Whether you’re running a small business, big-box store, office, institution, or any other organization that deals with multiple types of employees, customers, visitors, delivery people, etc., ID cards can make daily operations safer and more convenient.
Introducing employee ID cards or custom lanyards offers a host of organizational benefits. It’s also easy when you have your own in-house ID card printer. You can quickly print off identification for new employees and visitors and even program magnetic ID card ribbons that provide security access.
These are five reasons you should invest in a plastic ID card printer for your organization.
Create a Safer Work Environment
One of the top benefits of ID cards is that they keep employees safer, no matter what your security system looks like.
Using magnetic security cards, you can easily restrict access to the building (or parts of the building) so that only the people who belong there can get in. But you don’t have to invest in those kinds of doors and locks to gain some safety benefits. Employees will quickly be able to identify whether or not someone belongs by looking for their identification.
Restricting access to worksites is an effective way to reduce the risks of violence in the workplace, work disruptions, and theft.
Combine ID Cards with Time Cards
If your organization uses time cards for employees, you can integrate clocking in with the security check-in. It makes clocking in and out simple while also giving the organization accurate information about when employees start, finish, and how long they leave the building for breaks in-between. A clock-in system that employees can’t forget about also makes completing payroll easier.
Accountability and Security
One option you have is creating ID cards with a magnetic stripe encoded with a passcode unique to the access cardholder. This way, you can track employee movement through the facility. This kind of accountability and security can mitigate risks in facilities with highly sensitive or valuable data, equipment, or objects.
It’s easier than you might think to create unique passcodes for printers. Cards can quickly be programmed from a workplace computer.
Improved Customer-Employee Relationships
In retail and customer service environments, ID cards provide a quick and simple benefit for customer-employee relationships. ID lanyards don’t just put a name to the face. They also:
- Make it easier to start a conversation and give employees an air of approachability;
- Help customers to identify employees, whether they’re leaving a compliment or a complaint, as well as troubleshooting for managers;
- Let customers give credit where credit’s due (an especially valuable asset n retail environments with sales commissions).
Discount Partnerships with Local Merchants
Large institutions and organizations sometimes work out discount partnerships with local merchants – such as restaurants, gyms, and other businesses that thrive near workplaces. Integrating the ID card as a way to prove that employees qualify for those programs can go a long way toward getting buy-in from employees when you introduce them.