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Asset Tags for Equipment: How to Roll Out a Tagging Program That Still Scans at Audit Time (Video)

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Video transcript

  1. 0:00Failed tagging programs show up at the first audit, not install day.
  2. 0:05A tag carries one asset ID twice, as characters and code, linking one machine to one register record. Not the nameplate, not a bin label.
  3. 0:16Keep the number dumb: fixed length, zero-padded, no room codes. Give each contractor its own range, and check duplicates before ordering. A sealed duplicate is scrap.
  4. 0:27Fix one spot per class: the fixed frame, service side, never a guard or door. At install, scan first, then pick the record; never type the ID.
  5. 0:39Audits should sort four exceptions, not count tags. When a tag fails, retag with the same ID, symbology and spot; a new number splits the history.
  6. 0:50Same ID, same spot. Once your numbering is final,
  7. 0:55send it with class list, placement and environment notes for a quote.

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