Using Secure Wristbands to Help Identify Visitors

If you want to use wristbands to control visitor access, ensure that the wristbands cannot be transferred or reused.

Many businesses, such as hospitals, use wristbands as a form of identification for clients and visitors. While staff members will usually wear badges, visitors might be identified by another method. Having two different forms of ID make it clear to staff members and visitors alike the status of anyone they encounter. This is a significant way to enhance security.

If you want to use wristbands to control visitor access, ensure that the wristbands cannot be transferred or reused. In a hospital, this is especially important; you don’t want to have a patient or visitor to have access to drugs and medications not prescribed for them and that could be dangerous for them. With the patient's name and diagnosis printed on a non-transferable wristband, you can minimize the chance of this happening.

Durable, secure wristbands must be made from a synthetic rather than paper. A material such as Tyvek® is an example. The wristband should be resistant to water, alcohol, and abrasion. The only way to remove a non-transferable wristband is to cut it. This ensures that once a wristband has been fastened, it cannot be given to another person.

If you want to differentiate between different kinds of visitors, or visitors to different areas, you can order different colors of wristbands. You might want to use wristbands to indicate whether a person’s ID has been checked or whether he or she can drink alcohol. Or you might also want to differentiate between visitors and patients in a hospital. With the wide variety of colors available, you can color code for any system that you want.

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