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Can using a visitor management system create a headache?

Posted by Olivia Cramond, Communications, on 19 March 2012 | 0 Comments

Tags: visitor management

Use WhosOnLocation and tap into our expertise in the visitor management space!

Let’s be honest, visitor management may not be the most enthralling topic out there on the blogosphere. I’m sure we’d all much rather be checking out the latest sports or fashion blog, and basically be reading anything and everything else before casting our eyes over a visitor management blog. Be that as it may, it is a topic that every health and safety conscious organisation has to consider at some point.

Every day organisations have employees, visitors and contractors coming into and out of their sites so, the decision-makers need to ask the question, “are they managing this effectively”?

The word ‘effectively’ in itself is a whole other discussion….compliantly, culturally, financially?

Ultimately we find that most organisations are doing an 'OK' job of managing and reporting on people coming in and out of their buildings. But is 'OK' good enough? Just think of recent disasters in Christchurch, Japan, New South Wales, the East Coast of the US etc... In most situations 'OK' was not good enough when the acid test came.

Those responsible for ensuring the security and safety of people on site such as the facilities managers, security managers, and health and safety people are bombarded every day with information and advice about regulations and obligations and the penalties for non-compliance.

But on a day-to-day level the task of managing people presence often falls to the receptionist. Another pain-staking and time consuming task added to their agenda this month - how fair is that?

So whose job should it be to monitor and report on this area, and ensure visitor, staff, and contractor records are up to date in case an emergency actually eventuates?

Ta da… that’s our job, and managing people presence is what we live and breathe every day.

So feel free to pass us the buck, flick us an email, tweet us your concerns and questions. We thrive in this area – our hearts are in it.

Let us worry about the next best thing in delivering a leading visitor management system that is ‘effective’ across the board. Free up your time and energy and focus on the stuff you thrive on in your job.