Smart card time and attendance regime aids evacuation of business premises

The family of an oil refinery worker who died at an Esso plant in Hampshire say they have received messages of support from people across the nation. Anthony McGowan died in hospital following an incident – which is currently being investigated – at Esso’s Fawley facility, near Southampton. The family described their father as "fantastic". The refinery, on the banks of Southampton Water, is the largest in the UK and processes about 330,000 barrels of crude oil a day.

Southampton-based Time and Attendance Southern are market leaders in providing smart card time and attendance systems which help improve company safety via our Fire Roll Call software. This software will automatically print out a report in the event of a fire or other emergency that needs evacuation of a business premises. The reports emerge containing the crucial information concerning who is on site. This function is executed directly from the clocking stations and does not rely on the controlling PC or computer infrastructure, unlike most other systems.