Tesco invests in high-tech dock safety system
March 1st 2011 Ahigh-tech management
reporting and safety system
designed to prevent the
premature departure of vehicles from
the loading bay is to be installed at
the goods-in section of each of
Tesco's distribution centres across the
UK. Jointly developed by Easilift
Loading Systems and Traka, the
Dock Management System impressed
during a pilot scheme at Tesco's DC
in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
The system combines Easilift's
dock door and associated control
equipment with Traka's electronic
key control system and was tailored
to complement Tesco's existing safety
processes. The system works by using
electronic keys known as iFobs, each
containing a unique electronic chip,
which is individually programmed to
open or close one specific door when
inserted into a control panel.
At Hinckley, the system is now an
integral part of a robust protocol
whereby drivers hand in their
ignition keys when they arrive at the
Goods In office. The keys are clipped
to an iFob, which is inserted into the
main Traka control panel, allowing a
corresponding iFob to be 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
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