Name tags aren't just the "Hello, my name is" stickers that you get forced to wear at conferences and parties. They can actually be a cost-efficient part of a guest management plan for a business or facility which frequently has visitors or hires temporary laborers. By using color coded name tags, self-expiring name tags, or even simple stickers, you can help all of your employees be safe and identify visitors to your building.

Name tags do not, in and of themselves, constitute a security system. Obviously, they can be fairly easily replicated, so you would not want simply to assume that anyone with a name tag had been approved for entry into your grounds. If, however, security is not as much of a concern as simply identifying guests and making them aware that they are in some way monitored, then some form of name tags will do the trick inexpensively.

Color coded name tags are great if you want to identify a specific area of a building where a guest is supposed to be. This is particularly useful if you have a visitor check-in station in the lobby of a high rise building or a complex with many offices, some of which may have higher security log-in protocols of their own, but some of which might not. Self-expiring name tags give you the added protection of flagging people who are only supposed to be in your building for a short time.

Alternatives to Stick-on Name Tags

There are some cases in which you might not want to use name tags, and in those cases, wristbands are a good options. If you are carding people to determine if they can drink alcohol, they would probably prefer to wear wristbands, as opposed to wearing a sticker on their clothes or clipping on a badge. Children who would be inclined to play with or possibly remove stickers or badges will do better with safe and non-removable wristbands for identification, as well.