ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK: Smart tech a better office block doorkeeper
In the past, we found out that visitor books were being sold after hours'
We've all done it. Taken the name of anyone from Donald Duck to Donald Trump when signing visitors' registers at the entrances to office complexes. And for good reason. We have no idea what happens to those registers containing details - when we are honest - of our names, employers, phone numbers and even ID numbers. The purpose of the register is a mystery to most visitors, who see it as a nuisance and waste of time. However, identity management of visitors to office environments is required by law. The Occupational Health and Safety Act specifies that building management must know who is on the premises at any given moment. It makes it possible, in case of a crisis, to account for everyone who has entered the building. But because of the sloppy and inconsistent approach of most facilities, the public has little respect for this law. As a result, when many forward-thinking businesses introduce electronic systems - such as scanning driver's licences and vehicle-registration discs - ...
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