Sync Rapid compliance status with Gallagher access control for seamless access management 

Organisations of all sizes need reliable access control systems to ensure workplace safety. These systems protect both physical assets and individuals, while safeguarding sensitive information by controlling who can access specific areas and when. 

Recent technological advancements offer many upgrade options, but choosing the right system can be overwhelming. That’s where we come in: our suite includes a range of integrations to meet diverse needs. 

For highly secure sites, Rapid Aware biometrics can be used to identify and compliance-check individuals and vehicles at specific entry points. For those not ready or able to make that change, an integration with Gallagher offers a powerful alternative. Gallagher is a leading supplier of integrated access control and security systems, with a similar mission as Rapid, which is to empower businesses to streamline their workforce risk, safety, and compliance management processes. 

How does the Rapid & Gallagher integration work?

Gallagher’s flagship product is the Gallagher Command Centre, which is an integrated security management platform that offers a centralised view and control over security operations.  

Rapid’s integration with Gallagher Command Centre leverages Rapid’s robust compliance checking processes to ensure only compliant workers can access site via Gallagher’s access control. Gallagher, in turn, allows for granular access policies to be configured onsite, so different controls can be applied to different areas across the board or on a schedule. 

Compliance checks can incorporate documents and courses from both the worker record as well as the Contractor Company. Alternatively, Gallagher can check against the worker’s overall compliance status, which includes that of the Contractor Company. 

Mapped Competencies Mode

Documents or courses in Rapid Induct and/or Rapid Contractor Management are mapped to competencies in Gallagher. If any of these mapped competencies are expired or not verified in Rapid, they will be marked inactive in Gallagher. The worker will consequently have access to site revoked.  

Conversely, when all mapped competencies are valid and verified, this will be synched from Rapid to Gallagher, allowing the worker to access site.

Site Compliance Mode

In Rapid Induct, workers are deemed Compliant if they meet the specified trainee requirements (documents and induction courses) for the specific Site. Similarly, Rapid Contractor Management determines Contractor compliant statuses based on certain documents for the relevant Site. With this setup, there is one Competency defined in Gallagher which is mapped to a worker’s overall compliance status. This can check either the worker’s status, or both the worker’s status and their Contracting Company’s status. 

Gallagher then uses this overall compliance status to determine whether the worker can access the site. To check what is preventing a worker from accessing site, the worker’s record details can be reviewed directly in the Rapid system to see what has expired, is unverified, or is missing. 

What’s the benefit of this Integration? 

This integration will reduce the time spent by businesses using Gallagher to manually administer visitor/employee permissions in Command Centre. 

The integration allows Rapid and Gallagher users to: 

• Automate the process of creating and updating cardholders in Command Centre, to reduce double handling of administrative tasks.
• Link personnel types in Rapid to different Access Groups in Gallagher Command Centre, to provide flexibility and enhanced control over cardholder access.
• Most importantly, by programmatically combining Rapid’s compliance checks with Gallagher’s granular access control, organizations can ensure that only fully compliant workers can access specific areas, significantly reducing security risks. 

This integration allows your busy worksite to operate efficiently knowing that policies and processes are being programmatically enforced, including logs and audit trails for easier audit and troubleshooting. 

Want to learn more about the Rapid and Gallagher integration? 

It’s easier than ever to streamline, secure and automate your access control and compliance management with Rapid & Gallagher.

If you are interested in learning how this integration can enhance your workflow, talk to our team.