A Simple Guide to Loss Prevention Standards

A Simple Guide to
Loss Prevention Standards

loss prevention standards table A

LPS

TITLE AND PURPOSE

1014

Certificated Fire Detection & Alarm System Firms Design, installation, commissioning and servicing of fire alarm systems Helps ensure systems

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1039

provide reliable early warning enabling early intervention and constraint of loss.
Alarm Receiving Centres Helps ensure reliable pre-vetting and confirmation of fire alarm activations, rapid response by fire brigades, while
minimising false alarm problems.
Quality Schedule for the Certification of Automatic Fire Sprinklers Helps ensure reliable and consistent components are used in sprinkler
systems (applicable to manufacturers only).
Automatic Sprinklers Helps ensure rapid and reliable control of fire and extinguishment for loss control.

1040

Requirements and Testing Procedures for Wet Alarm Valve Sets Helps ensure reliable operation of wet pipe sprinkler systems for loss control.

1041

Dry Pipe Valve Sets Helps ensure reliable operation of dry pipe sprinkler systems for loss control.

1045

Direct Reading Flow Meters Helps ensure reliable measurement of flow rates for system maintenance.

1048

Sprinkler System Contractors in the UK and Eire. Helps ensure reliable design, installation and maintenance of sprinkler installations so

1020
1036

constraining extent of loss.

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1054

Component Compatibility for Fire Detection and Alarm Systems Helps ensure that the components of fire detection and alarm systems will

1056

function together under all circumstances, providing reliable early fire brigade intervention to fires and to minimise false alarms.
Fire Doors, Lift Landing Doors and Shutters Helps to control extent of loss by maintaining compartmentation

1107

Passive Fire Protection Systems for Structural Steelwork Helps to preserve structural integrity.

1124

Active Fire Protection Systems (Intumescent) for Structural Steelwork Helps to preserve structural integrity.

1131

Automatic Sprinkler Installation Pump Sets Helps ensure reliable operation of automatic sprinkler systems for loss control.

1132

Wall and Floor Penetration and Linear Gap Seals Helps ensure that compartmentation is maintained when penetrated by services such as

pipes and cables.

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1158

Fire Resistant Glazing System Helps to control extent of loss by maintaining compartmentation.

1162

Fire Dampers Helps to control extent of loss by maintaining compartmentation.

1175

Burglary Resistance Building Components, Strongpoints and Security Enables the specification of whole buildings or individual elements

of buildings according to 6 levels of risk, ie 1,2 domestic, low value commercial; 3,4 higher value commercial including retail, utilities, banks; 5,6
high risk commercial including research facilities, key economic points. Although this standard was developed for doors, shutters, windows and other
building components, it can be applied to any barrier or enclosure designed to prevent unauthorised entry through the barrier by a person.
1181: Part 1 Built-up Cladding and Sandwich Panel Systems for Use as the External Envelope of Buildings Helps ensure that the cladding or panel
products do not contribute materially to fire growth.
1181: Part 2 Sandwich Panel Systems and Built-Up Cladding for use as Internal Constructions in Buildings Helps ensure that the wall and ceiling
lining products do not contribute materially to fire growth.
1181: Part 3 Factory produced room modules (PODS) and building system modules Helps ensure that room module products do not contribute materially
to fire growth.
1182
Fixed Fabric Smoke Curtains and Fixed Metal Smoke Curtains and Powered Smoke Curtains Helps to control of extent of loss by spread of
smoke and fire.
1183
Safe Storage Units Part 1: Safes and Strongrooms Enables specification of safes and strongrooms according to their resistance to determined
attempts to gain unauthorised access to their contents. Overnight cash and jewellery ratings can be determined according to grade achieved.
1185
Remote Monitored Gear Operated Butterfly Stop Valves Helps ensure reliability of the automatic sprinkler system.
1186
Check Valves Helps ensure reliable operation of automatic sprinkler systems.

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1194

Pipe Hangers Helps ensure reliability of the sprinkler system installation.

1195

Temporary Buildings for Use on Construction Sites Helps to control extent of loss - limit to hut itself.

1196

Exposed Surfaces Having Reaction to Fire Classifications of Class 0 and Class 1 Helps to control extent of loss by control of growth and

spread of fire.
1197

Companies undertaking the maintenance and repair of doorsets, shutters and active smoke/fire barriers. Control extent of loss by

maintaining compartmentation.
1204

Firms Engaged in the Design, Installation and Commissioning of Fire Fighting Systems Helps ensure installation of reliable fire fighting

1207

systems which may be relied on for underwriting purposes (computer rooms, switchrooms, process risks)
Protective Covering Materials Helps prevent fires during construction and refurbishment work

1208

Fire resistance of elements of construction used to provide compartmentation Helps ensure that materials and components used for

compartmentation have adequate fire resistance

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1214

Physical Protection Devices for Personal Computers and Similar Equipment Defines two categories of physical protection. Both categories

1215

demonstrate a devices ability to prevent determined attempts at unauthorised removal of the protected equipment using common tools for a three
minute period. Category 2 offers additional protection against entry to the container to remove high value components, i.e. chips.
Scaffold Cladding Materials Helps ensure that scaffold cladding materials will not propagate a fire.

1219

Requirements for Testing Pipe Couplings Helps ensure reliable and robust pipework system for automatic sprinkler systems.

1223

Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems for Catering Equipment Helps ensure rapid fire control to prevent growth and spread of fire beyond original

source (retail, commercial and industrial catering facilities such as fryers, grills, ovens, etc)
1224

Secure Database Registers Enables traceability of a marked item to its legal owner in a secure manner, aiding the processing of claims for large

losses (fire, flood etc.).

1225

Asset Marking Systems Enables overt marking of valuable items in a manner that resists attempted removal by burglars appropriate to their risk of

1228

being stolen. In doing so it deters theft and ensures traceability of the marked item via an LPS1224 approved database.
Burglary Resistance of Office Furniture - Lightweight Containers Provides graded rating (A to D) of resistance to forced entry into desks,
filing cabinet, lockers, etc, ensuring they provide suitable resistance to unauthorised access of confidential documents or assets, such as cameras.

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LPS

TITLE AND PURPOSE

1230

Fixed Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems Includes Halon replacements: chemical and inert agents, water mist - fire fighting effectiveness tests.

Helps ensure rapid fire control for business critical facilities.

Firms Installing or Applying Passive Fire Protection Products Helps ensure that passive fire protection products are properly installed and

1239

that compartmentation and structural protection is maintained.

Diesel Engines for Sprinkler Pump Sets Helps ensure reliable pumping capacity for automatic sprinkler systems.

1242

Cylinders for Locks Describes requirements and test methods for classifying general performance and security of cylinders and their original keys.

1251

It incorporates the requirements of EN1303 together with additional requirements addressing critical issues relating to the cylinders manual attack
resistance (to LPS1175) and key security (patenting of key profiles).
Passive Fire Protection Systems for LPG Cylinders Helps to limit involvement of LPG cylinders in a fire.

1254

Suction Tanks for Automatic Pumps Helps ensure reliable capacity and operation of automatic sprinkler systems for loss control.

1257

Radio Linked Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Equipment Helps to ensure the reliability of components using short range radio link communication

1258

Automatic Sprinkler Glass Bulbs with a Narrow Operating Temperature Band Helps ensure reliable operation of glass bulbs used in

sprinkler heads for automatic sprinkler systems.

1259

Fire Detection and Alarm Systems for Buildings - Alternative Specification for Control and Indicating Equipment for use in
Countries not Bound by CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations Helps ensure that the components of fire detection and alarm systems will function

1261

together under all circumstances, providing reliable early fire brigade intervention to fires and to minimise false alarms.
Plastic Pipes and Fittings for Sprinkler Systems Helps ensure reliable operation of automatic sprinkler systems for loss control in lower-risk
applications.
Flexible Hoses for Sprinkler Systems Helps ensure reliable operation of automatic sprinkler systems for loss control.

1262

Installers of physical security devices. Helps ensure that firms employed to install and maintain physical security devices are competent and

1260

Fire Performance of Kitchen Extract Systems Helps to control of growth of fire in kitchen extract and duct systems.

1265

Carbon Monoxide Fire Detectors Using Electrochemical Cells Helps ensure that the components of fire detection and alarm systems will

1268
1270
1271
1276
1277

function together under all circumstances, providing reliable early fire brigade intervention to fires and to minimise false alarms.
Hotel Bedroom Doorsets Helps ensure the specification of doorsets that offer desirable levels of performance for use in multiple occupancy
applications such as hotels, halls of residence and sheltered accommodation.
Burglary Resistance of Security Glazing and Glazing Films Enables specifiers to select glazing films and/or security glass that offer resistance
to manual attack equivalent to the offered by the building products in which that glass may be used.
Companies installing fire and security doorsets and shutters, and smoke barriers Control extent of loss by maintaining
compartmentation.
Above Ground Suction Tanks for Sprinkler Systems Helps ensure reliable operation of above ground suction tanks for automatic pumps for
use in automatic sprinkler systems.
Alarm Transmission Systems and Equipment Helps ensure that the components of the alarm terminal unit will successfully transmit alarms to the
Alarm Receiving Centre.

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1280

Duct Smoke Detectors Using Point Smoke Detectors Helps ensure reliability of the component to detect smoke in ventilation ducts.

1301

Sprinkler Installers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for Residential and Domestic Sprinkler Systems Helps ensure reliable

1501
1581

External Thermal Insulated cladding systems with rendered finishes (ETICS) or Rain Screen Cladding systems (RSC) applied to the
face of a building Helps ensure that cladding products do not contribute materially to fire growth.

1602

Intruder Alarm Movement Detectors Helps ensure that the detector will give early notification of intruders.

1603

Intruder Alarm Control and Indicating Equipment Helps ensure that the reliability of the control and indicating equipment.

2000

Date Dependent Fire Detection and Alarm Equipment Helps avoid functional failures due to date system design.

2020

Innovative Building Systems, Elements & Components for Residential Buildings Helps ensure that building systems perform adequately to

insured perils such as fire, flood, theft etc.

2021

Companies installing Innovative Systems for Residential Buildings certificated to LPS 2020Helps ensure that LPS 2020 certificated

systems are installed correctly.

2023

Innovative Methods of Residential building - enhanced fire performance Intended to be utilised where residential buildings are at high risk

to fire spread or growth.

2025

Innovative Methods of Residential building - security performance Intended to cover the security performance of entry/egress into/from

residential buildings.

Key

3 F
3 S

Fire
Security
3 C Construction
3 E Environment/energy

Point Multisensor Fire Detectors using Optical or Ionization Smoke Sensors and Electrochemical Cell CO Sensors and, optionally,
Heat Sensors Helps ensure adequate sensibility and reliability of point multisensor fire detectors for use in commercial and industrial premises.

1500

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design, installation and maintenance of sprinkler systems for residential and domestic premises.
Companies installing fire resistant compartment wall systems in buildings Helps ensure reliableinstallation of fire resisting compartment
wallsystems.
Fire test and performance requirements for Innovative Methods of Building Construction Helps to ensure that theModern Methods of
Construction used do not contribute materially to fire growth.

reliable.
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facilities.

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loss prevention standards table B

Component/System

Loss Prevention Standard which may be applicable

Asset

1224, 1225

Cavities/voids

1014, 1048, 1132, 1231, 1301

Compartmentation

1175, 1181, 1208, 1231, 1500

Computer Protection

1175, 1214, 1224, 1225

Doors

1056, 1175, 1197, 1242, 1262, 1268 (hotels), 1270, 1271

External cladding

1175, 1581, 1231

Fences/gates

1175, 1262

Fire & Smoke barriers

1182, 1271

Fire Dampers

1162

Fire Detection

1014, 1020, 1054, 1257, 1259, 1265, 1277, 1279, 1280, 2000

Fire Suppression

1039, 1041, 1045, 1048, 1131, 1185, 1186, 1194, 1204, 1219, 1223, 1230, 1239, 1254, 1258, 1260, 1261, 1263, 1276, 1301

Floors

1132, 1175, 1231

Intruder Detection

1277, 1202, 1602, 1603, 2000

Locks

1242

Modern Methods of Construction

1175, 1181, 1501, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025

Protective coverings

1207, 1231

Roofs

1175, 1181, 1231

Safes

1183

Security Grilles/Shutters

1175, 1242, 1262

Scaffolding

1215, 1231

Secure Office Furniture

1228

Steelwork

1107, 1124, 1231

Strong Rooms

1183

Walls

1132, 1175, 1181, 1231, 1500

Windows

1158, 1175, 1242, 1262, 1270

Other Schemes We also offer the following schemes which are not covered by Loss Prevention Standards:- ISO 9001
Environmental Profiles BREC schemes

Title ISO 14001 OHSAS

A Simple Guide to Loss Prevention Standards

Introduction

Design and Management Guidance

This guide introduces current Loss Prevention Standards (LPS) and their
associated approval schemes. These technical standards have been
developed to help provide insurers, clients, designers, specifiers, risk managers
and developers with reliable products and services that meet and continue
to meet their requirements. This guide should be used in conjunction with the
LPCB List of Approved Fire and Security Products and Services
(the Red Book).

The desired performance benefits from using products and services

approved to Loss Prevention Standards will only be obtained if they
are used in accordance with best practice design and management
guidance. This includes various codes of practice such as the LPC Rules
for Automatic Sprinkler Installations (the LPC Sprinkler Rules) available
from www.brebookshop.com.

An up-to-date listing is available on our web site (www.redbooklive.com)

and is also provided free as a handy book or on CD ROM (please contact
enquiries@brecertification.co.uk or telephone +44 (0)1923 664100 for
copies). Copies of the LPS standards are also freely available from our web
site (www.redbooklive.com).

Which Loss Prevention Standards do I need

to protect my risk?

This Guide lists and describes the standards in numerical order (Table A) but
for ease of reference standards relevant to particular component/areas are
also listed (Table B).

Table B lists components and systems together with relevant

standards.

Why Loss Prevention Standards are Produced

Loss Prevention Standards are produced to help ensure that a product or
service meets the needs of users or where a new unproven technology is
introduced. Usually a team of experts is formed to research and draft a
standard which is then reviewed, assessed and endorsed by stakeholders
representing the major interest groups. These standards are always open
to revision and suggestions for improvement are always welcomed. Loss
Prevention Standards are costly for us to produce and maintain and do not
contain all the information needed for other bodies to use for testing and
certification purposes. We are however keen to train, audit and licence other
organisations who have the requisite capabilities to test and certify against
Loss Prevention Standards.

Table A lists all current Loss Prevention Standards, their scope and
common applications.

Current Issues of LPSs

To ensure quality, to enable continuous improvement of the
standard and assessment process and to avoid misuse of our
standards, we list all approved products, services and licensees on
Redbooklive.com. Unless the product, service or company is listed
on Redbooklive.com any claims of certification to a Loss Prevention
Standard are false and it is unlikely that specifiers will get the
performance they expect.
We are constantly reviewing and updating the series of Loss
Prevention Standards so please check that you have the most up
to date issue by checking our website (www.RedBookLive.com). As
stated earlier, the LPSs are constantly under review and you should
check www.RedBookLive.com for the most up to date issues.

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