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Supporting Safer Sites with Custr Check-In

Discover how Custr Check-In can support safer sites through Check-In Screening, Safety Roll Call and Safety Concerns.

Overview

Custr Check-In includes a range of features designed to help organisations improve visibility, preparedness and communication across their sites.

These tools can help teams:

  • Understand who is currently on site

  • Identify people who may require additional review at check-in

  • Account for people during an Evacuation, Invacuation or Lockdown

  • Quickly raise and respond to safety or security concerns

  • Maintain clear records of safety-related activity

The main safety features within Custr Check-In are:

  • Check-In Screening

  • Safety Roll Call

  • Safety Concerns

Each feature supports a different part of your site's wider safety and security processes.


Check-In Screening

Check-In Screening helps organisations apply screening rules when employees and visitors check in.

People can be assigned a Screening Status such as:

  • Approved

  • Needs Review

  • Blocked

Screening can be applied at site, visitor category or individual level, allowing organisations to decide when somebody can check in normally, when a member of staff should review them, or when their check-in should be blocked.

For example, you may choose to allow most visitors to check in normally while requiring contractors to be reviewed before proceeding.

Check-In Screening can also use expiry dates and automatic status changes to help manage ongoing screening requirements for known people.

For full setup and usage instructions, see Check-In Screening.


Safety Roll Call

Safety Roll Call helps teams see who is currently on site and account for people during a safety event.

A Safety Roll Call can be started as an:

  • Evacuation

  • Invacuation

  • Lockdown

Each event can also be recorded as either a:

  • Drill

  • Real Event

During an active Safety Roll Call, authorised users can see who needs to be accounted for, mark people as safe, access the relevant site procedure and communicate using Messenger.

During a Lockdown, employees using Custr Companion can also mark themselves and people they are with as safe.

Safety Roll Call can be accessed from the Custr Dashboard, Reception Kiosk and Custr Companion.

For more information, see:


Safety Concerns

Safety Concerns gives employees a quick way to report something they believe may present a safety or security concern.

This could include:

  • An unknown person on site

  • Suspicious or unusual activity

  • A potential safety issue

  • Something that simply does not appear right

Any logged-in employee can raise a concern from the Custr Dashboard or Custr Companion.

Relevant employees can then be notified so the concern can be acknowledged, discussed and closed once it has been dealt with.

For more information, see Raise a Concern.


How the Features Work Together

The three features support different stages of site safety.

Check-In Screening helps identify potential issues as people arrive.

Safety Concerns allows employees to raise something they notice while on site.

Safety Roll Call helps teams respond and account for people when an Evacuation, Invacuation or Lockdown is required.

Together, these features can provide teams with better visibility of who is on site, clearer communication during an event and a more structured way to record and respond to safety concerns.


Martyn's Law and Site Preparedness

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, commonly known as Martyn's Law, was introduced to strengthen preparedness at certain publicly accessible premises and events. The legislation focuses on ensuring organisations in scope are prepared to take reasonably practicable steps to keep people safe in the event of a terrorist attack. GOV.UK

Government guidance highlights measures such as having appropriate evacuation arrangements, understanding how a lockdown may be implemented and being able to communicate effectively with people during an incident. GOV.UK

Features such as Safety Roll Call, Safety Concerns and Check-In Screening can support an organisation's wider approach to preparedness and site safety, but using Custr does not in itself demonstrate or guarantee compliance with Martyn's Law.

Organisations should consider their own responsibilities, premises, procedures and official government guidance when determining what measures are appropriate.

At present, the substantive requirements of the Act are expected to come into force from spring 2027. GOV.UK


Building Your Site Safety Processes

Technology is most effective when it supports clear procedures and well-prepared teams.

Alongside configuring Custr, organisations should consider:

  • Who is responsible for responding to screening alerts

  • Which employees should have Safety Roll Call permissions

  • Who should receive Safety Concern alerts

  • What procedures should be followed during an Evacuation, Invacuation or Lockdown

  • How often those procedures should be practised

  • How completed drills and real events will be reviewed

Custr can then be configured to support those processes and provide staff with the information they need when it matters.

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