As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, provinces across Canada are in the process of slowly starting to reopen businesses and services. While we aren\u2019t quite there yet, and a longer period of time is expected until everything is back to normal, there will be a time within the next several months where businesses are able to reopen and operate (likely under strict guidelines and enhanced measures to ensure that social distancing is still being practiced). Several of RPI’s clients have reached out to us with requests for COVID-19 screeners – in this blog, we’ll explore why this something that shopping malls should consider doing upon reopening.<\/p>\n
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There are thousands of shopping malls of all shapes and sizes located across Canada \u2013 from the legendary Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, to smaller malls located in towns and cities in virtually every province. When these malls are given the green light to reopen, we strongly suggest that all mall owners, managers and executives consider hiring COVID-19 screeners<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how it works: any screeners that you hire will arrive at your shopping mall about 1-2 hours before opening. They will arrive early so that they can screen any employees who will arrive before the customers, and once the mall opens for the day, any customers coming into the mall will also be screened. It\u2019s a quick and easy procedure \u2013 the screener uses a no-contact infrared thermometer to check for fever, and will also ask some brief questions regarding other potential symptoms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Firstly, when the first wave of businesses are allowed to open up and you\u2019re looking to hire screeners, RPI recommends hiring registered practical nurses (RPNs), as they will have a strong understanding of the symptoms to look for. RPI Consulting Group\u2019s roster of candidates is filled with RPNs who are ready to begin working at a moment\u2019s notice \u2013 they\u2019re fully trained, possess the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE)<\/a>, and ready to work in a screening capacity.<\/p>\n Secondly, it\u2019s important to have screeners stationed at all<\/strong> entrances to your shopping mall \u2013 that is, any door where customers or other individuals can freely enter. The reason for this is two-fold: you\u2019re ensuring that anyone who\u2019s entering your mall is being properly screened, and you\u2019re giving your customers and employees peace-of-mind by showing that you truly care about their well-being. Please see below for a chart on how many screeners we recommend hiring, based on your mall\u2019s layout:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Number of Entrances to your Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2-3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 3-4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 4-5+<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Lastly, if a customer refuses to be screened, or displays COVID-19 symptoms, it is up to the discretion of the mall\u2019s management as to whether they want to let the individual inside or not. Of course, it\u2019s recommended that anyone<\/strong> showing symptoms should not be permitted to enter, but the screener and RPI are unable to offer any sort of enforcement.<\/p>\n In closing<\/strong><\/p>\n RPI\u2019s team of Account Managers is standing by and ready to connect you with COVID-19 screeners for your shopping mall. Give them a call at the number below, and let them know how many screeners you think you\u2019ll need. They\u2019ll take it from there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, provinces across Canada are in the process of slowly starting to reopen businesses…\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4038,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4037\/revisions\/4038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Important things to remember<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n \n Suggested Number of Hired Screeners<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n \n \n 3<\/td>\n \n \n 4+<\/td>\n \n