Ala. port implements temp-screenings

MOBILE, Ala. – The Alabama State Port Authority has implemented a temperature-screening program for all personnel entering its gates. The program will roll out over the next several days to all Port Authority facilities. On March 24, mandatory temperature screening began for all personnel entering the Main Docks Complex and Truck Control Center. The two facilities have high general public traffic. During the first day of screening, about 1,000 individual temperatures were taken, and only five individuals posted temperatures higher the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended threshold for the coronavirus. Those individuals were denied entry and referred to employers and/or medical providers. Over the next several days, as supplies become available, the Port Authority will capture all of its gates with the personnel-screening. The temperature screening is augmented by federal screening protocols for ships and crewmembers, personnel social distancing protocols, sanitizing of buildings and equipment, travel and visitor restrictions, and other CDC recommended steps to ensure the port is “flattening the curve” and remaining open for business. (Source: Port of Mobile 03/25/20)