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Airport ID Badges [DFW SIDA
Training Pocket Guide] Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: Purpose of ID Badges
Ans: • 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
Question: The badge identifies:
Ans: • 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.
Question: EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules
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Ans: • 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.
Question: White badge
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Ans: 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.
Question: Green badge
Ans: 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.
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Airport ID Badges [DFW SIDA
Training Pocket Guide] Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: Purpose of ID Badges
Ans: • 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
Question: The badge identifies:
Ans: • 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.
Question: EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules
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Ans: • 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.
Question: White badge
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Ans: 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.
Question: Green badge
Ans: 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.
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