Power Health Check

A Simple 10 question health check to allow businesses to evaluate their contingency plans in the event of a sudden loss of mains power:

1. 1. Are you planning any expansion of your current facilities?
   1. No
   2. Maybe, but not in the short term
   3. Yes, in the next 12 months
2. Do you have an emergency standby power solution in place?
   1. Yes and it is regularly tested
   2. Not recently tested
   3. No
3. Did your standby power solution cope with the last emergency requirement?
   1. Yes
   2. Just about
   3. No
4. When was the last time your standby power solution was tested under load?
   1. In the last three months
   2. In the last 12 months
   3. I’m not sure
5. When was the last time your standby generators were serviced?
   1. In the last three months
   2. In the last 12 months
   3. I’m not sure
6. How old is your existing standby generator(s)?
   1. 0 – 5 years
   2. 5 – 10 years
   3. 10 years +
7. Are you sure you can still source replacement parts?
   1. Yes
   2. Maybe
   3. No
8. What contingency have you in place if long delivery times are quoted for spare parts?
   1. We outsource our servicing to ensure this problem does not occur
   2. We have a hire agreement in place with a generator company to cover any waiting periods
   3. We don’t have one
9. Does your back-up power solution eliminate the possibility of any power surges during use?
   1. Yes
   2. Not sure but we’ve not had a problem in the past
   3. No
10. Does your facility suffer from mains power outages
    1. No
    2. Occasionally
    3. Frequently

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