The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is seeking standard change proposals. In 2007, the ESA received approval for its first standard, ANSI/ESA SRSS-01-2007, for remote supervising station. This standard, developed by ESA, provided a guide for the monitoring of fire alarm systems at a remote station as identified in NFPA 72.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requires that all approved guidelines undergo periodic review. ESA’s remote supervising station standard began that review process on August 1 of this year. The first step in this process is the solicitation of proposals from industry stakeholders for proposed changes, additions or modifications to the existing standard. During a two-month period, concluding at 5:00 pm CDT on Sept. 30, 2011, ESA will be accepting these proposed changes to the standard.