EN 50518-1 - CEI

Recepita come CEI EN 50518-1:2011-07
EN 50518-1:2010 – 4 –
Introduction
This European Standard applies to Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centres (MARC) that monitor and/or
receive and/or process signals that require an emergency response.
In all existing EN 50131 series accomplished under CLC/TC 79, Alarm systems, the abbreviation ARC is
used. To avo id confusion and to a chieve consistency in terminol ogy the ab breviation ARC will be used
throughout this European Standard, where MARC is equivalent for ARC.
The fun ction of receivin g, pro cessing and initia ting re sponse action s by (huma n) int ervention for
information provided by al arm systems is not limit ed to only those signals as g enerated by Intrude r and
Hold-up Al arm Systems (I&HAS). The whol e serie s of sta ndards u nder CL C/TC 79, Alarm sy stems,
encompasses CCTV surveillance systems (EN 50132), social alarm systems (EN 50134), access control
systems (E N 50133) an d audio and video do or entry systems. All menti oned system s can sen d
information, inclu ding ala rms, to one or more remo te location s for furthe r proce ssing, evaluation an d
(human) intervention.
All alarm info rmation g enerated by oth er sy stems e .g. fire detect ion and fire alarm system s, (vehicle)
tracking and tracing systems, guarding or telecommunication network supervision is regularly transmitted
to one or more remote locations for further processing, evaluation and (human) intervention.
In all above circumstances external and internal criminal action, emergency situations and/or calamities
can jeopardize the safety and security of human beings and or properties. The central locations where the
receiving, proce ssing an d initiation of (huma n) intervention take pla ce should co mply with the
requirements of this European Standard.