TSA Locks
by SearchAlert
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You can now know if your checked bag was searched by a TSA agent, or violated by an unknown person, just by looking at your luggage lock. If you check your luggage you must leave it unlocked, or use a TSA approved lock, all others are prohibited.

This one of a kind TSA lock alerts you while you are still in the airport if your checked luggage was opened. If a TSA agent opened your bag the security window on this lock changes from green to red indicating the lock has been opened and re-locked. It gives you a chance to quickly confirm that nothing is missing from your luggage or has been added to it. Don't you want to know if someone opened your checked luggage?

When opened, TSA locks with the SearchAlert window shows “RED”
  Green= Lock not opened!
  Red= Lock has been opened!

This is a resettable three-dial combination lock which only you can set. The TSA can't do it only you, and with a combination lock there are no keys to loose. This is the only TSA approved lock with a security window, no other lock boasts this feature.

Accepted, certified, and recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), this TSA Luggage lock meets TSA’s standards to allow you to lock your luggage, yet helps them to maintain security at our nation's air and sea ports by allowing TSA personnel to inspect and re-lock bags quickly and easily. Using the SearchAlert luggage lock, protects your personal property and at the same time lets you feel confident that you will not be an unwilling participant in 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.

Only this TSA Approved SearchAlert Luggage Lock has the red light/ green light window, no other TSA approved lock has it! Our TSA Luggage Lock by SearchAlert has a re-settable combination padlock by Prestolock which offers two unique innovations in luggage security:

1. SearchAlert may be opened with an override device controlled by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. No SearchAlert lock should be cut off by TSA agents.

2. SearchAlert features a Security Window which changes color from Green to Red when any override device is used. This is the true difference that makes our TSA luggage lock stand ahead of the rest.

Here’s how it works
Luggage checked at an airport is sent through an electronic screening machine. If a TSA agent determines the luggage needs to be hand searched, the TSA lock by SearchAlert lock will be opened by the agent. If you locked your luggage with a regular TSA lock, the lock would be opened by a TSA secured access device (master key), inspected, and the lock would be secured again. The only way you would know that your bag was inspected is if the TSA Agent placed the required notification notice inside your luggage. Take note that TSA Agents are required to do this, however, this is a procedure vulnerable to mistakes, and unfortunately, dishonest employees.

Most likely you would only know if someone opened your bag upon arrival at your destination, away from the airport, when you began unpacking your bags. Too late to make a claim with the airline or notify police of theft of your property.

The new TSA Luggage Lock ‘SearchAlert” solves the problem
This one of a kind TSA lock alerts you while you are still in the airport that your luggage has been opened while out of your hands. Once the lock has been opened by anyone, the TSA luggage security window turns red indicating the lock has been opened and re-locked. It gives you a chance to quickly confirm that nothing is missing from your luggage or added to it.

When opened, TSA locks with the SearchAlert window shows “RED”

  Green= Lock not opened!
  Red= Lock has been opened!

If a TSA luggage lock by SearchAlert shows red, letting you know it was opened, and no official notification of baggage inspection was found inside, one of three things have happened:

1. Your luggage was inspected by TSA and they forgot to leave you a notification notice.

2. Your luggage was targeted for pilferage by a dishonest TSA employee who was looking in various travelers luggage in an attempt to find something of value.

3. Your luggage was violated by an unauthorized person who opened the TSA lock using a counterfeit opening device. This would usually be done by a dishonest airline baggage handler in an attempt to find items of value within checked luggage.

If any of the above occurred, you would take the luggage to the airline's luggage claim office to determine if anything is missing or if anything has been added to the luggage, and to make a report that your luggage was accessed by some unauthorized person.

Each TSA lock will be replaced if cut off by accident by TSA!
Every once in awhile a new TSA employee comes across a piece of luggage secured with a TSA lock by SearchAlert and does not see its identifying TSA Certified logo telling them that they have the ability to open the lock with their TSA issued secured access device. When this happens, they simply do to the lock what they doto the rest of the regular non-TSA Certified luggage locks, they cut them off with a pair of bolt cutters.

Personal Security of your Luggage

• Protect the property in your bags with confidence
• Travel with peace of mind
• Know if your lock has been opened!
• Unique Indicator(tm) window alerts travelers if your lock has been opened by changing color from green to red
• TSA Locks by SearchAlert feature a secure system that allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to unlock and re-lock your bags.
• Rugged, easy-open shackle operates smoothly and fits most luggage zippers.
• Travel Sentry is the new travel industry standard developed to enable passengers to once again lock their checked baggage.
• It fits and is compatible with the majority of lockable zipper pulls.
• Inexpensive Deterrence: If your bag has a look and the next one does not, many thieves might move on to the next person's (unlocked) bag.
• Quality Brand: This is a “Travel Sentry Certified” SearchAlert TM padlock, manufactured by Prestolock.
• Choice of Colors.
• INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS: On the US end of your trip, inspectors will treat this as a TSA lock. On the European end (where locks are more liberally permitted), they'll treat it like any other combo lock. Whenever possible, it's always best to pack light and carry-on! 

Lock Information

• Special mechanism enforces re-locking after inspection - TSA tool cannot be removed from lock body until re-secured
• TSA Security compliant
• 3-dial resettable combination
• Oversized dials and numbers are easy to see and operate.
• Available in Black, Red or Pewter
• Each TSA locks by SearchAlert has the Travel Sentry™ Certified unique red and white diamond t-shaped Travel Sentry logo on the front and back which alerts the TSA that this is a lock they can open
• Change the three-digit combination as many times as you'd like; instructions included.
• Size: .75" x 1.5" x 1.875" (1" long shackle)
• You’ll Know: If the TSA lock has been opened during transit, the "security window" will change from green to red.
• Key-Free: All you need to remember are three (3) numbers, and leave your keys at home!
• Die-cast alloy construction
• Each TSA Lock has a special TSA code on the bottom for TSA use.

TSA Information

• Accepted and recognized by the TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
• Airport security uses the Travel Sentry(tm) system to recognize baggage they may easily open without damaging locks
• Airport screeners have a secured set of codes and tools to open TSA Locks by SearchAlert for efficient screening and inspection
• Each TSA lock has engraved upon it a special code which the TSA uses and helps them identify how to open that particular lock
• The TSA has special codes and tools which allow it to open your TSA lock, inspect the bag, and then relock and send it on its way
• Allows travelers the freedom to protect their belongings while not interfering with the need for airport security screeners to open bags for inspection.
• Each TSA Lock carries a special identification mark which alerts the TSA that the lock can be opened. Each lock also has a special code used by the TSA; every TSA screening location is able to use these codes to open the lock and relock it after inspection.
• Each TSA lock by SearchAlert has a special identification markalerting the TSA that they can open this lock without destroying it.
• Each TSA screening location is able to use these codes to open the lock and then relock it after inspection.
  

Airline Baggage Office Friendly

• No more cut locks if you name comes off your luggage and your airline needs to get inside your luggage to try and find information to contact you.

Guarantee

• Peace-of-mind guarantee: In the unlikely event that a TSA lock by SearchAlert gets cut off by the TSA, send it back to our store and as long as you bought it from us, we will replace it free of charge. Additionally, if the lock ever breaks, we offer a lifetime guarantee on each lock. Simply send it back to us and we will send you a new one.

How do I know that the TSA lock system is secure?
The TSA strictly controls the distribution of the special codes and tools used to open SearchAlert Travel Sentry certified locks. Only qualified personnel with the TSA will have access to these tools.

What happens if I use my TSA lock and it’s cut off when I travel?
The TSA has been fully trained to recognize and use the SearchAlert Travel Sentry System. However, if a TSA lock is broken by the TSA during travel, simply return the lock to Corporate Travel Safety and we will replace it free of charge. We ask that customers provide the SearchAlert lock that was broken, along with the TSA Notification of Baggage Inspection, and let us know in which airport the bag was checked (and screened) so that we may notify the TSA.

Is anyone using these TSA locks by SearchAlert? The TSA now screens on average 1.5 million bags a day or over 10 million bags per week. There are already millions of TSA locks in circulation.

Replacement policy

In the unlikely event that your TSA lock by SearchAlert is mistakenly cut or damaged by the TSA, it is eligible for replacement by Corporate Travel Safety. If the TSA cuts a lock, they may wrap it in special protective tape and place it in your suitcase but should always include a Notification of Baggage Inspection form.

If this occurs, simply do to the following:

• Keep the cut lock (if returned)
• Keep the original Notification of Baggage Inspection form which was placed in your bag
• Submit the two above original items with the name of the airport where your baggage was screened (your origin airport or where your baggage was checked-in)

Will I be required to pay any additional costs at the airport to use these locks?

Nothing extra. The baggage manufacturers, working together, are providing the Travel Sentry system as a service to the traveling public

I am traveling internationally. Can I use a TSA lock?

Yes. As of today, only the US TSA tells passengers that if their bags need to be opened for inspection that they may cut the locks if they are not TSA locks certified by Travel Sentry. When you travel internationally, use your TSA locks as you would any luggage lock to protect your belongings and peace of mind.

When you leave the US the TSA can inspect and relock you bag. When you are traveling on flights outside of the USA the baggage screening usually does not require opening bags and if it does you will probably be asked to be present. When you are abroad use your Travel Sentry lock to keep your baggage locked.

What happens when my baggage is rechecked on a domestic connection after clearing US Customs when arriving from abroad?

When you return to the USA, if you are arriving at a US gateway and connecting to a domestic flight you will first clear US Customs. When you exit Customs your baggage will generally be ‘re-checked’ for you on the connecting flight. This is where the TSA will screen your bag and with a Travel Sentry lock they can open your bag, inspect it and relock it before it goes to the airlines.

My TSA lock was broken open. What do I do?

If this was done by the TSA, the cut lock may be left inside your baggage but they will always include a Notification of Baggage Inspection. If this notice is inside your baggage and the lock has been damaged or destroyed , we will replace it for you.

If you believe this was NOT done by the TSA then you should file a claim with your airline and possibly the airport police as soon as possible. There are time limits for filing claims with the airlines so do not delay

How well is the TSA doing at recognizing and using these locks?

Very well. The TSA screens 1.5 million bags every day. In the first year of operation and over 3 million Travel Sentry locks in circulation there have only been isolated instances of locks removed in error How do I know the TSA tools will not fall into the wrong hands?

The Transportation Security Administration strictly controls the distribution of the tools.

I am having problems with my combination lock. What do I do?

When you set the combination of a combination lock make sure you remember it or at least record it someplace safe. If you have trouble setting your combination or other difficulties contact us and we will put you in contact with the manufacturer.

One thing you should always remember:

Luggage locks are meant to keep honest people honest. If a dishonest employee wants to get into your suitcase, they most likely could. These locks should be considered primarily as a way of stopping your suitcases from accidentally being opened, not as a 100% way of thief-proofing them. However, if a thief has a choice between a locked and unlocked bag they will most likely choose to pilfer the unlocked one.

Security Window Operating Instructions

This TSA Lock by SearchAlert is preset on Green at the factory.

If a secured access device was used to open your TSA lock by SearchAlert, the color of the Security Window would change from Green to Red. To reset your SearchAlert Security window back to Green, follow these simple steps:

This TSA lock by SearchAlert is preset at the factory to open at 0-0-0. To reset your SearchAlert combination lock to open on your own combination follow these simple steps:

• Set the dials to 0-0-0 and pull out the shackle.
• Turn shackle halfway around (180 degrees) and push in.
• Step #3: Hold shackle depressed and turn 90 degrees (1/4 turn) in either direction.
• Set the dials to your own combination.
• Memorize the combination.
• Without moving the dials, return the shackle to the 180 degree position. Pull out shackle and turn it 180 degrees.
• Push shackle in, it should not lock. Push shackle in and turn one or more dials, the shackle should lock.
• To test, turn dials to the new combination, pull shackle open. Combination can only be changed when the lock is in the open position. Follow steps 2 through 6.

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