Information for Applicants for the NSI NACOSS Gold and Systems

Silver Schemes
This document lists the British technical standards & other relevant Codes of
Practice required for the schemes
Mandatory Standards
BS 7858:2006+A2:2009 Code of Practice for security screening of personnel employed in a security
environment
BS 7671:2008 Requirement for electrical installations (IEE Wiring Regulations) 17th edition OR the
IEE On Site Guide

Intruder Alarm Systems - Mandatory Standards

PD 6662:2010* Scheme for the application of European Standards for intruder and hold-up alarm
systems
BS EN 50131-1:2006 + A1:2009 Alarm systems Intrusion and hold-up systems Part 1: System
requirements (supersedes prEN 50131-1:2004)
DD CLC/TS 50131-7:2008 (or 2010) Alarm systems Intrusion and hold-up Systems Part 7:
Application guidelines
BS EN 50136-1-1:1998 Alarm systems Alarm transmission systems and equipment
Part 1-1: General requirements for alarm transmission systems
BS 8243:2010 Installation and configuration of intruder and hold-up alarm systems designed to
generate confirmed alarm conditions Code of Practice
BS 8473:2006 + A1:2008 Intruder and hold-up alarm systems. Management of false alarms. Code of
Practice
*Note: The PD 6662 Scheme provides for intruder and hold-up systems with hard-wired and/or wirefree interconnections

Intruder Alarm Systems - Optional depending on the work undertaken

BS EN 50131-5-3:2005 + A1:2008 Alarms systems Intrusion systems. Part 5-3 Requirements for
interconnection equipment using radio frequency techniques
BS EN 50136-1-2:1998 Alarm systems Alarm transmission systems and equipment - Part 1-2:
Requirements for systems using dedicated alarm paths
BS 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 network
BS 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 network
BS 4737: Section 4.3:1988 Code of Practice for exterior alarm systems

CCTV Systems - Mandatory Standards

NSI Code of Practice NCP 104** for the design, installation and maintenance of CCTV systems and
BS EN 50132-7:1996 Alarm systems - CCTV surveillance systems for use in security applications
Part 7: Application guidelines

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Silver Schemes
BS8418 Detector Activated CCTV Systems Mandatory Standards
BS 8418:2010 Installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems - Code of
Practice and BS EN 50132-7:1996 Alarm systems CCTV surveillance systems for use in security
applications Part 7: Application guidelines

Access Control Systems Mandatory Standards

NSI Code of Practice NCP 109 for the design, installation and maintenance of access control
systems
NACOSS Gold Code of Practice NACP 30** or Systems Silver Code of Practice ICP 30**
Note: As an alternative of using NCP 109 or NACP 30** (NACOSS Gold scheme) or ICP 30**
(Systems Silver scheme), access control systems may be installed to comply with the following
European Standards BS EN 50133-1:1997 Alarm systems - Access control systems for use in security applications - Part
1: System requirements
BS EN 50133-7:1999 Alarms systems - Access control systems for use in security applications - Part
7: Application guidelines
**Note: NACP 30 and ICP 30 will be withdrawn from use on 31 August 2013.

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