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Hello all,
Im after some fire safety advice is anyone can help.
In the building I work in there are around 300 members of staff working during core hours (9.00 - 17.00)
I have recently been passed a fire safety document that asks people to sign in at reception if they arrive in at work before 08.00 or work beyond 17.30 in case there is a fire and a roll call is needed.
My worries are that this 'signing in' system will not work because people will either forget or cant be bothered.
Has anyone got any other ideas of what we can use or anything that is currently in place where you work?
Thanks
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Swipe card access control system with logging of working hours - very useful if you work flexitime hours.
Clocking in system at the front entrance. I know everyone associates them with factories but you do find them in offices as well.
Turnstile access control systems - usually used in large commercial buildings that have a public foyer space.
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We do use a swipe card system but if the fire was on the floor where these records are kept how would we know who was in or out of the building?
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You're right that signing in won't work.
Our swipe card system can be accessed for a report from more than one computer - can yours be set up that way?
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That issue would apply at all times of the day though.
I'm not an IT expert but I'd have thought you could store that info on a secure part of your intranet server and then download remotely from a laptop in the car park or muster area. Of course, if the main server is involved in the fire.....
Out of interest, do you have a manned security desk? Do contractors / visitors ever arrive outside core hours? How are they managed?
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I would follow the previous advice and investigate a swipe card system if you don't already have one installed. These can be used for contractor and visitor control as well as security. Our system gives an up to the minute roll call from a printer located at the front door which is in a protected corridor. Even if that fails the system can be accessed remotely from several locations. Asking people to sign in/out is open to mistakes and could lead to an incorrect assumption in the event of a fire.
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