Companies are increasingly looking for solutions to secure their workplaces and protect their employees and visitors.
Physical access control (access gates, turnstiles, barriers…) is often one of the solutions explored.
In the collective imagination, these systems are mainly intended for sensitive, high-risk or military sites.
Yet access control can now be adapted to any building, from office sites to industrial sites.
According to MarketsandMarkets, the global access control market is expected to grow from $8.6 billion in 2020 to $12.8 billion by 2025.
Combined with a visitor management solution, an access control system makes it easy to manage people flows optimally.
Access control: the benefits
Access control makes it possible to manage the flow of people coming in and going out efficiently. It is becoming an essential standard for protecting employees, sensitive data and property.
With this system, a site can be divided into several zones so that access rights can be assigned via badge readers. It can therefore control flows both at the building entrance and at the entrance to certain sensitive areas.
Authorisations managed by access control:
- People: employees, visitors, suppliers, vehicles…
- Location: zone, site…
- Time: time slot, date…
- Specific restrictions
Access control and visitor management
For optimal security, it is common to combine an access control system with a visitor management solution.
The two solutions are then interfaced, allowing the flow of people from outside the company to be controlled. Visitors are pre-registered in the visitor management application, giving the security team visibility before the visit. On the day, visitors can then enter the site with a badge that matches their access level, either escorted or on their own. Note that pre-registrations can be submitted to an approval workflow.
Contact our teams to find out more about access control integrations with Hamilton Visitor.