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Airport Badging 101
Incorporate key features into identification badges and follow best
practices to ensure compliance with airport security requirements.
BY JOSH SMITH
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any workplaces require
employee identification.
Depending on the type of
work being performed and security
factors at a specific location, ID
badge requirements may vary.
At an airport, for example, Tyler
Bartoo, client success specialist at
NATA Compliance Services (NATA
CS), explained during NATA CS's
Crew Badging, Best Practices and
Benefits webinar, security is priority.
Those responsible for airport
badging must make sure the components
of their IDs reflect the
security needs.
Basic IDs vs. Secure Badges
A basic identification card can
be found in many places - even
in retail settings. A basic badge,
Bartoo says, will include the
employer or company's name,
the employee's name, a full-faced
image of the employee, an employee
ID number and perhaps an
expiration date.
" That's kind of your most basic
stuff, " Bartoo says.
To go beyond a basic badge, security
features can be incorporated.
They include instant verification,
real-time updating, biometric data,
counterfeit deterrence and identifiable
positions, Bartoo notes.
" A secure badge is going to have
some sort of instant verification -
some way for that to be checked
by security at different locations,
in real time, " he says. " Real-time
updating goes along with that. It
can have the employee's status with
Security features can be incorporated into identification badges,
including instant verification, real-time updating, biometric data,
counterfeit deterrence and identifiable positions.
the company that can be updated,
again in real time, and then
be verified. "
Biometric data offers more security
than a simple photo of the
badge holder. Descriptions that
include hair color, eye color, height
and other physical attributes help
security personnel properly identify
the badge holder.
Counterfeit deterrence makes
reproduction of the badge more
difficult. As a result, security personnel
can quickly identify fake
identification badges.
Since different types of employees
have various responsibilities
and access requirements, including
identifiable positions on ID
badges is key.
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For instance, Bartoo says where a
ground service provider or customer
support person may need access
may differ from where a pilot or
mechanic may need to go.
Bartoo adds employee badges should
also be compliant with recommendations
set forth by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
NATA CS officials note it is
important to remember that badges
are based on data and specifics of
the individual person being identified.
It's critical that a security
badge ties to verifiable data of that
person, which can include the currency
of required training for specific
access or use, and other data
that an identification system manages,
NATA CS officials explain.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF NATA CS
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