Use MRI OnLocation to meet government and organizational sign-in and contact tracing needs

Most businesses globally are required to display a government-issued QR code which those entering their workplace need to scan. But asking your visitors to sign in to both MRI OnLocation and then a separate process for the government-issued QR code could be viewed as a cumbersome process and poor visitor experience.

Good news, using existing tools available in your MRI OnLocation visitor sign in process you can now combine your standard MRI OnLocation sign in experience with your government-issued QR code.

Government-issued QR code

Governments globally are mandating the use of QR code posters to help with contact tracing. All visitors and employees are required to scan the government-issued QR code with their smartphones before entering a business. In the unfortunate event that a case of COVID-19 is reported, the government can use this data to trace the scope of the community and workplace outbreak and reach out to any close contacts to reduce the likelihood of further transmission.

Complementary protection

By combining the government-issued QR code system with your MRI OnLocation subscription you are adding an additional tool to your risk management strategy. Allowing you to:

• Screen those coming on-site and identify anyone that may pose a risk to those people in your duty of care; your employees and other guests.
• Deliver a seamless sign-in experience for your guests.
• Meet your compliance obligations regarding government-mandated contact tracing without having to choose between the government QR code and your people presence system.
• Support social distancing guidelines by setting occupancy limits within your MRI OnLocation account. These will then alert you when total occupancy is nearing or has breached, these limits.
• Easily access comprehensive people presence reporting in the unfortunate event of an alert that your workplace might have been exposed to a person of risk.

How do the two systems work together?

You can choose from three options to combine the two systems depending on the experience you want to offer your employees and guests.

Option 1 – Add the government QR code to your kiosk sign-in process

When employees and guests arrive on-site they:

1. Follow the normal kiosk sign in process.
2. Scan the government-issued QR code when presented with the question on the kiosk.
3. Complete the sign in process.

Option 2 – Add the government QR code to your touchless sign-in process

When employees and guests arrive on-site they:

1. Scan the QR code on your kiosk/poster to start the touchless sign-in process.
2. Follow the normal sign in process, at the end direct users to scan the government QR code poster.

Commonly asked questions

What if I already use a visitor management system can’t I provide a report from this? Unfortunately, the new rules require organizations to use government-issued QR code. Remember, the government contact tracing systems are not visitor management systems. They do not ask visitors to select a host, they do not capture other information like vehicle parking details, or ask the visitor to sign waivers or NDA’s or any of the other common visitor management workflows.

Your visitor management system will give you detailed information of who came on-site and who they met with, it’s important to remember the government does not want to have to look through every organization’s visitor management reporting, which will differ from customer to customer.

Do any people presence systems integrate with the government-issued QR codes? Not with the government-mandated QR code systems, we are aware of.

Will MRI OnLocation be integrated with the government-issued QR code systems? No, the government-mandated QR codes are intended for government contact tracing only. This is to help officials easily track and contain an outbreak from a single system. However, you can use the government-issued QR code service alongside MRI OnLocation.

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