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We write articles mainly about visitor management, which helps you to know who is (or has been) in your facility. It is just part of an organization’s physical security processes that protect people and property within and around a building or campus.

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Visitor Management Best Practices

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas

PlaceholderInstances of workplace violence in healthcare facilities, businesses, and schools are at all-time highs. Regardless of the type of environment you work in or the size of the organization, there is a good chance that workplace security has crossed your mind. How productive can you be at your job if the security of your facility is on your mind? To protect employees and the facilities themselves, organizations of all sizes have incorporated visitor management systems into their security ...

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Enhance School Security with these 6 technologies

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas

Placeholder1) Mass Messaging SoftwareIf schools can only invest in one type of communication tool, mass messaging software should be it. This type of technology allows schools to send messages to students, staff, faculty, and parents when there is a threat. The messages can either be email, voice, or text. While a great tool for emergencies, this type of technology can also be used for more benign needs such as important reminders or notices to the school community. 2) Social Media Scanning ...

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How to choose the right visitor badge for a manual sign-in system

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas

Placeholder Selecting the right visitor management system is an important security decision for any facility. Knowing who comes to visit your facility, how long they stayed, and who they visited are important components to know in order to keep a building secure. Regardless of the type of facility, identifying and keeping track of visitors is central to keeping employees, staff, students, and healthcare patients safe. Let’s assume you’ve decided to purchase a manual visitor sign-in system ...

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Pro's and Con's of a Manual Visitor Sign-In System

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas

Placeholder A manual visitor sign-in system is a handwritten way of identifying and tracking the visitors that come into any school, healthcare facility, or business. This system usually consists of a visitor filling out a visitor’s badge to be worn while on the premises. Occasionally, there is a log book to fill out that provides a record of the visitor’s stay, logging such items as their name, the date, time in, time out, and person visiting/destination. Many manual visitor badges are ...

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Pro's and Con's of an Electronic Visitor Management System

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas

PlaceholderBefore you choose a visitor management system, think about what you want your system to do — such as identify visitors, track visitors, access background information, and/or issue reports. Electronic visitor management systems (VMS) are used to sign-in and track visitors who come to visit a facility. They are the electronic version of the traditional visitor sign-in book. There are numerous Pro's and Con's to having an electronic visitor management system and each list should be ...

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