Workplace health and safety reform – how visitor management software can help

Number 1 – Visitor cant find their name when signing out after earlier signing in. The Problem This is the number one issue with all visitor management systems, the visitor signs in, misspells or accidentally does a typo when entering their name, when they go to sign out they are unable to find their name as they enter the correct spelling, frustrated the visitor may feel like the visitor management system is not working, not a good impression with your visitors. The solution Pre register and send a bar code […]

Creating consistency within your organisation over multiple locations can be difficult, as many may have their own ideas on how to do things better or just different. Having an automated Visitor, Employee and Contractor Management System will allow you to create consistency with the following; First Impressions – keep your brand intact with consistency at the sign in kiosk which could be your guests first point of contact – colour, logo, message etc Standardise your company’s message/compliance – whether it be security, health and safety or quality management using an […]

There are many ways you can now ask your visitors to sign in when entering your organisation and the best way to decide what is right for your location is to know what you want to achieve by asking them to sign in. When making your choice you may want to consider the following; What information your will collect – First Name, Last Name, Company, Mobile Do you need to take a photo What questions and information you want to pass on or collect Can you manage different workflows for […]

One of the first steps of contractor compliance is knowing who is on site, when and where in the event of an emergency or evacuation. Using digital visitor management systems can solve this issue but did you know they can solve many other contractor compliance issues too! Manage contractor profiles – Manage and track contracts, contractor organisations, insurances, their employees, sub-contractors and their qualifications Contractor Portal for self-service – Share the responsibility with your contractors for keeping information up to date by providing them access to the Contractor Portal Streamline contractor inductions – Turn […]

With businesses reopening and employees returning to the office we will now also start to see the return of visitors to the workplace.  These visitors could include customers, clients, delivery drivers and the return of face to face meetings and it’s now more important than ever to know who is visiting your workplace and their current health status prior to their arrival. One way to do this is by using an electronic visitor management system that enables you to pre-register all visitors coming onsite, send out pre-screening questions in advance […]

The Victorian Government has announced that due to the high number of cases in the state, authorised workers who need to leave home to attend work will need: by 11.59pm on Friday 15 October to have had one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or show that they have an appointment to receive their first dose by 11.59pm on Friday 22 October. Additionally, those workers must have had their 2nd dose by 26 November. Vaccination requirements for suppliers and contractors in Victoria In line with the Victorian Government’s public health order, workers of suppliers or […]

With Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout underway and the increasing availability of vaccines, the focus is on opening up businesses and along with that yet another challenge for employers…. How do they manage these requirements as people enter their establishment – employees, contractors, visitors and guests? The first step is to get your head around the complex legal issues and what are the requirements in each state ie in NSW and VIC industries such as Education and Care Workers, Aged Care & Healthcare Workers, Airport Workres and certain Trainsport Workers will […]

Contractor Onboarding, what does this even mean?  There are multiple components to onboarding a contractor, I will dive in below… Organisations or suppliers – Organisations are the companies that provide services to your company.  Commonly organisations or suppliers will provide to your company insurances to confirm they are insured should anything go wrong while they provide a service. Some companies will need to hold more insurance coverage than others.  Most common in Australia for example is Public Liability Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Business Insurance, and Workers Compensation Insurance. Contractors or […]

The Victorian Government regulated the use of their QR Code app for all workplaces a few months back now and as of Monday 12 July it will be mandatory for all workplaces and retail businesses in NSW to have employees, visitors and contractors check-in using the Service NSW QR Code too. Both Government entities are not open at this stage to connect with any third party sign in solution, so we are here to offer you, our loyal customers some helpful tips to ensure you remain compliant with not only […]

Issuing keys is very easy to do, a person walks up and asks for a key, the key is issued and off they go. I remember the first time I came across an issue with key issuance. It was a High School where the keys were kept in a cupboard back then behind reception. An employee would walk up and ask for the key to the ute, the key was issued, noted on a piece of paper and then the worker would go off with the ute. Eventually, the worker […]

Add another layer of security to your organisation’s site visitor management with drivers licence scanning. Using an automated visitor management system with an integrated scanning process makes it both simple and quick. What is the scanning process? Scan using an iPhone/iPad app that allows you to quickly and securely capture and register your visitor’s identity by scanning their photo ID. The information is automatically uploaded to your visitor management system, to either sign in as a new visitor or update an existing/pre-registered profile. There is no need to enter the […]

Breathalyser testing has been around for a long time, Alcolizer has been providing services for more than 30 years. I first came across Alcolizer with a Boral location in Western Australia where the location wanted to integrate the contractor sign-in process with the Alcolizer in 2014. Thanks to this project, Alcolizer Integration is now available for every customer. Today we are going to explore visitor and contractor sign-in through visitor and contractor management software that introduces the process of a breath test prior to the completed sign-in process by the […]