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Managing school visitors safely during pandemic times By Heather Barker Vermeer Industry Reporter
Features such as pre-registration and arrival alerts can facilitate a much smoother ‘check-in’ process. Configuration settings can also be shared across sites so that visitors can be managed from a reception workstation or remote ‘kiosk’, such as an app via an android or IOS device.
A visitor management system is technology that tracks visitors entering your school and allows you to monitor their whereabouts on your premises. It replaces the old-fashioned handwritten visitor record with a more efficient, more secure system. With COVID protocols shifting rapidly, sometimes on a weekly basis, having a digital system that can immediately implement new restrictions is not just handy but potentially lifesaving. Vaccine certificate requirements for entry are the most recent example of this—a school with a digital visitor management system can enforce the regulation automatically. Further, this may
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Sign-in and out processes can be customised with school branding too, a professional touch that may impress prospective parents and special guests and can provide a warm welcome to international arrivals from a sister school or visiting sports team.
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also prevent some potentially uncomfortable interactions between unvaccinated arrivals and staff, who can point to the digitised system as a means of de-escalation. From contact tracing to touch-
free entry and health screening, to denying access when someone does not fit within your onsite policies or has completed their authorised visit, there are clear benefits to a digital visitor management system.
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Software can provide a comprehensive audit trail of all visits, securely maintained on a command server. Data is a beast that can run wild should you have insufficient ability and capacity to maintain it safely and effectively. Outsourcing your visitor management system service ensures data is legally stored and remains in safe hands. Term 1, 2022 | school-news.com.au
