipment Manager at Magnor. "We needed a way to reduce paperwork. Post-inspection administration and time spent rekeying data was getting out of hand: inputting up to 30 pages of results could take three or four days to complete, which then meant a delay of up to two weeks getting the final inspection report back to site The Solution Safety equipment: Assettagz: Allows Magnor to track each and every one. Each fire extinguisher is tagged with a plastic RFID tag which is then scanned ahead of them being delivered to site so when the time comes to inspect them, Magnor know which site they are at. Magnor use a range of breathing equipment including Chemical (oxygen) escape breathing apparatus and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices similar to those used by the fire brigade. Its safety equipment is costly to replace and was prone to getting damaged, lost and in some cases even stolen. Magnor use now Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Fire extinguishers need to be inspected on a regular basis. With 30 to 50 supplied on average on each site, Implementation: The first task was to visit each site to create the current register of assets, carry out inspections and apply the unique RFID tags. "We worked in close collaboration with the 4hSolutions consultancy team to design a set of inspection forms that met our exact requirements. When we held our training day on site at our Rugby head office, the new system was received well by the vast majority of the team. Any concerns raised related to a fear of the technology, however, the 4hS team was great at fielding questions from staff and any concerns were addressed on the day." says Stuart. The system has now been live for 18 months and Magnor have over 20,000 items on the system. Magnor use the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT Pro handheld PC as, working in a tough environment, they needed a rugged, robust mobile computer that was up to the job. The WORKABOUT Pro can withstand the wear and tear that comes with operating on construction sites. Currently, Magnor have four handsets that they use to carry out our on-site examinations. The results - A 70% reduction in inspection times! We use Assettagz to manage and monitor inspections on all of our lifting and safety equipment and the results speak for themselves: Using Assettagz , we have streamlined our entire inspection process and cut post-inspection administration down from three or four days to one with no paperwork." says Jonathan Hall, General Manager at Magnor. We have virtually eliminated rekeying, which removes the inherent risk of human error." continues Stuart. "The only time we go back into the inspection data is to print and sign off the inspection report for the Health and Safety file. Previously there could have been a delay of up to two weeks getting the final report back to site. Now because our laptops use GPRS connection we don’t even need to go back to the office. We can view, print and sign on our laptops on site and send the report there and then." As part of the Morgan Est group, Magnor Plant is responsible for carrying out a thorough examination of every piece of equipment across all of the group’s construction sites on a rolling six-monthly basis. The issue
Sites can be up and running from anything from two or three weeks to six years. And with as many as 6000 pieces of equipment on each site, undertaking these examinations is no mean feat.
"In the old days we’d carry out a manual inspection and, upon return from site, begin the arduous task of rekeying all the information into our mainframe system." says Stuart Faulkner, Safety Equipment Manager at Magnor. "We needed a way to reduce paperwork. Post-inspection administration and time spent rekeying data was getting out of hand: inputting up to 30 pages of results could take three or four days to complete, which then meant a delay of up to two weeks getting the final inspection report back to site
The Solution Safety equipment: Assettagz: Allows Magnor to track each and every one. Each fire extinguisher is tagged with a plastic RFID tag which is then scanned ahead of them being delivered to site so when the time comes to inspect them, Magnor know which site they are at. Magnor use a range of breathing equipment including Chemical (oxygen) escape breathing apparatus and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices similar to those used by the fire brigade. Its safety equipment is costly to replace and was prone to getting damaged, lost and in some cases even stolen. Magnor use now Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site. Fire extinguishers need to be inspected on a regular basis. With 30 to 50 supplied on average on each site,
The Solution
Safety equipment:
Magnor use a range of breathing equipment including Chemical (oxygen) escape breathing apparatus and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices similar to those used by the fire brigade. Its safety equipment is costly to replace and was prone to getting damaged, lost and in some cases even stolen. Magnor use now
Assettagz : to control of the issue and return of its safety equipment. RFID tags are applied to each item which are then scanned as each asset as issued out and returned to site.
Implementation: The first task was to visit each site to create the current register of assets, carry out inspections and apply the unique RFID tags. "We worked in close collaboration with the 4hSolutions consultancy team to design a set of inspection forms that met our exact requirements. When we held our training day on site at our Rugby head office, the new system was received well by the vast majority of the team. Any concerns raised related to a fear of the technology, however, the 4hS team was great at fielding questions from staff and any concerns were addressed on the day." says Stuart. The system has now been live for 18 months and Magnor have over 20,000 items on the system. Magnor use the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT Pro handheld PC as, working in a tough environment, they needed a rugged, robust mobile computer that was up to the job. The WORKABOUT Pro can withstand the wear and tear that comes with operating on construction sites. Currently, Magnor have four handsets that they use to carry out our on-site examinations. The results - A 70% reduction in inspection times! We use Assettagz to manage and monitor inspections on all of our lifting and safety equipment and the results speak for themselves: Using Assettagz , we have streamlined our entire inspection process and cut post-inspection administration down from three or four days to one with no paperwork." says Jonathan Hall, General Manager at Magnor. We have virtually eliminated rekeying, which removes the inherent risk of human error." continues Stuart. "The only time we go back into the inspection data is to print and sign off the inspection report for the Health and Safety file. Previously there could have been a delay of up to two weeks getting the final report back to site. Now because our laptops use GPRS connection we don’t even need to go back to the office. We can view, print and sign on our laptops on site and send the report there and then."
Implementation:
"We worked in close collaboration with the 4hSolutions consultancy team to design a set of inspection forms that met our exact requirements. When we held our training day on site at our Rugby head office, the new system was received well by the vast majority of the team. Any concerns raised related to a fear of the technology, however, the 4hS team was great at fielding questions from staff and any concerns were addressed on the day." says Stuart.
The system has now been live for 18 months and Magnor have over 20,000 items on the system.
Magnor use the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT Pro handheld PC as, working in a tough environment, they needed a rugged, robust mobile computer that was up to the job. The WORKABOUT Pro can withstand the wear and tear that comes with operating on construction sites. Currently, Magnor have four handsets that they use to carry out our on-site examinations.
The results - A 70% reduction in inspection times! We use Assettagz to manage and monitor inspections on all of our lifting and safety equipment and the results speak for themselves: Using Assettagz , we have streamlined our entire inspection process and cut post-inspection administration down from three or four days to one with no paperwork." says Jonathan Hall, General Manager at Magnor.
The results -
We have virtually eliminated rekeying, which removes the inherent risk of human error." continues Stuart. "The only time we go back into the inspection data is to print and sign off the inspection report for the Health and Safety file. Previously there could have been a delay of up to two weeks getting the final report back to site. Now because our laptops use GPRS connection we don’t even need to go back to the office. We can view, print and sign on our laptops on site and send the report there and then."
We have virtually eliminated rekeying, which removes the inherent risk of human error." continues Stuart. "The only time we go back into the inspection data is to print and sign off the inspection report for the Health and Safety file.
Previously there could have been a delay of up to two weeks getting the final report back to site. Now because our laptops use GPRS connection we don’t even need to go back to the office. We can view, print and sign on our laptops on site and send the report there and then."