Genetec’s new airport badging solution provides a simple turnkey system for airports to automate employee background checks and meet compliance requirements
Complex credentials
To comply with regulations for the credentialing of airport and airline employees and contractors, airports have to undertake complex, time-consuming processes to issue and administer badges or face significant fines. To help airports of all sizes automate and simplify this process, Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today announced its new Genetec Security Centre Airport Badging Solution (ABS).
The ABS provides an industry-first: a simple, out-of-the-box solution for airports that ensures compliance, simplifies the badging process, and lowers the overhead needed to run a badging department. ABS reduces the need to work with multiple systems and reduces incompatibility issues. This not only minimises potential human error but also saves time and increases efficiency.
“To manage their badging process and employee background checks, some airports have until now had to resort to a variety of single-purpose systems, while others have opted for complex Identity Management System (IDMS) that tend to be better suited for larger airports,” explained David Lenot, Critical Infrastructure Practice Lead at Genetec. “While both options allow airports to remain compliant with regulations, these solutions present operational inefficiencies. ABS helps reduce human error that can stem from managing multiple disconnected systems and avoids the complexities of large-scale Identity Management Systems.”
International automation
Genetec’s new airport badging solution streamlines and automates background checks within an airport’s unified physical security platform – Genetec Security Centre. With a design based on standards set forth by each country’s regulatory bodies and specific requirements from security background vetting services and clearinghouses, ABS helps airports deliver the required information in the correct format to successfully submit and process each employee application, and meet audit and compliance requirements set by authorities.
All data collected on each badge applicant is compiled and stored within the system. Customised dashboards are included within Security Centre to showcase insights such as real time applicant statuses, and unaccounted for badge percentages allowing airport administrators to make more informed decisions, especially regarding audit and compliance regulations.
