September is time to go back to work and to your daily routine after these summer days. And it’s also time to plan and to check if your company has everything in order to start a “new year” in the best way possible. Among the thousands of tasks ahead of you, do not forget to include some related to your weighing equipment.
Whether you work with a commercial scale or a weighbridge, you need to count on the precision of these tools that already are part of the team. Weighing instruments are fundamental elements in retail and industry businesses like your own, and they ask for undivided attention. Now that you are back from your holidays, with your batteries recharged, follow our recommendations, and dedicate some time to them, checking all the details on this equipment so that nothing fails when the time comes:
- Test your scale and/or weighbridge to make sure everything is working.
Especially if your company was closed for a few days, this one is an important step. Before getting back to work, test your scale or weighbridge, checking if it is weighing like usual and if all the other operations are flowing, as necessary. This way is much less likely for you to have (unpleasant) surprises when serving your customer.
- Carry out a general cleaning on your weighing equipment.
Hygiene has never been so relevant on retail spaces, which means you must be even more careful to maintain your commercial scales clean. And weighbridges are not an exception and they should also be subject to a general cleaning to assure a good maintenance for the equipment. So, take advantage of September to start a new phase with everything well organized and allow your weighing equipment to shine.
- Make sure your weighing instruments are up to date with their metrological verification.
Scales as well as weighbridges used in commercial transactions have to go by a series of laws and, among them, there is one that demands a periodical verification of these weighing instruments. For you to start off this “new year” with grace, without any kind of problems, it’s advisable to have everything up to date. Therefore, make sure of the date in which your equipment as subject to its last annual verification and, if necessary, contact us to find out how to proceed and to do a previous analysis to your scale/weighbridge.
If any question comes up about this “to do list”, you can explore our blog searching for our tips or you can always contact us. At Balanças Marques, we are always available to you!
