Intruder Alarms - Legislation and Standards
GB Security Group installs intruder alarms that conform to the requirements of the Police and insurance companies
GB Security Group is accredited through the National Security Inspectorate as a NACOSS Gold intruder alarm installer, ensuring the compliance of all our alarm systems to industry standards.
The heavy regulations placed on the intruder alarm industry, ensures the highest levels of quality and reliability as well as giving customers confidence in a fully compliant alarm system which is accepted by insurance companies. By installing a fully compliant intruder alarm system, insurance companies may offer a reduction in premiums and authorities can offer police response.
- National Security Inspectorate (NSI) NACOSS Gold - This ensures the highest level of compliance with NSI guidance. Accredited companies, like GBSG, are audited to guarantee that the installations of security systems are to industry standards. It also ensures that the company is fully supported by an ISO 9001 management system to guarantee the undertaking of key procedures such as staff training, false alarm management, customer satisfaction and complaint procedures.
- Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) policy – The ACPO is about the requirements of police forces regarding the methods in which systems are policed.
- British Security Industry Association (BSIA) – The BSIA is an industry body who influence and develop standards and procedures through input from manufacturers, installers, ACPO, insurers and alarm receiving centres.
Industry Standards
GBSG will work within the industry standards to produce an effective system. Intruder alarms are installed to comply with PD6662 – the UK’s interpretation of European Standard EN50131.
Within the EN50131 standard, equipment and systems conform to the following security grades:
- Grade 1 – low level security products sourced from DIY outlets (not recognised by insurers)
- Grade 2 - medium risk, normally domestic & small commercial
- Grade 3 - high risk commercial e.g. high value retail / jewellers
- Grade 4 - very high risk e.g. banks
A requirement with any survey is to carry out a security risk assessment which addresses the use of the property, the value of the contents, physical security, nature of occupancy, history of break-ins and required response to proposed systems.
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