Safety-rated hardware
Breakaway Lanyards
A breakaway lanyard has a plastic connector at the back of the neck that pops open under pressure, so the strap releases instead of choking the wearer or dragging them into moving equipment. Encore's breakaway safety lanyard runs from $1.37 a piece at 100 units down to $1.03 at 2,500, full-color dye-sublimation printing included.
The full price ladder is $1.37 at 100 pieces, $1.23 at 250, $1.16 at 500, $1.10 at 1,000, and $1.03 at 2,500. Schools, healthcare facilities, and warehouses are the most common buyers, since all three have staff working around machinery, patients, or students where a strap that doesn't release is a real hazard.
Where breakaway lanyards matter most
Schools use breakaway lanyards for staff and visitor badges because a strap that catches on a door handle or playground equipment around children is a known hazard. Healthcare facilities rely on them near patients, wheelchairs, and medical equipment for the same reason, and warehouses order them for staff working around conveyor belts, forklifts, and other machinery where a snagged lanyard can pull someone off balance. Any workplace that requires visible ID badges around moving parts or crowds is a candidate for the breakaway connector.
What's included in the price
At 100 pieces the breakaway safety lanyard costs $1.37 each; at 250 it's $1.23; at 500 it's $1.16; at 1,000 it's $1.10; and at 2,500 it's $1.03. Full-color dye-sublimation printing on both sides of the strap is included at every one of those quantities, along with the breakaway connector hardware, at no separate charge. A one-time art setup fee of $31.25 applies per design.
How ordering works
Pick the breakaway style, run your quantity through the on-page price estimator, and click "Add to quote." A real person confirms your logo and colors and follows up with a final quote; most orders quote from 100 pieces.
How the safety release works
A breakaway lanyard uses two interlocking plastic tabs at the back of the neck instead of a single continuous strap. Under normal wear the tabs stay clipped together and the lanyard behaves like any other. Apply real pulling force, a badge caught in a door, a machine, or a curious toddler, and the tabs pop apart cleanly, so the strap comes free instead of tightening around the neck or dragging the wearer toward whatever snagged it. Reattaching afterward takes a second: press the tabs back together and the lanyard is back in service, no repair or replacement needed. Workplace safety policies in healthcare, schools, and warehouses commonly specify this feature for badges precisely because staff in those settings work near moving equipment, patients, or crowds of children where a strap that does not release is a real hazard rather than a hypothetical one.