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BrightScan Detection Manoa-based tech company designs thermal temperature scanner for the jobsite and the office BY PRISCILLA PÉREZ BILLIG
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onstruction companies and training organizations are adopting the BrightScan Thermographic Display System, a touch-free temperature measurement with facial recognition and mask detection capabilities from Bright Light Digital. The technology company, based out of the Manoa Innovation Center, offers BrightScan as an advanced artificial intelligence thermal scanner, which may help detect temperatures often displayed by COVID-19, as well as an access control system that accurately identifies a person and measures their body temperature, with or without a mask or glasses. “Since safety is such a big part of the construction industry, the BrightScan device can serve as a first line of defense Mark Tawara in helping to keep construction workers, subcontractors and visitors safe,” says Mark Tawara, president of Bright Light Digital. Features of the device include: • 8-inch IPS LCD display • Integrated camera, thermal sensor and display • Touchless body temperature sensor • Mask detection for entry • Facial recognition for point-of-entry • Built for 24/7 operations • Integrates with existing access control systems • Visitor log management • Table stand, floor stand or wall mount options The built-in camera recognizes an individual’s face using advanced 56 | BUILDING INDUSTRY HAWAII | DECEMBER 2020
Bright Light Digital’s BrightScan Thermographic Display System PHOTO COURTESY BRIGHT LIGHT DIGITAL
facial recognition software. BrightScan records body temperature with accuracy within 0.9-degrees Fahrenheit in under one second, with audible feedback and keeps track of name and ID number, identity, expiration date, registered type and photo of entrants. Upon detection of a person not wearing a mask, a no-access message is both displayed and voiced. Companies and training organizations using the device include Lawson & Associates Inc., Koga Engineering & Construction, Pacific Resource Partnership, Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters and the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Center. “During a monthly review of our safety protocols earlier this year, a preshift individual thermal scan was identified as a best practice,” says Garett Ichimura, project manager with Koga Engineering & Construction. “It would identify those with an elevated temperature and prevent them from entering our office and possibly infecting others. “The BrightScan is now used as a preventive tool in our overall safety plan, which continues to evolve with
more data and science, as well as new guidance from health authorities. BrightScan would be helpful in providing reassurances to our crews at the jobsite that everyone is as healthy and safe as possible.” Lawson & Associates, the largest occupational safety and health support services firm in Hawaii, specializes in assisting small, medium and large businesses achieve efficiency in operations through a wellmanaged safety and risk program. Tracy Lawson, president and founder of the firm, says the “BrightScan Tracy Lawson device has helped us ensure state-of-the-art, contactless temperature taking for everyone entering our facility. It also is a visible, accessible device that anyone can use as often as they like and is one of the elements of our COVID-19 procedures. “It was easy to set up, and we have only gotten positive feedback about its use.”
