Smart Turnstiles are changing the game in construction access management.
Historically, site owners have had to juggle the faff of site check-ins, background checks and onboarding, often using a manual turnstile and check-in process.
There’s nothing worse than wasting tool time on the above. Every construction site needs a lean, green and efficient access management system, and Smart Turnstiles may well be exactly that. This innovation in smart tech provides:
- Automated check in/out
- 4G connectivity (meaning they can be used anywhere, no matter how remote your job is!)
- Cloud-based face recognition software
So, what exactly are Smart Turnstiles, and why are they turning heads in the construction industry? In this blog, we’ll talk about how Parking Facilities are pushing the envelope, developing a new piece of tech that has the potential to shake up how we do things in construction.
What are Smart Turnstiles?
Smart Turnstiles are designed specifically to solve many construction access management headaches.
They allow you to easily (and automatically) log all access in/out of your site, reducing the amount of admin required and helping you to protect your site from unwanted visitors.
Not only this, but if you’re working with a broad selection of contractors, you can automate background checks, upload them to the cloud and ensure that each individual has their induction documents and background checks logged against them, keeping everything in one convenient place (and meaning your admin team have less paperwork to handle!).
Smart Turnstiles also make use of advanced biometric technology, which is provided in partnership with CloudPass, making use of their face recognition and access management cloud-based software.
With a quick scan of the face, your contractors can come and go as they please. No more ‘I’ve forgotten my pass, mate’(we’ve yet to see someone forget to bring their face to work!).
How do Smart Turnstiles help in construction?
Smart Turnstiles can, of course, be used as everyday turnstiles, but there is a lot more they can do:
- Logging attendance/entry time for your site
- Conducting CO2 reports
- Completing background checks (helping manage who has access to your site)
- Push inductions/learning notifications to contractors at home
- Face recognition for quick, efficient check in
Inductions waste time and cut into your project profits. By encouraging contractors to complete inductions before arriving, and automatically uploading them to your servers, you’ll see dramatically more tool time per day, speeding projects along and cutting down on the frustrating faff that nobody really wants to handle!
The benefits of Smart Turnstiles to construction companies
Here it is, another piece of tech that’s claiming to change the way we manage our projects.
Sure, you probably hear this all the time, but Smart Turnstiles really are making the difference in construction sites across the UK.
Here are some of the benefits that your site can see with Smart Turnstiles handling your access management:
- Face recognition – Scanning a face is much quicker, more secure and more efficient than access cards. Face recognition tech helps reduce touch points and friction from your entry/exit points.
- Cloud-based access control – You can have an unlimited number of users, they can check in at any linked site and inductions can be held quickly and easily online. This makes it significantly easier to handle multi-site deployments.
- More tool time – There’s nothing worse than having a contractor waste an hour or two in inductions. Smart Turnstiles handle this remotely, meaning that your contractors can turn up and crack on.
- 4G connectivity – Is your site in the middle of nowhere? No problem. 4G connectivity allows you to use Smart Turnstiles almost anywhere. If you ever lose connection, they still function, storing data in hard drives that automatically upload to the cloud once connectivity is restored.
- Troubleshoot remotely – Smart Turnstiles can be accessed remotely by Parking Facilities engineers, meaning that most issues can be handled without you needing to wait for an engineer to make it out to you.
- Health and safety control – Smart Turnstiles make health and safety safe systems of work better to control and manage, and easier than ever. You’ll know exactly how many people/contractors are on your site at any given time, meaning that if there is a safety issue or serious incident, you can rest assured that you have an accurate headcount and know who to look out for.
- Lean and green – As the turnstiles are managed remotely, you cut down on a significant amount of tyre time (engineers don’t need to travel to you to troubleshoot issues). They also reduce the need for on-site hardware (servers, etc), cutting your energy consumption.
- Engineered in the UK – Smart Turnstiles are engineered in Birmingham from the highest quality galvanised steel and aluminium.
Are Smart Turnstiles the future of construction access management?
Whether or not advanced biometrics become the norm in construction access management remains to be seen.
Parking Facilities seem to think so – they are vehicular and pedestrian access management experts who specialise in providing gates, turnstiles and barriers to construction sites across the UK.
What future is in store for Smart Turnstiles? Only time will tell!
