FINGERPRINT AND FACIAL RECOGNITION: HOW BIOMETRICS IS ADVANCING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Construction sites are big places with lots of automatic purlin roll forming machine access points and valuable assets. Also, they are not safe for those unfamiliar with the dangers. Securing such an area is difficult. Recent developments in biometrics may hold the answer to the problem of security and safety plus other issues that have dogged the industry for ages. Proximity tags and swipe cards haven’t made things any easier. Cards are expensive to make and maintain. When you have hundreds or thousands of people swarming a site, many of whom change daily, buddy swiping and card sharing can seem endemic. Cards for hourly workers don’t necessarily track whether the worker was present the whole time. Biometrics is a technology that cannot be faked or forged, no matter what you have seen in the movies. It offers accurate payroll and attendance as well as tighter security without the need for additional personnel. BIOMETRICS EXPLAINED Biometrics is an automated method of human metal shee...