20 Nov TailGating: The Age
Fastlane turnstiles designed to increase the level of security and efficiency
“The Fastlane system is highly effective whilst being extremely easy for staff to use. Its compact footprint and superior tailgate detection makes it the ideal solution for our application where space is a major issue”, says Amanda Pearson at THE AGE. “The deployment of the Fastlane makes sure everyone now has to present their card to access the area otherwise security are alerted and this negates the need for staff members to worry if someone else has suitable authorisation.”
The Customer
THE AGE is Victoria’s leading quality broadsheet newspaper and part of Fairfax – Australia’s leading media company in print and online, serving its communities through high-quality, independent journalism and dynamic venues for commerce and information. Mastheads for Fairfax include The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, BRW and The Sun-Herald. In addition, Fairfax publishes regional and community newspapers, financial and consumer magazines, and provides online, interactive and e-commerce services.
The Challenge
THE AGE has recently relocated to its new landmark home near Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. As part of the relocation process The Age employed Norman Disney Young to review the new buildings security systems. Part of this review highlighted an area of weakness where tailgating, the practice of unauthorised people following authorised people through doors, was possible.
The Solution
Fastlane was deployed to monitor the passage of every individual entering and leaving the protected area. Fastlane is a state of the art ‘optical turnstile’, which replaces the need for an obtrusive physical barrier by utilising active infra-red beams to create an invisible electronic field between two pedestals to monitor pedestrian traffic.
The Fastlane solution was integrated with the existing access control system on site so each person needs to present their access control card to access the area. In the event that an unauthorised person tries to enter the Fastlane tigers an audible alarm to alert security and triggers CCTV to record the event for later analysis. Fastlanes fast throughput ensures that there is minimal disruption to the normal movement of authorised staff.