Lanyards are used all over the world especially at work and where security is an issue. It’s a kind of cord or strap that is generally worn around the neck to hold on to something valuable, like a photo ID card for example. In school, your coach would wear a whistle that’s attached to a lanyard. Olympic medallists on the podium receive their medals that are attached to lanyards and worn around the neck. Let’s take a look at some of the top lanyard uses.

1. School Trips

Lanyards are used frequent in school field trips. Looking after students is a big responsibility. When going out on field trips, the use of lanyards can help keep everyone safely organized. Since lanyards can come in various colours, this helps with arranging students in groups or teams and makes the teacher’s job (or whoever is chosen as a leader) a little bit easier. This way, even at a distance, students can be easily identified by the colour of their lanyard.

2. Exhibitions & Trade Shows

Many people at exhibitions and trade shows will be wearing cards and badges of identification that’s attached to a lanyard. In fact, lanyards can be used as a promotional tool if your lanyard is made specifically with your company name and logo. It can add recognition and help people remember the name of a company. When chatting with visitors and delegates, it helps to be wearing a personalized lanyard.

3. Airline Employees

Lanyards are used frequently among airline employees. The airline industry is huge with so many employees in various departments. Pilots, flight crew, baggage handlers, security, checking in and so many other jobs that people do at airports will all require them to have ID cards which will likely be attached to a lanyard. With security being dramatically increased in this particular industry, especially since 9/11, seeing someone wearing it gives you a feeling of trust.

4. Event & Concert Promoters

Event and concert promoters have to distinguish themselves from everyone else, especially since it’s crowded. They have to be recognized by the media as well as artists. Also, there are certain people who will be allowed backstage to meet band members and things of that nature. By wearing a lanyard with a “VIP” pass or a “STAFF” pass, it doesn’t raise any suspicions.

5. Key Holders

Some people are pretty good at losing their keys. For whatever reason, it always happens to them. For them (and for others as well), attaching a key or set of keys to a lanyard is the answer. A person could wear it around their neck, or attach it to a belt and place the keys in their pocket. Even if it falls out, it’s attached to the belt, so losing it won’t be so easy.

6. Hospital Staff

Many hospital employees can be seen wearing a lanyard with an ID card. There are so many employees and departments in a hospital. Doctors, receptionists, maintenance workers, janitors, administrative staff; all of them will have some kind of identification which may be attached to a lanyard.

Apart from securing personal belongings, a lanyard can also be a fashion accessory. There are different kinds of lanyards, such as beaded lanyards. You can also wear it around your wrist. In general though, it’s mostly worn around the neck in the business world with an identification attached to it.