Legislation for what - Factories Act? If we are talking about Covid measures then the use of thermometers is not specified in legislation but is mentioned in Guidance.

It is apt they appear in guidance as a hand held infra-red scanner is only a guide.

Many note the limitations of such devices taking solely surface rather than core temperature.

They recognise there can be other causes for an elevated temperature which is probably not Covid related.

That many asymptomatics and exposed persons do not neceassrily have a high temperature.

I agree with Roundtuit, both on the legal side of it and the practical uses. As I have discussed before, we do use a held held themometer to check our staff, but it is mostly a placebo to help settle their concerns. They like to see actions being taken, and it helps remind them that this is still going on.

Often I get cold readings because people have recently been outside, or are sweating because they are doing something physical. Other times I get false positives because they have just swigged a hot coffee or are working next to a welding plate (250°C), thus heating their skin. (These people are isolated for a minute then tested again).

We remind our staff often that this is only one, quite poor, way of looking for one symptom of COVID-19. People can still have COVID-19 whilst not having a temperature, and may not have COVID-19 whilst having a raised temperature. It is a control, but a very poor one. It is like putting tape across a 2m drop.

Do they mean legislation that says you must (or must not) do it, or legislation about how to do it if you do?

Captcha - 5can

have you read this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52940951

I assume (as others have) this is part of your covid system. Two many problems with it for me to be a viable control

As temperature is not a reliable test perhaps we should consider an alternative - loss of taste and smell. Why not have a small selection of cups, say five, each with something with a distinctive, easily recognisable smell? Person asked to identify each of these. Failure would indicate the advisability of a proper swab test.

Perhaps initially run this concurrently with the temperature measurement and see what correlation you get!

1 of my clients does insist on temps being taken.

Each employee is issued a sheet on Mon morning. They record their own temp as they enter and record it on the sheet.

On Fri, they place the sheets into a folder held by the MD's PA. I work on a Tues so review the data then. To be fair, I'm not so concerned with the actual temp but the trend over the week. I hold the sheets for 2 weeks then shred.

This seems to work for them, they only have an office of about 20 staff. All are distanced, there is plenty of gel, screens have been erected.

And the protocols work, they had 1 case of the virus in the office but it didn't spread to anyone else, so we are happy our system works for us. Thats not to say it would work for everyone

You can't post that link too many times in my opinion!

...temperature checking is...but the right temperature checking...if they are taking a surface temperature it isn't worth the effort..