Temperature Screening

Temperature Screening for Employees arriving at Work

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has acknowledged that, to ensure the health and safety of their employees, employers may reasonably undertake systems to identify individuals that have experienced or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms

Our forensic technicians provide temperature screen testing upon entry to your business in a non-invasive and cost-effective manner

Personnel and equipment are provided by us at your site from early morning and accommodate staggered hours, customised to fit the needs of your business

With the substantial change to life that COVID-19 has brought, individuals and business are racing to response to the new challenges presented by COVID-19. In these testing times, Answers Investigation provide professional and specialist support to the problems individuals and business face

With many major infrastructures, such as London Heathrow airport, already implementing temperature screening, many businesses are looking to introduce safety protections for staff returning to officed environments

With many organisations in speculation as to the next steps of how to protect their workspace and employees, temperature screening provides an immediate and efficient means to continue productivity whilst maximising safety. Schemes such as this are already in place in many international countries and will most likely continue to be replicated. Employers have an obligation under common law and UK health and safety legislation to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees, but this does not mean you have to compromise the functionality of your business

Why to use a third party for screening

Personnel are properly trained to use equipment and to deal with contentious situations such as refusal and understands what factors aside from COVID-19 could influence readings

Our staff use correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their own safety and for the safety of your employees

Our personnel understand about the need to gain consent and will not leave you open to employee grievance or litigation

We will work in accordance with your hours and staggered opening times

Notes on implementation:

The tester must ask employees whether they consent to having their temperatures tested. If an employee refuses to be tested, he or she will not be admitted to the workplace, on the basis that their attendance could jeopardize the health and safety of others

In addition to conducting temperature screening, the tester should ask each employee who enters the workplace whether he or she is exhibiting any flu-like symptoms (coughing, shortness of breath, fever) or is otherwise feeling unwell

The tester should also ask whether the employee has had close contact with someone in the past 14 days who has been diagnosed with, or is presumed to have, COVID-19

If possible, employees should be tested and asked the above screening questions in a private or semi-private area, out of the sight and earshot of their colleagues, contractors or other visitors

Test results must not be collected, recorded, stored, used or disclosed for any purpose aside from determining whether the employee should be permitted to enter the workplace. The additional privacy best practices, identified above, should be followed

Employees with temperatures at or above 38˚C (100.4˚F), or who answer “yes” to any of the screening questions, should be advised to return home, self-isolate, and call their regular doctor or local public health authority to discuss their symptoms, treatment options, quarantine requirements, and for an assessment regarding the next steps

CALL 020 7158 0332 or 01483 200999 to speak with a member of our team or email info@private-detectives.co.uk. We are experiencing high demand already but will accommodate your needs in line with the continued Government adviceOur investigative skills will help you to sort the genuine from the false, protecting the welfare of your business

The implications for employers, the legal profession and private individuals of a post pandemic environment in work and in life

The UK in a post-pandemic environment will experience an increase in false sickness claims which we investigate and refute

Many false claims are brought to Employment Tribunal which can be negated with evidence that the claim is spurious

Crime is on the increase, fuelled by desperation and risk taking resulting in criminal theft at work and at home

Employees and staff returning to work have a far reaching impact on potential grievances and claims against your company

Efficient Process Serving of legal papers for Solicitors and businesses both during and post-pandemic, effected in a manner that is safe