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SearchAlert - Luggage Security Products
CCL Security Products introduces SearchAlert™:
Luggage Security Products for TSA Inspections! Wheeling, Illinois, November 12, 2003—CCL Security Products®, a Division of The Eastern Company of Naugatuck, Connecticut, today introduced SearchAlert™ by Prestolock™ a new re-settable combination lock, with patents pending, giving travelers the ability to lock their checked luggage at U.S. Airports without fear of having the locks cut off. The SearchAlert lock also features a Security Window that alerts travelers if their luggage locks were opened during an inspection by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents or anyone else. In conjunction with Travel Sentry™, a system recognized and accepted by the TSA, CCL Security Products’ new SearchAlert re-settable combination lock was designed with a security feature that allows TSA agents, using a secured access device, the ability to open the SearchAlert lock without destroying the lock. Once TSA agents determine that a piece of luggage needs to be hand searched following an electronic screening, the TSA agent will use the SearchAlert secured access device to open the SearchAlert lock. This is the time when the Security Window will change color from Green to Red. The TSA agent will hand search the bag, place a TSA Notification of Baggage Inspection inside the bag, and relock the SearchAlert lock. However, the Security Window will remain the color red indicating the lock has been opened and relocked. In order for the SearchAlert lock owner to reset the Security Window from Red to Green, the owner needs to open the lock using the combination, pull the shackle up and rotate it 180 degrees, and push the shackle down. This resets the Security Window back to Green. If the Security Window is Red when the traveler collects luggage at the arrival port and there is no TSA Notification of Baggage Inspection or TSA Security Seal, the traveler should take the luggage to the airline’s baggage claim office, report the situation, and then determine immediately if anything is missing, or if anything has been added to the luggage. In the recent past, prior to the events surrounding 9-11, luggage locks were considered important luggage accessories to keep baggage handlers and others from becoming burglars. After 9-11, with the new Homeland Security rules in effect, CCL Security Products introduced Prestoseal™ Security Seals to protect luggage against surreptitious entry while at the airport. Prestoseals let travelers know if someone opened their luggage when it was out of their sight. Today, with the introduction of SearchAlert luggage locks, travelers can once again feel confident their personal property is protected, and at the same time feel confident they will not be unwilling participants in an illegal activity as a carrier of illicit goods. SearchAlert re-settable combination locks not only secure luggage, they act as sophisticated security seals as well. Travelers will now know when their SearchAlert locks have been opened, and whether their bags have been searched by a TSA agent, or violated by an unknown person. SearchAlert re-settable combination locks, Prestolock™ re-settable combination locks, and Prestoseal security seals are available for purchase from independent Locksmiths and Luggage Dealers across the United States. SearchAlert re-settable combination locks are strongly recommended for all checked luggage, while Prestolock re-settable combination locks and Prestoseal security seals are strongly recommended for all carry-on luggage. http://www.cclsecurity.com/news/pres...archalert.html -- "I know who I am, but I'm not the same every day. Sometimes I glam it up, other times I'm more cute and casual. But for every style of me, I've got the stuff to put together the look. Don't just live life, create it." -- Stuff by Hilary Duff |
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