and visitor / vendor management systems .
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In addition , these same technol- ogies allow for better manage- ment of social distancing and contact tracing . These touchless technologies have proven to be notable enhancements for security , safety , and flow manage- ment at office buildings across North America .
What about Disinfection ?
Another recent development is blue light ( UV ) technology combined with POE ( Power Over Ethernet ) lighting .
This intelligent form of disin- fecting helps ensure hygien- ic conditions for such common spaces as meeting rooms , training rooms , cafeteria , of- fice spaces , etc .. The technology utilizes occupancy sensor and a pre-determined disinfecting cycling schedule to continually clean specific areas , reportedly killing 99.99 % of all pathogens .
It also helps reduce and min- imize harmful exposure for cleaning staff . The cloud-based systems integrate with the se- curity management system and will keep doors that are elec- tronically locked from being entered while the system is op- erational .
The occupancy sensors can utilize a people counting / manage- ment technology to ensure so- cial distancing rules remain in effect . For exterior doors , new nanotechnology has been used to ensure a clean surface on han- dles and rails .
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