How Safe is Your Laptop Trolley Purchase?

Laptop trolleys are a risk man­age­ment purchase. Schools invest heavily in laptops, with the aim of de­liv­er­ing a richer ed­u­ca­tion­al ex­pe­ri­ence for their students. Laptop trolleys are primarily purchased to reduce the incidents of theft and sim­pli­fy­ing the charging process, however there is another con­ver­sa­tion that school’s need to have with any potential laptop trolley providers… OH&S con­sid­er­a­tions. Elec­tri­cal safety needs to be the first topic of con­ver­sa­tion. Schools tend to be en­vi­ron­ments where the most unlikely of cir­cum­stances can lead to accidents.
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When elec­tric­i­ty is involved, you need to take every pre­cau­tion to ensure that this doesn’t happen. For example; what happens when a spill occurs? Does the laptop trolley you are con­sid­er­ing pur­chas­ing in­cor­po­rate a safety switch to prevent shocks? Does the laptop trolley have a timer, to ensure laptop batteries are not over charged, resulting in reduced battery life and po­ten­tial­ly causing cat­a­stroph­ic battery failure?
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Does the laptop trolley have inbuilt tech­nol­o­gy that prevents dangerous reverse EMF charge when unplugged? These are very real concerns. Local man­u­fac­tur­ing to Aus­tralian Elec­tri­cal and Safety Standards can go a long way to ensuring your purchase is the right one. Having a ‘checklist’ would go even further in helping you un­der­stand the issues and empower you to make an informed decision.