British standards in CCTV installation -

British standards in CCTV installation

The new BS standards came into effect in July 2011, according to this standard CCTV installers should comply with the following code of practices.

Any CCTV remote monitoring system should be installed with components meeting new BS standards. You should refer to the equipment supplier for reference and details about their equipment’s.
Installers and customers should agree on a proposed CCTV system in accordance with BS standard sub clause 4.1 and this should be documented and acknowledge by both parties.
New provisions are given for wireless CCTV video transmission in sub clause 4.2.4 – we shall discuss about this in “CCTV wireless” article.
Two data transmission path need to provided, an extra cable should be run parallel with live cable.
Digital recorder should meet BS standard BS 8495, if the video footages are going to be used as evidence. This is not similar to CE mark.
When main power is disconnected, an uninterrupted power supply should be provided and it should last for at least 4 hours. If the system is using a standby generators, than UPS should provide power for at least 30 minutes.
Power supplies for detectors needs to monitor on a regular basis and any faults should be reported to ARC or monitoring premises.
Commissioning the system need to compliance with new BS standard and checklist provided in BS standard.
Owner or user should acknowledge in writing for user training, user manuals and any RF devices (fobs, tags, PIN).

BS 7671 – Requirements for electrical wiring
BS 5979 – remote centre receiving signals
BS 7858 – Security screening for individual employed in security environment
BS 8495 – Digital CCTV recording systems for the purpose of image export to be used as evidence should follow the code of practice
BS 50132-7 – CCTV system and alarm system used security application.