Various Uses of Lanyards

Lanyards from the past have been used to hold some or other item for a person for whom that item can be of extreme importance. It can be a simple instrument such as a key or a space-age digital device to a simplest of instruments such as a whistle. In today's world, in big Multi-national companies to keep a check on its employees or visitors Identity cards or Passes are issued. Such passes are generally attached to a lanyard. Even for Promotional events Lanyards Printed with companies' logos are in use. In such a way the company and its brand name is also advertised on a large-scale.
Lanyards are also used in industries where heavy-duty machineries are fitted with dead man's switch or a kill switch has a lanyard so if incase some mishaps occurs with the operator the lanyard is pulled out thus switching off the heavy-duty machines and thus avoiding further accidents. In such cases Lanyard is wore on the wrist. Deep sea divers also practice wearing Lanyards so that the small instruments that they carry can be accessed very easily whenever needed as also swimmers use neck lanyards to keep their valuables. This helps them to keep the valuables with them even when they are swimming. Even in the game of geocaching - where in a small container the trinkets are hidden. The container which is generally small in size has also lanyard attached to it so that it can be handled properly.
Now days the digital devices which are lightweight and are small have a built in notch where a lanyard can be attached to make the handling easy. In such cases a cow hitch can be used to tie the lanyard to the digital devices, which also in turn helps to affix the digital device and the lanyard firmly.