BS 8484:2009 pdf free.Code of practice for the provision of lone worker device (LWD) services.
BS 8484 This British Standard gives recommendations for the provision of lone worker device (LWD) services. The standard is applicable to suppliers of LWD services, either for their own operations or to customers. It gives the principles and operational procedures to be implemented by an ARC so that controllers can verify activation messages received from LWDs and assist response services when reacting to requests for assistance from lone workers.
This standard is also intended to minimize the number of false alarms received by response services.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
B5 5979:2007, Remote centres receiving signals from fire and security systems – Code of practice.
For the purposes of this British Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
accurate position location, typically to within ten metres of the LWD, in the horizontal and vertical plane.
NOTE This might be obtained by using in formation contained within a pre-activation message, or from cross-referencing position information, mapping andlor other location data.
activation operation of an LWD resulting in the generation of an activation message.
activation message information transmitted by an LWD to an ARC requesting assistance.
alarm call information communicated from an ARC to a relevant response service relating to a verified alarm.
The supplier should possess saclearly defined management structure showing control and accountability at each level of operation.The supplier should operate a complaints management system.
Details of the ownership of the supplier should be established and the principals’ curricula vitae made available. Any unspent criminal convictions or undischarged bankruptcy of a principal should be disclosed on request.
NOTE 1 A principal is an owner, partner, board director or other top executive in the private sector, or an executive officer in the public sector or a not-for-profit organization.
NOTE2 Attention is drawn to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [2], whose provisions govern such disclosure.BS 8484 pdf download.