Technical Standards & Codes of Practice

NSI NACOSS Gold and Systems Silver Scheme StandardsThis document lists technical Standards and Codes of Practice that a NACOSSGold or Systems Silver approved company (or applicant) is required to hold (orhave immediate access to)Note: This document does not list all the Standards and Codes of Practice thatmust be complied with in order to meet the rules of the NACOSS Gold andSystems Silver approval schemes (for example see PD 6662)Mandatory to holdBS 7858:2012 Code of Practice for security screening of personnel employed in a securityenvironmentBS 7671:2008 Requirement for electrical installations (IET Wiring Regulations) – 17th edition OR theIET On Site GuideIntruder and Hold-up Alarm Systems - Mandatory to holdPD 6662:2010* Scheme for the application of European standards for intrusion and hold-up alarmsystemsBS EN 50131-1:2006 + A1:2009 Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 1: SystemrequirementsDD CLC/TS 50131-7:2008 (or 2010) Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 7:Application guidelinesBS EN 50136-1-1:1998 + A2:2008 Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment –Part 1-1: General requirements for alarm transmission systemsBS 8243:2010 Installation and configuration of intruder and hold-up alarm systems designed togenerate confirmed alarm conditions – Code of PracticeBS 8473:2006 + A1:2008 Intruder and hold-up alarm systems. Management of false alarms. Code ofPracticeDD 263:2010 – Intruder and hold-up alarm systems – Commissioning, maintenance and remotesupport – Code of practice*Note: The PD 6662 Scheme provides for intruder and hold-up systems with hard-wired and/or wirefreeinterconnectionsIntruder and Hold-up Alarm Systems - Optional to hold depending on the workundertakenBS EN 50131-5-3:2005 + A1:2008 Alarm systems – Intrusion systems - Part 5-3: Requirements forinterconnections equipment using radio frequency techniquesBS EN 50131-8:2009 Alarm systems – Intrusion and hold-up systems – Part 8: Security fogdevice/systemsBS EN 50136-1-2:1998 Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment - Part 1-2:Requirements for systems using dedicated alarm pathsBS EN 50136-1-3:1998 Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment - Part 1-3:Requirements for systems with digital communicators using the public switched telephone networkBS EN 50136-1-4:1998 Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment – Part 1-4:Requirements for systems with voice communicators using the public switched telephone networkBS EN 50136-1-5:2008 Alarm systems – Alarm transmission systems and equipment – Part 1-5:Requirements for Packet Switched Network PSNBS 4737: Section 4.3:1988 Code of Practice for exterior alarm systemsNSI, Sentinel House, 5 Reform Road Berkshire SL6 8BY www.nsi.org.ukNSF 700.1 Page 1 of 2 August 2013

NSI NACOSS Gold and Systems Silver Scheme StandardsCCTV Systems - Mandatory to holdNSI Code of Practice NCP 104** for the design, installation and maintenance of CCTV systemsBS EN 50132-7:1996 Alarm systems - CCTV surveillance systems for use in security applications –Part 7: Application guidelinesHome Office Surveillance Camera Code of Practice – June 2013 (available from www.gov.uk)Home Office CCTV Operational Requirements Manual – 2009 (available from various websites).Information Commissioner’s Office CCTV Code of Practice – 2008 (available from www.ico.gov.uk)BS8418 Detector Activated CCTV Systems – Optional to hold depending on the workundertakenBS 8418:2010 Installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems - Code ofpracticeBS 7958:2009 Closed circuit television (CCTV) – Management and operation – Code of practiceBS 8495:2007 Code of practice for digital CCTV recording systems for the purpose of imageexport to be used as evidenceAccess Control Systems – Mandatory to holdNSI Code of Practice NCP 109 for the design, installation and maintenance of access controlsystemsAccess Control Systems – Optional to hold depending on the work undertakenBS EN 50133-1:1997 Alarm systems - Access control systems for use in security applications - Part1: System requirementsBS EN 50133-7:1999 Alarms systems - Access control systems for use in security applications - Part7: Application guidelinesScaffolding Alarm Systems – Optional to hold depending on the work undertakenNSI Code of Practice NCP 115 for the design, installation and maintenance of scaffolding alarmsystemsPurchasing BSI StandardsNSI can provide British Standards at a discount compared with British Standards Institution (BSI)non-member prices (discount may be subject to change without notice). Companies wishing topurchase paper copies of these Standards should email, write or telephone 01628 637512, Fax:01628 773367, Email nsi@nsi.org.ukIn addition NSI is able to offer an electronic British Standards subscription service in conjunction withthe BSI. This service is available to NSI approved companies and companies who we havedetermined as applicants. The Standards accessible via this NSI service relate to NSI approvalschemes only (i.e. not the full library of British Standards) and are offered at a preferential rate. Tosubscribe and obtain further details, go to the 'Information Centre' on the home page of the NSIwebsite then click on the sub menu - Standards on Subscription For queries, please contact the NSIsales team on 01628 764838 or sales@nsi.org.uk.]Obtaining NSI Codes of PracticeNSI Codes of Practice are available for download free of charge from the approved company area ofthe NSI website. If you do not yet have access to the approved area please complete an order formand send to NSI at nsi@nsi.org.uk or Fax: 01628 773367. We will then email electronic copies toyou. There is a small charge for paper copies.NSI, Sentinel House, 5 Reform Road Berkshire SL6 8BY www.nsi.org.ukNSF 700.1 Page 2 of 2 August 2013