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April 2011
Hello again,
Last month I highlighted the issue of “what to do with the Security Industry Authority”?
I understand that the SIA CEO’s report has been submitted to the Home Office with a deadline date for implementation at end of 2015, which was shortened by the Home Office to end of 2013.
It is understood that contained within the report there is a recommendation for businesses as well as employees to be licensed and that it is anticipated that this will bring an additional 2500 businesses into Statutory Regulation. With those sorts of numbers being quoted it can only mean that Electronic Security Systems Companies are on the radar.
The electronic security industry has had 40 years of self imposed regulation by UKAS accredited inspectorate bodies and as such Designers, Installers, Maintainers and Monitoring personnel pose no threat to the public with regard their competence or their credentials as both aspects are independently inspected by the NSI or SSAIB.
As an industry we must insist that a small firm’s impact test is undertaken as part of the assessment for eligibility as the cost (ultimately) to the consumer will rise considerably for the installation of security systems. Which is a bit counter productive if the sales of such systems decline and as a result there is an increase insurance claims and police time.
We must resist at all costs any such move by the SIA to pull Security Systems into Statutory Regulation by representation through our trade associations and our local Members of Parliament.
The other burning issue for ARC’s currently is the emerging EN50518 Vs BS5979. It appears that in BSI GW1/11 the committee members have only committed to derogation from the new standard until all 3 parts and a date of withdrawal for conflicting National Standards are published. This seems to miss the point; BS5979 is not in direct conflict with the emerging EN standard, only in part. ARC’s do not need to reverse the 90% of BS5979 not covered by the EN, into an enabling document similar to PD6662.
If anyone wants to operate an Intruder and Hold Up centre build and operate to the EN, go outside that scope to include fire, CCTV or tracking then the National Standard applies – Simples!
Bye for now,
Steve
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