Standards, Regulations & Legislation - Articles - Page 49

Golf Tournament Raises Funds, Awareness for AIREF

April 10, 2014

The 11th annual Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) Golf Classic, held just outside Las Vegas, may have taken place on April Fool’s Day, but with 111 industry professionals playing golf to raise money for an important cause, fools were in short supply.

ONVIF Opens Doors With Profile C, New Membership Level

March 18, 2014

ONVIF announced the final release of Profile C, which extends the functionality of ONVIF’s global interface specification to the access control arena, as well as a new membership level, both aimed at increasing participation in the global standardization initiative for IP-based security products.

Illinois Bill Allowing Fire Departments to Enter Monitoring Business Moves to Executive Committee

Maggie Shein

March 13, 2014

On February 14, 2014 as SDM previously reported, Illinois Representative Timothy L. Schmitz (R) introduced House Bill 5683 (HB5683), an amendment to the Fire Protection District Act to allow the adoption of ordinances regulating the supervision and monitoring of fire alarm systems maintained within a district.

Louisiana Approves Certified Fire Alarm Designer for Licensing Requirements

March 4, 2014

Louisiana is the latest state to approve the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) newest fire certification, Certified Fire Alarm Designer — Level III (CFAD), as an acceptable form of education to meet the requirements for fire alarm contractors in the state.

Central Station Monitoring Standards

Underwriters Laboratories explains why UL 1981 and UL 827, standards that cover central station facilities and services, are being updated to reflect the times.

Pete Tallman

January 23, 2014

UL’s relationship with the alarm industry spans more than 90 years. At the outset, Underwriters Laboratories was asked by both the alarm and insurance industries to develop a means for defining alarm services and uniform performance of equipment.

Driving membership value is top priority for CSAA President Jay Hauhn.

New CSAA President Jay Hauhn

January 23, 2014

I have been involved with the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) for approximately seven years and am honored to be named president. The CSAA has a proud history of representing its membership on a wide range of issues that impact the monitoring industry.

Four IC Realtime Cameras Receive UL Listing

December 3, 2013

IC Realtime, Pompano Beach, Fla., announced that four of its ELITE Series surveillance cameras have achieved ULR listing by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. under the UL-60950 standard for Information Technology Equipment.

ESA’s New Advanced Fire Certification Approved for Licensing in Iowa

October 24, 2013

The Iowa State Fire Marshal recently approved the Certified Fire Alarm Designer (CFAD) designation from the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA)National Training School (NTS) as an acceptable form of training for applicants seeking Fire Alarm System Contractor licensing in the state of Iowa.

PSIA Announces New Physical-Logical Access Interoperability Working Group

ASIS 2013 NEWS

September 24, 2013

This group will develop a specification to unify logical and physical identities so that security industry manufacturers, integrators and end users can develop cost-effective, easily administered solutions that span the physical and logical security domains.