Facilities key control log: how to track master keys without losing control

Key control feels old fashioned until a master key goes missing. In facilities work, that one small ring can mean doors, roof access, electrical rooms, storage cages, and tenant spaces. I have worked in buildings where the key box looked neat, but nobody could say who had the mechanical room key last Friday. The log has to connect the key, the person, and the reason. A tag number alone is not eno…