DFW SIDA TRAINING
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) (Layers of Security) - ANSWERS-Access
points include security gates located on the perimeter and doors located in the
terminals. Remember, employees may have different levels of security access
according to their job function. Employees who have not been granted access
should not be in the area without an authorized escort.
EXCEPTIONS to the SIDA ID badge display rules - ANSWERS-* First, airports
generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as
long as they display proper Federal ID
* Second, 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.
* Third, 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-Employee/Contractor ID badge -
Allow 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-Non-SIDA -
Allow 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-SIDA -
Allow 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.
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) (Layers of Security) - ANSWERS-Access
points include security gates located on the perimeter and doors located in the
terminals. Remember, employees may have different levels of security access
according to their job function. Employees who have not been granted access
should not be in the area without an authorized escort.
EXCEPTIONS to the SIDA ID badge display rules - ANSWERS-* First, airports
generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as
long as they display proper Federal ID
* Second, 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.
* Third, 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-Employee/Contractor ID badge -
Allow 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-Non-SIDA -
Allow 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 (ID badge) - ANSWERS-SIDA -
Allow 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.
