Johnson Controls Provides Technology for Improved Safety Protocols at Hall of Fame

New technology will go online soon at the Pro Football Hall of Fame that further will enhance the Hall’s ability to meet and exceed safety protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader in creating smart buildings and architect of OpenBlue connected solutions, is installing two of its state-of-the-art thermal scanning units at the Hall’s entrance as the company helps buildings stay open as part of today’s “new normal.” These cameras, the Tyco Illustra Pro Thermal EST, will allow members of the Hall’s Operations Team to record employees’ temperatures in a contactless manner with highly accurate readings.

Every Hall employee, including volunteers and docents, has received a temperature screening upon entry to the building since the Museum reopened to guests June 10. Implementing the technology from Johnson Controls will streamline this process, improve reliability and remove the screening area from the aisleway between the entrance and the Hall of Fame Store.

“How we interact and connect with our environments, buildings and shared spaces has become top-of-mind as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a 135-year history of creating smarter, safer, more sustainable buildings, Johnson Controls has unmatched expertise, technology and the solutions to rethink our physical spaces at this critical time,” said Mike Ellis, executive vice president, chief customer & digital officer, Johnson Controls. “This camera provides added measures in a rapid and contactless fashion.”

Ellis said Johnson Controls is proud to be providing the Pro Football Hall of Fame a solution that not only meets but exceeds international industry standards.

“Each week, guests are coming to the Pro Football Hall of Fame from nearly every state in the country. They deserve the peace of mind of knowing the Hall is taking every step possible to ensure their health and welfare,” said David Baker, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame. “We can’t thank our partners at Johnson Controls enough for making this technology available. It will allow us to screen staff members more efficiently and with a higher level of accuracy than available to us previously.”

Staff temperature screenings are among numerous steps the Hall has taken to help prevent transmission of the coronavirus for the safety of all guests and employees. Each measure meets or exceeds the recommendation set by the State of Ohio and/or federal health standards for visiting a museum and retail establishment.

For example, staff members have placed markings and stanchions throughout the Museum to help guests maintain proper physical distancing and to guide them in an orderly, one-way flow through the exhibits. Also, acrylic barriers have been installed in several areas, including Guest Services and the Hall of Fame Store.

Other safety measures in place at the Hall of Fame Museum include:

• Each guest, employee, volunteer and docent is required to wear a face covering inside the Museum. Cloth Hall of Fame-branded masks are available for purchase.
• Guests receive a stylus for use on Museum exhibit touch screens or other contact points, such as elevator buttons.
• Seating in the “A Game for Life” holographic theater and in the Super Bowl Theater has been reduced to allow appropriate spacing of guests.
• A few “hands-on” exhibits remain closed or off-line.
• The Museum’s café remains closed.
• High-contact surfaces, such as railings, counters, doorknobs and elevator buttons, are disinfected throughout each day.
• Stations with hand sanitizer have been placed throughout the Museum.