FB pixel

TouchByte safe workplace system with face biometrics piloted at UK construction site

ERS Biometrics and Paylocity launch workforce management solutions
TouchByte safe workplace system with face biometrics piloted at UK construction site
 

A contactless biometric solution for safe workplaces from TouchByte is being trialed at a UK construction site, while ERS Biometrics has developed a system to replace legacy workplace management systems with touchless processes. Paylocity, meanwhile has developed an access control system with body temperature scanning and optional touch or non-contact biometrics.

A system for touch-free site access control with facial recognition from TouchByte has been developed, and is being trialed by VolkerFitzpatrick at the Brent Cross West railway station, according to Construction Enquirer. The idea is to replace systems using fingerprint biometrics, key cards or PINs for access control.

The trial is being conducted in collaboration with innDex, and has received backing from Innovate UK’s support fund for COVID-19 solutions.

“We believe this is the first fully UK developed and manufactured 100 percent non contact facial recognition access control unit predominantly aimed at construction sites and facilities management,” innDex Director George Smithies told Construction Enquirer.

“We open our phones and travel between countries all with our face. Why shouldn’t we access our construction sites and provide proof of presence using our faces?”

Smithies also says the company pursued development of the solution because of frustrations with a lack of innovation on construction sites, and that facial recognition for access control is not “a short term fad.”

New systems developed

South Africa’s ERS Biometrics has been developing solutions with face biometrics to replace legacy workplace management systems with contactless processes, and its latest module, ERS Watchdog, is designed to support work-from-home controls.

ERS Watchdog combines facial recognition with internet activity tracking, to produce daily reports confirming the productivity of staff working from home.

Software from the company can implement facial recognition for various staff management applications, including time and attendance tracking and job costing, according to the company announcement.

Paylocity has launched a new line of touchless time clocks with body temperature scanning and optional fingerprint or facial biometrics to support safe workplaces.

The new product completes multipoint thermal scans for body temperature measurement, and customers can add customizable employee wellness attestations. The facial recognition capability works for people wearing masks, the company says, and employees can use kiosk tablets, the Paylocity mobile app or a desktop self-service application to clock in.

“The employee time clock is the most-shared device at many organizations, and as the pandemic continues, maintaining social distancing and ensuring employees’ health and safety has become a major challenge for many business owners and HR leaders,” states Steve Beauchamp, CEO of Paylocity. “Our latest innovation answers the modern workforce’s call for contactless time collection.”

Article Topics

 |   |   |   |   |   | 

Latest Biometrics News

 

African nations making digital ID gains in the face of common challenges

Several countries in Africa are on the right track with their national digital ID projects, but this is not coming…

 

Digidentity enables remote onboarding registration for GMC doctors in UK

Healthcare continues to open up as a potentially major market for biometrics and reusable digital identity, as evidenced by the…

 

Explaining W3C Verifiable Credentials and biometrics a key mission for Dock Labs

All legitimate credentials can be verified – but not all credentials are Verifiable Credentials. It sounds a bit like a…

 

Ethiopia reveals strategy behind digital ID progress as ID4Africa 2025 opens

Ethiopia’s Fayda digital ID program successes were in the spotlight on the first day of ID4Africa 2025 in the country’s…

 

ID4Africa 2025 begins with record numbers, urgency and Ethiopian PM’s address

ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM kicked off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, attended by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali and several…

 

DHS invites comments on new biometric sensor performance studies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is inviting public comments on a proposed information collection initiative that is aimed…

Comments

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Biometric Market Analysis

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events