Site Security Badging Office

Individuals must have completed the registration process and their required trainings before qualifying for a badge.    If any of these requirements has not been satisfied, please see the buttons at the top of the page to be redirected.  Once the above requirements have been satisfied, please schedule a badging appointment at the link below:

 Book a Badging Appointment

Please bring a valid, government-issued photo ID to your appointment.  When you come for your appointment, you will report to:

SSC, Building 28 Lobby / 628 Hofstadter Rd. Newport News, VA 23606

Anyone issued a Jefferson Lab Photo ID Badge or a DOE PIV credential must display their badge so it is visible to others while onsite.  Exceptions to the policy include when doing so poses an undue safety risk when performing work.  Click here for the display and use requirements.

Guests onsite for 5 days or less are considered "Visitors" and do not qualify to receive a Jefferson Lab Photo ID badge.  Instead, Visitors will receive a temporary visitor badge that is printed out at one of the Welcome Desks upon check in.  A Visitor onsite will need to be escorted by a qualified Jefferson Lab employee, who will be identified upon sign in. The Welcome Desks are located in the lobbies of CEBAF Center and SSC.  Please be advised that most Visitors need to submit registrations.  To find out if a registration is required of you, please see the "Registration" button at the top of this page.

Conference badges are issued on a case by case basis, and are different from Jefferson Lab Photo ID badges.  These badges are for identification purposes only, and have limited site access.  Badging needs for each conference will be determined per communicated on the conference's informational site.

A one-day temporary badge may be issued from the Accelerator Guard Shack (Building 52) to any valid Jefferson Lab Photo ID badge holder onsite who may have forgotten their badge.  The temporary badge must be returned to the Guard Shack, within 24 hours, and before an individual's original JLab Photo ID badge can be returned to an active status.

If you have lost your badge, please report to fso@jlab.org.  After the badge has been reported lost, fso@jlab.org will arrange an appointment to replace the lost badge.

My badge isn't working, do I need a new one?

Usually, a defective badge is due to the information linked to the badge, rather than the physical badge malfunctioning itself.  Most badging issues can be resolved remotely by inquiring to fso@jlab.org.  Make sure to check that your trainings are current; you can check your minimum required trainings for badge access here.

I need to return my badge, where do I go?

Badges can be returned to SSC (28) Lobby.  There is black box on the brick column next to the front desk labeled "RETURN BADGES ONLY HERE."  Badges can be placed into the return box, or directly given to Badging Office staff or a Security Officer.

My physical badge or badge accessories are broken, how can I get replacements?

Please send an email to fso@jlab.org to request a replacement badge.  Badges that are faded, cracked, or damage, regardless if properly functioning, shall be replaced.  If you have broken badging accessories, please stop into SSC (28) Lobby for replacements.  We have lanyards, badge protectors, badge reels, and information cards. 

**The Jefferson Lab Badging Office is by appointment only.  Please email fso@jlab.org with any inquiries so we can best assist or schedule an appointment