Lanyards for the Security Industry: Safety in Identification

Security workers are found in a range of industries – from your local supermarket to hotels, concerts, and even private security firms that protect buildings, valuable items and company properties.

Security workers are everywhere. Their role is to keep people safe in everyday settings by ensuring peace, order, and compliance with rules.

As people entrusted with the safety of the public, security workers are often the first people to respond to an incident. They need to appear trustworthy and be easily identifiable for the public to recognise them in emergency situations.

Why do Security Teams Need to be Identifiable?

Security teams need to be ready to respond in several scenarios depending on the sector they’re working in. Incidents security staff may respond to could include property thefts, harassment, assault, fights, shoplifting and more.

Security teams may witness incidents themselves and be on hand immediately to deal with the situation, but it is very likely that incidents may start out of the immediate view of security personnel. In these situations, security officers will often be approached and made aware of the situation by a member of the general public – which is why it’s important for security staff to be easily identifiable and instantly recognisable.

Having recognisable and clearly marked security teams can also stop security incidents before they even start, acting as a deterrent for people who would start altercations, steal, or otherwise incite incidents.

Ways to Make Your Security Team More Identifiable

Making your security teams easily recognisable often comes down to having a clearly marked uniform.

Most security workers often have uniforms consisting of:

• Practical boots for stability and ease of running
• Professional trousers for a trustworthy image
• A branded “security” top or high visibility vest for easy identification
• An ID card and lanyard

One vital piece of uniform that often gets ignored is the lanyard! A branded security lanyard projects an air of professionalism. In addition, branded security lanyards can be used to hold identification badges – these can act as key cards to restricted access areas, reduce the risk of impersonation of staff, and increase trust in your teams. 

Benefits of Lanyards for Identification of Security Teams

Lanyards have a range of benefits for security personnel and are a vital part of their uniform.

• Carry ID cards – pair your lanyard with our PVC badge holders or plastic ID badge card holders to easily showcase identification badges and make it easy for your teams to prove their credentials. Having an easy way for your security staff to prove their identities increases public trust in your teams. It also reduces the chances of someone impersonating a member of security to access areas they shouldn’t be in.
• Hold keys – in the security industry, staff often have a number of keys to look after. A lanyard or custom carabiner ski pass reel lets your personnel hold all their keys in one place, keeping them secure whilst still allowing easy access.
• Easy identification for public – a custom printed lanyard with your security firm’s name or even a simple pre-printed lanyard helps make your team more identifiable to members of the public who may need to report incidents to security, allowing for faster handling of emergency situations where time may be a crucial factor.
• Promote your brand – a custom printed lanyard with your security firm’s name also serves as a piece of promotional material. Clients will remember your brand name if they see it on your staff, ensuring repeat work and exposing your business to new sources of work in future.

Why Just Lanyards are the Best Lanyards for the Security Industry

We design all of our lanyards with safety in mind. As a standard all our lanyards come with safety breakaways and 360° swivel clips.

We offer a range of personalised lanyards that can be printed with your custom company design to make your teams easily identifiable and promote your brand. With our express shipping options, we can create your lanyards and have them to you within 3-5 working days (standard shipping 9-11 days) for those in a rush.

Can’t wait that long? Our pre-printed security lanyards are held in stock and work great for last minute events requiring security teams – they also work great as spare lanyards to keep on hand if staff lose or damage their lanyard. When you choose our next-day shipping option, we can have your per-printed security lanyards with you the next day! Order before 12pm, and we’ll ship your lanyards to you on the next working day.

Key benefits of using Just Lanyards:

• Breakaway clips designed to snap off when pulled, ensuring the safety of your staff. This is especially important in the security industry when staff may be involved in physical altercations.
• Swivel clips for ease displaying identification cards.
• Pre-printed lanyards held in stock – no manufacturing time.
• Express shipping available.
• Range of additional attachments to customise your lanyard design.
• Friendly customer service team on hand to help with your order.

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Not sure where to start with your lanyard design? Get inspired with some of our custom lanyard designs for our previous clients in the security industry.