Safety system
April 1st 2011

A management reporting and safety system designed to prevent premature departure of vehicles from loading bays is being installed at Goods In sections of Tesco distribution centres.

The system combines Easilift's dock door and control equipment with Traka's electronic key control system and works by using electronic keys called iFobs which contain an electronic chip programmed to open or close one specific door.

Drivers ignition keys are clipped to an iFob, which is inserted into the main Traka control panel, allowing a corresponding iFob to be removed and handed to the driver.

Only then is it possible to open the bay door, when an authorised operative inserts their personal iFob into a secondary control panel located adjacent to each door.

Once loading or unloading is complete, the operative closes the door which sends a message to the Goods In control box, permitting the removal of the driver's keys – but only after the deposit iFob is inserted back into the box.

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