Alcohol testing key to vehicle safety
August 1st 2007 The GB Alcolock 500 alcohol
tester (Home Office
approved) has been
integrated to work with
Traka electronic key
management to ensure
drivers must first pass a
breath test before keys can
be withdrawn. After opening
the Traka cabinet using PIN,
access card or biometrics
reader, the user then selects
the required key to a vehicle
or piece of equipment.
However, before the key is
released the system display
requests the user to blow
into the Alcolock. A five
second blow and the system
will confirm a Pass or a Fail.
Only if Passed will the key be
released. A Fail and the key
will be locked in place. The
Fail will then be logged in the
Traka database together with
the user's name.
Traka electronic key
management is used to
ensure drivers only take keys
to vehicles they are allowed
and that a record is kept as
the key is withdrawn. This
generates a computer audit
trail so that in the event of
driving offences or disputes
there is clear evidence. Traka
also ensures that the keys
are returned after use.
The product range
includes systems for
controlling and recording
access to fork lift trucks and
lockers for auditing access to
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