HID Global said its award-winning HID Location Services are ensuring social distancing and assist with contact tracing, as employees return to office work.
HID Location Services, winner of the Campus Safety BEST Award and Pandemic Tech Innovation Award, provide solutions to businesses to help them meet employee safety policies and regulations set by health agencies around the world, according to HID Global.
Employees wear a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) HID BEEKSTM Aware fob around the neck.
If they are within 6 feet (2 meters) of one another over a specified period of time, the fob issues a visual and audio alert.
A digital fence can also be established for high-traffic areas, such as cafeterias or breakrooms to minimize the number of people allowed access, and thus decrease the risk of infection, according to HID Global.
Real-time Location (RTL) enables contact tracing and provides a historical timeline map of employee activity for quick and easy isolation procedures if necessary, HID Global said.
“Digitally managing social distancing is critical to encouraging the necessary behavioral shifts that will create a safer and more secure environment where employees feel comfortable returning to work,” said Mark Robinton, VP of IoT Services, Identification Technologies with HID Global.
HID Location Services does more than issue alerts and provide analytics: The applications can also be used to encourage healthy habits; for example, the wearable fobs coordinate with sensor-enabled contactless soap dispensers to support routine hand washing, HID Global said.