Boise Centre using thermal cameras to check everyone's temperature before entering
Boise Centre using thermal cameras to check everyone's temperature before entering
The Boise Centre isn't planning on reopening until the end of July, but they already have a Clean and Safe Plan in place for reopening and welcoming events again.
ISN'T PLANNING ONREOPENING UNTILTHE END OF JULY ...BUT THEY'REALREADY ADDINGADDITIONAL SAFETYMEASURES TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFEFROM COVID-19 ...OUR LYNSEYAMUNDSON HASMORE.AS PART OF BOISECENTERS CLEAN ANDSAFE PLAN FORREOPENING ANDWELCOMING EVENTSHERE AGAINEVERYONE ENTERINGWILL HAVE THEIRTEMPERATURECHECKED BYTHERMAL CAMERAS."MOST IMPORTANTLYIS REDUCING THESPREAD OF THEVIRUS THAT CAUSESCOVID-19 IN OURCOMMUNITY,AMONGST OUREMPLOYEES ANDOUR GUESTS THATWE WANT TO HOLDEVENTS IN OURBUILDINGS."THE CAMERASFOCUS ON YOURFACE AS YOU WALKBY AND DETECTSTEMPERATURESTHROUGH INFRAREDLIGHT...THEY AREACCURATE WITHINPOINT TWO DEGREESFARENHEIGHT."IT WOULD HAVE TOBE AT OR ABOVE100.3 FOR US TO BETRIGGERED AT THATPOINT IN TIME."AN EMPLOYEE WILLTHEN BRING YOU TOA SMALL ROOM FORYOUR TO WAIT 10-15MINUTES.
THEY WILLRECHECK YOURTEMPERATURE USINGA HANDHELDTHERMOMETER ANDIF IT IS STILL AT ORABOVE 100.3..."THEY'RE NOT ABLETO COME INTO THEFACILITY."IT IS UP TO THEEVENT HOST ON HOWTO PROCEED AFTERTHAT AND IF AREFUND WILL BEISSUED."THEY CAN USE THE3RD PARTY SECURITYTHAT WE ARE HAVINGCONDUCT THE TEMPTESTS TO BASICALLYLET THE GUESTSKNOW BUT MORETHAN LIKELY THATEVEN PLANNER WILLGO TALK TO THEIRATTENDEE LIKE HEYWE AREN'T LETTINGANYONE IN AT 100.3"EACH CAMERA ANDMONITOR COSTSROUGHLY SIXTEENTHOUSANDDOLLARS... BUT JUSTLIKE MAGENTRONSAND HAND WANDSARE THE COST WASWORTH IT TOENSURE SAFETY FOREVERYONEATTENDING LARGEEVENTS."UNTIL THERE IS AVACCINE OR UNTILWE ARE ENSURED BYTHE LOCAL,REGIONAL ANDFEDERAL HEALTHAUTHORITIES THAT ITIS SAFE TO OPENAND HAVE LARGEEVENTS AGAIN WEWILL CONTINUE TOUSEPRECAUTIONARYMEASURES SUCH ASTHERMALCAMERAS."THEY ARE ALSOINCREASINGCLEANINGPROTOCOLS ANDENCOURAGINGEVERYONE TO WEARMASK
