Thermal Monitoring Solutions
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has introduced new health and safety concerns for businesses across all industries around the world. Fortunately, with the right technology and safety measures in place, you can minimize the risk of COVID-19 and other pathogens spreading in the workplace.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have issued guidance for businesses seeking to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition to taking crucial steps like allowing people to work remotely if possible, enforcing social distancing for on-site employees, and telling sick workers to stay home, the CDC advises employers to consider conducting daily health checks, such as temperature screening.
One way to screen your staff members for elevated temperature (a symptom of COVID-19 as well as various other contagious infections) is by implementing thermal monitoring solutions.
Thermography and Your Business: How Thermal Imaging Can Help Your Team Stay Healthy and Safe
Thermography involves using infrared cameras to create images or videos showing heat levels in living tissue. Thermal monitoring devices use this technology to provide insight into people's body temperature. As a result, because of the recent pandemic, they've begun to gain popularity as way to monitor whether someone has a fever or not.
Thermal monitoring solutions like mounted cameras can prove advantageous compared to traditional temperature-taking methods like a regular thermometer, since they allow security personnel to maintain distance from the people undergoing screening.
Please note that thermal imaging technology is not meant to definitively diagnose people with COVID-19 and these products are not considered to be medical equipment. Someone could have the virus without running a fever. Alternately, they could have an elevated temperature for another reason. It's recommended that businesses only use these products for an initial screening process and have a procedure in place for secondary screening with more precise methods and medical equipment. Thermal imaging systems have also NOT proven accurate in the context of taking multiple people's temperature simultaneously.
Additionally, you should work with your HR department to determine what to do if someone displays an elevated body temperature. Ensure that you respect everyone's privacy and follow regulatory guidelines as well as company policies.
Types of Thermal Imaging Equipment Available
Thermographic solution suppliers offer various products to meet the requirements of organizations of all sizes and across many industries. Some examples include the following:
- Hand-held cameras with thermal imaging lenses
- Mounted cameras with both thermal imaging sensors and traditional security video sensors
- Modified metal detectors with thermal imaging cameras
With options for full-body temperature screening and remote temperature monitoring, your security team can safely screen people entering the workplace while avoiding close contact, minimizing exposure for everyone involved.
Convenient for a Wide Variety of Settings
Thermal imaging technologies can prove useful for all kinds of businesses and organizations. Here are just a few potential use cases:
- Hotels
- Office buildings
- Residential buildings
- Schools
- Stadiums
- Healthcare facilities
- Manufacturing plants
- And more
Our team can help you determine whether thermal monitoring solutions are right for your business. Learn more by calling 877-598-3999 or emailing sales@convergedsystems.com.
