BS 8473:2006 pdf free.Intruder and hold-upalarm systems-Management of false alarms – Code of practice.
BS 8473 This British Standard gives guidance on the management of intruderand hold-up alarm systems (I&HAS), and the management of alarm conditions when they occur in order to reduce the nuisance factor andwaste of resources in responding to false alarms.
This document applies to all remotely notified intruder andhold-up alarm systems and also applies to audible only intruderand hold-up alarm systems, except where otherwise stated.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the editioncited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 5979,Code of practice for remote centres veceiving signals fromsecurity systems
BS EN 50131-1:2006, Alarm systems – Intrusion systems -Part 1 : System requirements
PD 6662:2004,Scheme for the application of European Standardsfor intruder and hold-up alarm systems
DD 243:2004, Installation and configuration of intruder alarmsystems designed to generate confirmed alarm conditions – Code ofpractice
DD CLC/TS 50131-7,Alarm sgystems – Intrusion systems -Part 7: Application guidelines.
For the purposes of this British Standard, the terms and definitionsgiven in BS EN 50131-1, PD 6662 and the following apply.Each alarm company should appoint a person within the company whois responsible for the performance of intruder and hold-up alarm systems (I&HAS). The appointed person should have a right of directaccess to the Chief Executive/Managing Director and have sufficientexperience and authority within the company to achieve the objectivesof monitoring, analysing and reducing false alarms. In the case of asmall company, the Chief Executive/Managing Director may personallyundertake this role.
NOTE 1In this Code of Practice the appointed person is referred to as theSystems Performance Manager (SPM).
NOTE 2Depending upon the size and regional distribution of thecompany, it might be necessary to appoint vegional managers havingcorresponding responsibility for the performance of I&HASs withinparticular regions and reporting to the SPM.
Functional responsibilities for an SPM are given in 5.2.
Functions of systems performance managerThe SPM should ensure that the following tasks are carried outeffectively in the alarm company.
a) Monitoring of the standards of surveying and installation to ensure that.
1) industry standards and codes of practice are complied with;
2) system design proposals meet the requirements of the alarm company’s policies;
3)system design proposals do not result in systems which are likely to generate false alarms.BS 8473 pdf download.