Airport ID Badges [DFW SIDA Training Pocket
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Purpose of ID Badges
• provide access into restricted areas allowing you to access certain secured gates and doors required
by your job
• lets other employees know that you are authorized to work at the airport
The badge identifies:
• who you are
• the company you work for
• the areas you are authorized to access.
Only Blue, Red and Yellow colored employee ID badges provide authorized access to the SIDA.
EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules
• airports generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as long as
they display proper Federal ID
• airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity, or footprint, of their
aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they must be in uniform and display a valid airline
badge for the airline that employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the SIDA without displaying
identification in order to inspect or test security compliance, but they must be able to produce either
proper Federal ID or a valid SIDA badge when challenged.
White badge
Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or the Sterile areas of the
terminals.
Green badge
Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after successfully completing the TSA
screening process.
* NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in the SIDA.
Blue badge
SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
, • Most (but not all) of this color SIDA badges may be authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee
Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the badge may escort others
while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Red Badge
SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized governmental
agencies.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the badge may escort others
while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Yellow badge
SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" printed on the badge may escort others while in the
SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" printed on their badge are NOT authorized to
escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals
Possessing a DFW Airport Badge is:
a privilege, not a right, and you MUST follow certain rules to maintain that privilege.
What is your ID Badge for?
official use and can only be used while you are on duty at the airport
How must your badge be worn?
When working inside the SIDA or sterile areas of the terminals, ID badges must be displayed on the
outermost garment, above the waist and below the neck at all times. The badge must be displayed so
that it is easy to see and recognize with the picture side facing forward.
Who can use or wear the ID?
Only the person who was issued the ID badge.
Guide] Solved
Purpose of ID Badges
• provide access into restricted areas allowing you to access certain secured gates and doors required
by your job
• lets other employees know that you are authorized to work at the airport
The badge identifies:
• who you are
• the company you work for
• the areas you are authorized to access.
Only Blue, Red and Yellow colored employee ID badges provide authorized access to the SIDA.
EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules
• airports generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as long as
they display proper Federal ID
• airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity, or footprint, of their
aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they must be in uniform and display a valid airline
badge for the airline that employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the SIDA without displaying
identification in order to inspect or test security compliance, but they must be able to produce either
proper Federal ID or a valid SIDA badge when challenged.
White badge
Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or the Sterile areas of the
terminals.
Green badge
Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after successfully completing the TSA
screening process.
* NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in the SIDA.
Blue badge
SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
, • Most (but not all) of this color SIDA badges may be authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee
Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the badge may escort others
while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Red Badge
SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized governmental
agencies.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the badge may escort others
while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Yellow badge
SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" printed on the badge may escort others while in the
SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" printed on their badge are NOT authorized to
escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals
Possessing a DFW Airport Badge is:
a privilege, not a right, and you MUST follow certain rules to maintain that privilege.
What is your ID Badge for?
official use and can only be used while you are on duty at the airport
How must your badge be worn?
When working inside the SIDA or sterile areas of the terminals, ID badges must be displayed on the
outermost garment, above the waist and below the neck at all times. The badge must be displayed so
that it is easy to see and recognize with the picture side facing forward.
Who can use or wear the ID?
Only the person who was issued the ID badge.
