In March 2020, the UK construction sector faced unprecedented challenges due to Covid-19. Sites across the country either shut down or scaled back to essential works. However, at Kings Cross, Morgan Sindall’s rail works, critical to national infrastructure, had to continue. Ensuring site safety while meeting new government guidelines from the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) became a top priority.

Biometric hand scanners and unreliable card readers posed additional risks for access control. To keep staff safe and sites operational, Morgan Sindall partnered with innDex to implement an automated, digital-first solution.

We installed our thermal cameras and provided Morgan Sindall with the innDex software platform. The data from the cameras was integrated with the innDex platform. We completed the installation within 5 days of being contacted by Morgan Sindall.
Together, they chose to accelerate the installation to ensure there were no delays to the critical project.

For this project, we installed thermal optic camera sensors at all site entrances. The cameras are calibrated to check temperatures between 30 – 45 ºC and to an accuracy of ±0.5ºC. This is sufficient for identifying individuals with potential symptoms of the Covid-19 virus.

Prior to installing the innDex thermal cameras the site team manually checked the temperatures of people as they arrived on-site.

By switching to automated thermal checks; people could be checked quickly, and more accurately and a digital record could be maintained. The use of automated technology measures is common practice in many countries that are accustomed to dealing with infectious diseases such as Coronavirus, SARS, Swine Flu etc.

innDex have taken a digital-led approach with the installation of this sensor, leveraging their expertise in workforce management to integrate temperature screening with automated site access control.

Staff are simultaneously screened and signed in, eradicating the need for extra staff, leading to both cost and risk reduction.

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