Introduction
This case study delves into the experience of a multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in the United States. The company aimed to standardize and improve their emergency mustering procedures across various international sites, all while harnessing the capabilities of their existing Genetec Synergis access control systems.
Challenges
Operating an oil and gas facility presents a unique set of challenges. Effectively accounting for workers during an emergency evacuation has proved especially challenging due to the sprawling nature of the oil and gas plants, constantly changing occupancy with a large workforce, hazardous work environments, and numerous emergency assembly areas. This called for a versatile system capable of swiftly verifying the safety of workers during an evacuation, even if workers have evacuated to the wrong assembly area or if assembly areas need to be relocated because they have become unsafe. Most importantly, it is essential to ensure the safety of all workers and meet stringent regulatory compliance requirements.
Solution
Telaeris embarked on a rigorous seven-year approval process for XPressEntry to become the preferred mustering solution for this multinational oil and gas corporation. Telaeris is a certified Genetec partner and XPressEntry seamlessly integrates with Synergis access control systems. XPressEntry’s handheld badge and biometric readers were a perfect match for the oil and gas company’s requirements. The system streamlined and expedited their comprehensive emergency mustering procedures, enhancing worker safety, and satisfying regulatory compliance mandates.
XPressEntry Server: The XPressEntry server is the admin console for the XPressEntry system that manages all aspects of the XPressEntry system including enrollment, device and user management, live data feeds, reporting, and configuring connections to more than 30 access control systems.
XPressEntry Handheld Badge & Biometric Readers: XPressEntry handheld readers validate permissions and authenticate credentials or biometrics against the identity information on record in the access control system database from anywhere, record entries and exits where door readers are not practical or available, challenge credentials from within secured spaces, spot check permissions, and much more.
The large oil and gas corporation deployed fifty (50) XPressEntry handheld badge and biometric readers from Telaeris at oil and gas project sites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Papua New Guinea to address these challenges and more.
Benefits
The multinational oil and gas corporation can now ensure the safe accountability of all personnel during genuine emergencies, reducing financial risks and liabilities, improving evacuation procedures, enhancing personnel and visitor safety, and ensuring compliance with OSHA and regulatory standards.
XPressEntry handheld badge and biometric readers enhance Synergis access control systems, providing new levels of convenience, flexibility, intelligence, and functionality to safety and security professionals, previously unattainable.
- Integrates with most access control systems
- Better physical security and personnel tracking
- Simplified operations by removing manual work
- Compliance with regulatory safety standards
- Scalable and offline operation for any worksite
- Reduces real risks and financial loss mitigation
Conclusion
Following the implementation of XPressEntry, the oil and gas plants successfully addressed regulatory compliance concerns, conducted evacuation drills more efficiently, and remained fully prepared for real emergency evacuations around the clock.
XPressEntry handheld badge and biometric readers proudly lead the industry with their extensive range of access control integrations and broad support for badge technologies and biometrics.
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