Monitored Intruder and Panic Attack Alarms

 

Legislation and Standards

Below is a review of the latest legislation and industry standards that affect the design, installation, operation and maintenance of intruder and panic attack alarms

en standards pd6662 and en50131

PD6662 and EN50131 apply to Intruder & Panic Attack (Hold-Up) Alarm Systems, replacing BS4737, BS7042 & BS6799 from 1st October 2005. This affects how intruder and panic attack alarm systems are designed, installed, operated and maintained. 
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acpo policy

This policy relates to Police response to monitored intruder and personal attack alarms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The policy imposes response levels and false alarm thresholds to reduce the number of false alarms that the Police attend.
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Acpo (scotland) policy

This policy relates to Police response to monitored intruder and personal attack alarms in Scotland. The policy imposes response levels and false alarm thresholds to reduce the number of false alarms that the Police attend.
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alarm confirmation technology dd243

DD243 is not a British Standard, but supplements PD6662 and EN50131 by requiring all new intruder alarms to incorporate 'alarm confirmation technology'. 
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