Although this international standard applies to Intrusion and hold-up alarm systems, it’s also intended to apply to intruder alarm systems which include only intrusion detectors. It includes four security grades and four environmental classes.
The purpose of an intrusion and hold-up alarm systems standard is to enhance the security of the supervised premises. To maximise its effectiveness, states the BSI, the standard should be integrated with appropriate physical security devices and procedures. This is particularly important to higher grade systems.
This standard is intended to assist insurers, intruder alarm companies, customers and the police in achieving a complete and accurate specification of the supervision required in particular premises, but it does not specify the type of technology, the extent or degree of detection, nor does it necessarily cover all of the requirements for a particular installation.
Nature of premises and value of contents
All references to the requirements for intruder and hold-up alarm systems refer to basic minimum requirements. The designers of such installed should take into account the nature of the premises, the value of the contents, the degree of risk of intrusion, the threat to personnel and any other factors which may influence the choice of grade and content of a security solution.
Recommendations for design, planning, operation, installation and maintenance are given in Application Guidelines IEC62642-7 (under consideration).
This standard is not intended to be used for testing individual system components. Requirements for testing individual components are given in the relevant component standards. The security grades take into account the risk level which depends on the type of premises, the value of the contents and “the typical intruder or robber expected”.
Comments direct to the BSI are required by 31 October.
