All electrical equipment used in, or associated with, places of work is required to meet the certain standards of Health and Safety regulations (HSE, PUWER, EAW). The scope extends from the largest distribution systems, down to the smallest piece of electrical equipment such as a hairdryer, a kettle, a telephone, or a PC.

The recent Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) laws dictate that businesses must ensure that their electrical equipment is disposed of responsibly and in an environmentally-friendly way. These responsibilities include keeping records of assets that have been recycled, including PCs with peripherals, monitors, printers, fluorescent lamps, mobile phones, etc.

No matter if your company is big or small you will undoubtably have accumulated a lot of equipment or assets of varying values. Keeping up to date with what equipment you still own can be difficult. Many organizations also find it difficult to keep track of items such as laptops, tools and other portable equipment.