In addition to solutions used to detect body temperature and manage critical incidents, several old security solutions have come back into the spotlight after the outbreak of the new coronavirus. However, the ideal response to this virus is to keep a safe distance from people who are infected with it. Security companies have been trying to perfect their products for years to keep unwanted people away.
Protecting people from viruses requires a variety of technologies, including medical, biological, and advanced technologies such as CT scans. But today, IoT technology can share this responsibility. For example, a solution can combine a thermal camera and a mini-computer; such a solution can be used by frontline personnel in the fight against the disease and is very easy to learn and carry anywhere. This way, every corner of your facility is covered.
1. Access Control Systems
Integrating identity recognition and access control systems to lift and land the elevator can help reduce touching of common areas.
For example, a client may want their access control system to be integrated with a restroom to ensure that users stay there for at least 15 seconds. They may also want to create a product control area where items are transferred into a sanitizing box for someone on the other side of the box to pick up, ensuring that there is no contact between the sender and receiver.
Another area a client may decide to change is their key management system, as this becomes a potential point of transfer where hundreds of people use it and handle keys.
Instead, a system equipped with facial recognition technology and mobile digital identity recognition can be used, reducing locks to the only common touchpoint, and users disinfect their hands immediately after touching them. This can reduce the long time customers spend disinfecting many areas with key management systems.
2. Visitor Management Systems
This is probably the first line of defense for advertising companies. Companies with visitor management kiosks can use this solution to control and screen people with the help of the following questions:
- Do you currently have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing?
- Have you recently returned from China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, or other areas with confirmed cases of coronavirus?
- These questions can provide valuable information about a visitor. A visitor management system, combined with an access control system, can further enhance security.
3. Remote Management
A common response around the world to the spread of the virus has been for employees to work from home. In fact, when the virus first caused havoc in China, analysts were wondering if this situation could pave the way for the world’s largest work-from-home experiment.
This has implications for security management as well. Thanks to advances in technology, security software platforms have emerged that allow monitoring and management from computers and mobile devices. The unprecedented level of modern control software can allow security administrators to remain available while they are at home and need to ensure the security of a site.
4. Camera Solutions
Thermal cameras used to detect fever in people do not need to be a standalone product. There are types of thermal cameras that can be integrated with security solutions as a fixed solution. This solution can be combined with temperature measurement capabilities and then send alarms to VMS video management systems.
When healthcare facilities need to monitor and control a large population of people under quarantine, regular security cameras also play an important role. People who are not infected with the virus should stay away from those who are infected, but surveillance cameras can still help healthy people monitor and manage those who are infected.
Finally, advanced video analytics solutions can also play an important role here. Video analytics can help to monitor whether an unusual crowd is forming or whether social distancing is being implemented. When combined with facial recognition systems, if a positive COVID-19 case is detected in a building or area, these analytics can be used to track the movement of people, which can be used for effective contact tracing.
Taken from a&s magazine