b'Member News July 2021 19Solving societal challengesRussell Jobbins LCGI (Elec Eng) MCGI EngTech MIET MIEEE FCMIHow an electrical engineering business adapted to Covid-19 Russell Jobbins LCGI (Elec Eng) MCGI EngTech MIET MIEEEA team effortFCMI, senior engineer at London based Selectrical (ElectricalAll these measures are only as good as Engineers and Contractors) Limited, has been employed at athose operating them. Thermal imaging senior level in the electrical industry for more than 20 years.relies on a good understanding of the technology, human intervention and He has a lengthy list of electrical,further testing of those flagged by engineering and professionalthe system. UV-C lighting is subject qualifications including City & Guildsto disruption by exposure time, light accreditation ranging from Level 2 tocoverage, shadows and layers of Level 7, together with a HNC in Electricaldust for example. But by helping and Electronic Engineering and vastclients to implement some of these experience in specialist fields of work.measures, Russell and his team have Being responsible for a large numberbeen helping to combat Covid-19 in of client relationships has kept Russellall the ways that their industry can.extremely busy over the past year.Russell stated: Client satisfaction is his number one priority and maintaining a development mindset has allowed him to meet their needs throughout the Covid-19 crisis. Professional Development and Setting out new safety measures competence play a big part Russell Jobbins LCGI (Elec Eng)MCGI EngTech MIET MIEEE FCMI in adapting to Covid-19 in the He has a passion for learning andfigure, to enable social distancingworkplace as well as educating understanding new technologies; during the last year, this has translated intomeasures. This can be combined withothers on the actual benefits finding new ways to work with existingsystem engineering changes to doorand pitfalls of these systems technologies to assist clients withaccess entry/egress tracking, where implementing Covid-19 safety measures. Russells electronic security team could having false negatives or As a certified thermographer withlog into a clients system remotely topositives on tests for example, extensive experience using thermalenable egress logging if only entriesis something that needs to had previously been captured, also imaging technology for electricalhelping the client to manage the numberbe understood by the user.inspection work, it was a natural stepof people on site at any given time.to explore how thermal cameras could be used in different ways to help withOther safety measures implementedI seek out training opportunities to 1st stage screening in the workplace.for clients have included the usemanage my and my teams CPD and In addition to monitoring the skinof UV-C lighting, which is a proven temperature of people entering aeffective disinfectant, but needs toam therefore always up to date with building, which is useful but comesbe used correctly to avoid damage todevelopments in the Standards that I with limitations, the camera analyticsthe skin and eyes. Implementing theuse in my job. This means that I can be could also be used to help with densityuse of touchless switches in variousready and able to adapt how I work with control, measuring the number of peopleapplications has also proved a successfultechnology to meet the changing needs entering and leaving a building againstmethod in reducing contact withof my clients, be it through Covid-19 or the risk-assessed reduced capacitysurfaces and spreading the virus. anything else that comes my way.Find out more about Professional Registration for the electrical industry through Electrician EngTech, and how it can help you progress in your career: theiet.org/electrician-engtech'