Simple lanyards made of braided fabric with a clip attached to the bound are used frequently in retail and game situations for holding name badges. The ideal arrangement is to attach a plastic pouch with at least separate clear lateral to the lanyard, with the person's denomination badge facing the front and occasionally dwarf items such as work cards, pens or tools stashed behind the badge for easy access. Such lanyards can also be not new as keychains, particularly in situations where keys can easily be lost for lack of storage, such as gyms, public pools and communal showers.

• Lanyards are unusually attached to dead man's switches or "kill switches" on dangerous machinery, such as large industrial cutting/slicing machines, and also on vehicles, such as jet-skis or trains, so that if the operator suddenly becomes incapacitated, their fall will row on the lanyard attached to their wrist, which will then pull the switch to immediately stop the machine Lanyards or vehicle.