Paper visitor logbooks were designed for a different era. While they record names and arrival times, they provide limited accountability, no verified acknowledgements, and no central visibility across sites.
In many workplaces, visitor sign-in remains informal — a clipboard at reception, a verbal induction, or no structured process at all. In the event of an incident, evacuation, or compliance review, organisations often discover that their visitor records are incomplete, inaccessible, or unverifiable
A modern workplace requires more than a handwritten log. Without a digital visitor sign-in system, organisations lack:
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A secure, time-stamped audit trail
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Contractor induction acknowledgements
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Instant access to historical visitor records
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Multi-site visibility for governance teams
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Structured reporting for compliance reviews
For regulated industries and safety-focused organisations, informal visitor processes introduce unnecessary operational and legal risk