Safety system

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.