BS 4737
This is the British Standards that relates to the majority of residential
home security and commercial intruder alarms, burglar alarms and fire alarms.
It is currently being updated and will shortly be superseded by EN50131.
DD 243
A standard to reduce the number of false alarms, The alarm confirmation technology
is a requirement for all new monitored systems installed after 1st October
2001. Intruder alarms with an audible sounder must be fitted with a twenty-minute-cut-out
feature.
This standard was produced to reduce the number of false calls to the police
and to which the police will respond. It refers to all intruder alarm systems
that are installed with a communication system to an Alarm Receiving Centre.
The standard was published on 18 January 2002 and became effective on 1 July
2002. Intruder alarm systems should be designed to retain their functionality
as an intruder alarm and minimise the likelihood of false alarms.
This is code of practice that relates to monitored alarm systems and primarily
with regard to the requirements for police response. In short sequential confirmation
is required to ensure police response and the alarm system must have some
means of deactivation other that the standard 4 digit security code.
EN 50131
EN is the abbreviation for European Norm or Standard.
EN50131 is a collection of different standards designed to cover the design
and installation of all aspects of Intruder and Hold-Up Alarm Systems. EN50131-1
is the main document. This is the generic standard, upon which all of the
other component standards are based. The component standards give more detailed
specification on specific parts of the alarm system as shown below:
EN50131-1 Generic standard EN50131-2 Standard for detection devices
EN50131-3 Standard for control panels and peripherals EN50131-4 Standard
for warning devices, bells, sounders etc EN50131-5 Standard for interconnections,
wires, wireless links etc EN50131-6 Standard for power supplies
EN50131-7 Application guidelines, mainly for installers
However, not all of these standards are published. Currently only EN50131-1:
2004, a redraft of the generic standard, EN50131-6 and EN50131-7 are being
introduced. This means that there are some holes in the detail covered by
the standard. To get around this, the British Standards Institute has created
another document called PD6662.
BS EN ISO 9000:2000
The British Standards Institution (BSI) published the first edition of its
BS 5750 series of quality assurance standards in 1979. These were intended
for general use by any manufacturer. They enabled organizations to become
certified; allowing them to display a mark of registration issued by the body
that carried out the assessment.
In 1987 the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) based their
ISO 9000 family of standards on BS 5750. The ISO 9000 standards were adopted
by the European Community (now the European Union.) They were also adopted
in the UK and the series of standards is called BS EN ISO 9000.
The standards were identified as being suitable for organizations delivering
services as well as for those manufacturing products, however some adaptations
were needed. In 1994 they were revised to make them more user friendly for
service industries, and by the year 2000 a major revision was completed creating
the current standard series. ________________________________
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