Attendance · Construction

Construction attendance for a workforce that changes every week

Construction attendance is the hardest version of the problem: the workforce changes weekly, the hands are the worst possible case for fingerprint sensors, the site has no permanent structure to mount a machine on, and the whole thing relocates in six months. PGAK logs site attendance from a camera at the gate — enrolment takes a minute per worker, and nothing needs to be bolted to a wall that will not exist next year.

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Sound familiar?

Daily-wage labour turns over constantly and no biometric system keeps up.
Site hands — cement, dust, cuts — are exactly the fingerprints readers reject.
There is no permanent wall, power point or network to mount a reader on.
The contractor's headcount and yours never match, and nobody can prove it.
When the site moves, the hardware investment stays behind.

Why fixed hardware loses on a construction site

Every assumption a biometric machine makes — permanent mounting, stable power, a stable workforce, readable fingerprints — is false on a construction site. That is not a product flaw; it is the wrong tool for the environment.

The workforce is the churn

A gang that arrives Monday and leaves Friday will never be properly enrolled on a device that takes admin time per person.

Site hands do not scan

Cement, grit and cuts destroy ridge detail faster than any other trade. Failed scans become manual entries, and manual entries become disputes.

The site is temporary

Hardware mounted, wired and maintained on a site with an eighteen-month life is money you write off at handover.

What works instead

A camera at the gate — often one you already run for site security — plus phone-based enrolment. The record is photo-backed, which matters more here than anywhere: labour payment disputes are the single most common friction on Indian sites, and a photograph ends them.

Enrol a gang in minutes

Guided face scans from a phone at the gate on day one, with no office visit and no cards.

Contractor headcount you can verify

Who was on site, when, with the frame to prove it — so billed headcount and actual headcount can finally be reconciled.

Moves with the site

When the project ends, the cameras and the software relocate. Nothing is stranded in a wall.

Practical limits on site

Dust, glare and helmet shadow are real, and a gate camera pointed into afternoon sun will underperform. Placement matters more here than in any other vertical, which is why the free feasibility check is done against your actual gate rather than a brochure. Worker notice and consent under the DPDP Act apply to contract labour exactly as they do to permanent staff.

What to check before deployment

Camera and recorder streams: Confirm RTSP access or ONVIF discovery, stream stability and the views that matter. Do not send camera passwords in the enquiry form.
On-site processing: Ask which processing device is needed, how it is sized, what runs locally and what information leaves the site.
Attendance acceptance: Test real entrance conditions and enrolled staff with consent. Agree how missed or disputed records will be corrected before payroll use.
Complete commercial quote: Confirm enabled cameras, sites, subscription, setup, hardware, taxes and support. Use the assessed scope to compare proposals.

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attendance system for construction site — common questions

How do you track attendance for daily-wage construction labour?

Workers are enrolled with a guided face scan from a phone at the gate — fast enough to register an entire gang on their first morning — and a camera at the entrance logs each person as they arrive. No cards, no reader, and no office enrolment step.

Why do fingerprint systems fail on construction sites?

Cement, grit, and cuts wear down fingerprint ridges faster than in any other trade, so scans fail routinely. Combined with weekly workforce churn and no permanent structure to mount a device on, contact hardware is a poor fit for the environment.

Can it reconcile contractor-billed headcount against actual attendance?

That is one of the main reasons sites adopt it. Each attendance record stores the frame it came from, so billed headcount can be checked against a photo-backed log of who actually passed the gate.

What happens when the project finishes?

The cameras and the software move to the next site. Because nothing is permanently installed as attendance hardware, there is no stranded investment at handover.

Does it work in dust and strong sunlight?

Placement decides this. A gate camera facing into direct afternoon sun will underperform, and dust reduces clarity over time. The feasibility check is done on your actual gate so you know the answer before committing rather than after.

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Who you are dealing with

A registered Ludhiana company that builds the software it sells.

PGAK Innovations Pvt. Ltd. is incorporated in Punjab, engineers its own AI layer, and runs the free camera audit itself — the people who answer the phone are the people who built the product. About the company →

Founded: 2023, Ludhiana
Registered office: BK Towers, 2480/2, Gill Rd, Ludhiana 141003
CIN: U62013PB2023PTC058631
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What a project here involves

Compatible cameras and recorders you already own are reused wherever they are suitable. Detection runs on an on-site processing unit, and camera suitability, stream access, processing hardware and network are all confirmed at the assessment — with anything extra itemised in the quote before you commit.

What the quote is made of

Component	What decides it	Price
Cameras reused	Which existing cameras give a usable view for each use case — confirmed on a still image of each view.	Quoted per site
Cameras moved or added	Only where a use case needs a view no camera has (plates and faces usually do). Each one named in the quote.	Quoted per site
On-site processing unit	Detection runs here, next to the recorder. Model, quantity and warranty depend on camera count and analytics.	Quoted per site
Software / licences	Which analytics on which cameras, the term, and the basis for renewal.	Quoted per site
Installation and configuration	Stream setup, zones, schedules, alert routing and commissioning.	Quoted per site
Pilot	Agreed scenes, acceptance criteria and duration before rollout.	Quoted per site
Support	Hours, response versus fix time, and who replaces failed hardware.	Quoted per site
Taxes	Stated separately on the quote.	Quoted per site

How it is evaluated

1. Self-check — Two minutes, nothing sent — find likely blockers.
2. Scope on paper — Cameras, use cases and acceptance tests, written down.
3. Site assessment — PGAK checks streams, views and network on your cameras.
4. Pilot against criteria — Precision, recall, false alerts and delay, agreed in advance.
5. Written proposal — Itemised as above; you decide whether to roll out.

Evidence for this page

No PGAK recording is published for this page yet. The capability register shows what has been demonstrated and under what conditions.

Discuss your camera setup

Share your phone number, city and camera count. We will clarify the intended use case and agree assessment scope and timing with you. Do not submit camera credentials or footage.