Foolproof system to control the access to HDB rooftop and pump room - Trial Done

In the past week, the discovery of a maid body in Woodland HBD block water tank highlights the urgent need for foolproof system to control and manage the access of rooftops and pump rooms rather than the traditional method of signing out physical keys from town council offices. A similar incident back in 2003 whereby some kids pouedr soap powder at the water pump room sparkled off a serious debate to have an automated secure and foolproof system to manage the access in HDB blocks.

  

                                                                                                          

Hense Technology with another partner did a Trial project as a POC with East Coat Town Council to secure the rooftops and pump rooms of 4 HDB blocks in Simei in 2007/8 with the following features:

- Authorized personnels will have their fingers registered in the Town Council system and only they can open the rooftop access or the pump rooms
- All access to the rooftops and pump rooms are installed with fingerprint readers that is linked to the Town Council systems using broadband/3G network. This allows real-time control of these access control point by the town council management staff
- The time period to whom and which group of workers allow to access the rooftops are set and managed by the town council staff. Example if group a with supervisor Mr X is allowed to block 123 at 10am to 2pm, then the access permission will be set in the system and after 2pm Mr X and team cannot access the rooftop.

- No physical keys to signout at town council offices and contractors do not need return or make spares key.

- There is no need to have to change locks when the keys are missing or any breach in the access, saving of thousands of dollars in locks and keys replacement

- All the access records are tracked real-time at the Town Council office thus any future need to trace the access personnel on a particular day is in the database.

- For added security, door sensors can be added with the system such as when any doors or access are forced or left open accidentally, it will sound an alarm locally and also an alarm to the Town Council office.

 So, if the various town councils are keen to review this foolproof fingerprint access control management systems for their HDB blocks to secure the access to rooftops/watertanks and water pump rooms, we are ready to demo the full effectiveness and secure features. With automated systems, town councils will no longer need to manage the huge numbers of keys to so many locks to highly secured areas like rooftops and pump rooms. This system will payoff itself in the long run with no more locks and key replacement cost plus the added security features.

Fingerprint Time Attendance at Security office

One of our latest project is at Shun Li Industrial Building, here the management decides to ensure security guards show up on time for shift, they have installed a FS20 TA system. Now all the IN/OUT time of the security guards and staff are physically captured with their fingerprint and data storage in the PC.

Vietnam Customers and Installation - Happy Lunar New Year

First, Happy Lunar New Year to all our readers and Gong Xi Fa Cai. 





In the past weeks, our Vietnam operation did two more installations in Ho Chih Minh city and here are the photos:

  In SMC, we installed the FS20 at two rooms with sliding doors plus a unit for Time Attendance for the local staff.

Another customer is Royal Blue which does training and consultancy in the heart of HCM. They installed a FS20 system to control the access to the office at the upper floor.

Next destination for us is Hanoi, will update in the next entry with our customers there.

Construction Site Workers Access Control - Innovative Installation

Just want to highlight this worksite worker access control and time attendance system installed by our partner Auto Systems as it is an innovative way to use one fingerprint reader for IN and OUT.

Photo shows the installation of the gate and fingerprint reader, note the opening at the side of the gate.  This is to allow the worker to put the hand through the opening and put the finger on the reader when they are at the outside.

Close-up photo of the FS20 fingerprint reader installation. So, we can use this innovative solution to use a single reader for IN and OUT control which is cost-effective and efficient. There is no push button for Exit. BTW, this site is at the new condo site, Cube-8 at Thomson. Hope this example will give our customers and partners new ideas to use the fingerprint technology.

Happy New Year and 2011 Installation - Loyang Secondary School

Happy New Year to all our readers of this fingerprint blog and wishing all a Fruitful 2011 ahead.

Well, late Dec and in Jan 2011, we are busy with schools' project and one of them is at Loyang Secondary School.

This school is in Pasir Ris and they have installed 11 units of the FS20 Fin'Lock units in the general office, staff rooms, HOD rooms, Labs and special function rooms. As the tender was awarded in late Dec, Hense Technology managed to complete the installation and commission of all the 11 units in 5 days just in time for the new school year.

Photo shows the FS20 Fin'Lock installed at the General Office. It replaced the previous fingerprint unit from competitor that is inferior in performance.

This photo shows our additional service offered to remove the competitor fingerprint reader from the General Office to a special room as the usage of the room is limited so the inferior performance can be tolerated.

Another school reference for our potential schools considering to use fingerprint technology for access control and time attendance.