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.