Irish company GSD responds to surge in demand for contactless thermal screening

Irish company, Global Security Devices (GSD), has seen an escalation in interest and demand for its contactless thermal screening technology as organisations look to safely operate through this dangerous third wave of Covid-19 and data privacy concerns rise.

The Dublin-based business has been designing and manufacturing access control and intruder alarm solutions since 2006, and turned its hand to thermal screening as the Covid pandemic took hold.

As cases rise to record levels, Peter O’Connor, chief executive of GSD says organisations are seeking proven solutions that can be rapidly deployed.

“Our temperature screening consoles are refined so much at this stage that they can be deployed on-site in minutes and self-calibrated to the ambient temperature in 90 seconds. This is a major advantage to business, education, and healthcare facilities right now.”

Automated temperature screening builds on GSD’s facial-recognition-based access control. Consoles are placed at entrances and can store up to 20,000 people, are accurate to 0.3 degrees Celsius, and capable of detecting a person wearing a face mask.

When the system detects a high temperature, it gives a visible and audible red alert, access to the facility is denied and HSE guidelines take over.

O’Connor says data privacy concerns have also spurred demand for its consoles, which digitally store all records for easy access, eliminating the need for paper records.

“When it comes to data records, a lot of organisations and healthcare facilities are expressing concern about the risk of maintaining manual records and the implications of a data breach. Our technology eliminates this, ensuring personal information is recorded digitally in a secure manner that is GDPR compliant.”  

“After checking temperature the system also triages users by asking a number of questions to check for other symptoms. This is unique to our product,” says O’Connor.

Amongst GSD’s customers are the HSE, IDA Ireland, Sports Surgery Clinic, Department of Education, Hibernia Nursing Home Group, Thermo King, and Bartra Healthcare.

Bartra Healthcare has three residential homes in the Dublin area. Speaking of the GSD solution, Tania Spelman, Head of Operations said: “Global Security Devices were the first off the blocks. We were very happy with its GDPR compliance, which is very important for us, plus the efficient service provided. They understood our world and have a good strategy for supporting us. It gives our residents and families a real sense of comfort.”

GSD recognised the opportunity to expand its offering into temperature screening after it saw the effects Covid-19 was having on businesses in China, where it manufactures its plastics and enclosures.

“We identified from the outset a serious and urgent need for solutions in Ireland and Europe to assist businesses and settings to deal with the pandemic.”

“Our solutions are not just for fever detection but include the flexibility and messaging that will benefit our new world post-Covid-19, including touch-free access control.”

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