KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
mGH COM11ISSION FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY

SECURITY DIRECTIVES
FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

SEC-07

Power Supply

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Table of Contents

1.0. ADMINISTRATION 3

1.1. SCOPE 3
1.2. ApPUCATION 3
1.3. CONFLICTS & DEVtATIONS 3

2.0. DEFINITIONS 3
3.0. REFERENCES 4

4.0. GENERAL REQUiREMENTS 5

4.1. INCOMING UTILITY POWER 5

4.1.1. Primary Utility Power Feed 5
4.1.2. Alternate Utility Power Feed 5
4.1.3. Automatic Utility Power Feed 5witching 7
4.1.4. Power Conditioning & Lightning Protection 7
4.2. EMERGENCV POWER GENERATORS 7
4.3. UN1NTERRUPTIBlE POWER SUPPLY (UPS) 8
4.4. GROUNDING 10
4.5. SUPPORT 10
5.0. APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS 11

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1.0. Administration

1.1. Scope

This Directive provides the mInImum requirements for companies and

establishments that are subject to the supervision of the High Commission for
Industrial Security (HCIS), Ministry of Interior, for power supply used at
industrial facilities.

1.2. Application

This Directive is applicable to all facilities, including new projects, the

expansion of existing facilities, and upgrades. For application to existing
facilities, the Operator shall assess his facilities against the requirements of
these Directives and coordinate with the General Secretariat of the High
Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) to comply with the Security,
Safety, and Fire Protection requirements according to these Directives and add
to or modify the existing facilities as required. Where the HCIS has assessed
deficiencies in existing facilities during a survey, comparing the current state
of the facilities to the requirements of these Directives, those identified
deficiencies shall be corrected by the Operator.

1.3. Conflicts & Deviations

Where implementation of a requirement is unsuitable or impractical, where

other equivalent company or industry Standards and Codes are followed~ or
where any conflict exists between this Directive and other company standards
and Codes, the deviations shall be resolved by the HCIS. Deviation lower
than the requirements of this directive shall he listed and submitted in a report
of compliance or non-compliance~ with justification and reason, for each
applicable requirement of these security directives, and approval shall be
received from the HCIS prior to implementation. The documents shall be
retained by the company in its pennanent engineering files.

2.0. Definitions

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HelS High Commission for Industrial Security. The HCIS is part

of the Ministry of the Interior. It is responsible for the
development, and implementation, of security, safety and
fire protection strategies Kingdom-wide.
Operator: Company or owner of a facility.
Shall: Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Should: Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not
required.
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS). also known as an
uninterruptible power source, is a device· which maintains a
continuous supply of electric power to connected equipment by
supplying power from batteries when utility power is not
available.

3.0. References

This directive adopts the latest edition ofthe references listed.

The selection of material and equipment, and the design, construction,
maintenance, operation and repair of equipment and facilities covered by this
Security Directive shall comply with the latest edition of the references listed
in each Security Directive, unless otherwise noted.

NFPA 70 National Fire Protection Association: National Electrical

Code
IEEE 519 IEEE recommended practices and requirements for
harmonic control in electrical power systems.
IEEE IEEE recommended practices on surge voltages in low-
C62.41.1991 voltages AC power circuits.
NFPA 110 Standard for emergency and standby power systems
NFPA 780 Standard for installation of lightning protection systems

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4.0. General Requirements

All security systems and devices, which include access control, intrusion
detection, contraband detection, closed circuit television, security
communications and lighting in gate houses and the security control room, shall
be provided with primary AC power from a reliable public utility source with on~
site backup emergency power systems as defined in this Security Directive.

All power supplies used in security applications shall have a main (primary),
alternate, emergency generator and UPS backup power sources and shall be
protected against surges and sags in the incoming power circuits.

A typical single line diagram is shown in Figure 1.

4.1. Incoming Utility Power

4.1.1. Primary Utility Power Feed
The primary power supply feed that supplies the security systems at
the facility shall be adequately sized, and installed, to meet all
requirements for operation of all security systems and components.

4.1.2. Alternate Utility Power Feed

A separate power source shall feed the UPS bypass transformer. The
separate source could be separate buses of a double-ended system. If
separate sources are not available, then the UPS shall be supplied from
separate breakers of the same source.

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4.1.3. Automatic Utility Power Feed Switching

4.1.3.1. The facility shall have dedicated transfer switchgear that
will execute an automatic, unattended changeover to the
emergency diesel generator supply within 30 seconds of the
failure ofthe primary utility power feed.
4.1.3.2. Total failure of the power supplied to any security related
systems or components shall be sensed and annunciated at the
gate house and at the security control room.
4.1.3.3. System shall automatically revert to the primary feed upon
its restoration with no manual intervention required.
4.1.3.4. In case of total failure of the electric power system including
the UPS and disruption of system operation, the system shall
restart automatically, upon resumption of the electrical
power, to all previous settings that were used before the
disruption of the utility power feed.
4.1.4. Power Conditioning & Lightning Protection
4.1.4.1. All incoming power shall be conditioned and protected
against surges, sags and harmonic variation by the
deployment of surge suppressors and appropriate voltage
correction devices as mandated by IEEE 519 and IEEE
C62.41.1991.
4.1.4.2. The wiring shall incorporate protection against lightning
strikes as mandated by NFPA 780.

4.2. Emergency Power Generators

All facilities that deploy security systems for Security Directive compliance
shall have emergency power generators installed.
4.2.1 The generator shall power security system components and facilities.
4.2.2 The generator shall be sized to power all security systems & devices,
air conditioning, lighting, fence lighting and communications
equipment installed at the security facility while maintaining at least
30% spare capacity.

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4.2.3 The generator can be installed locally. at the facility. or at a remote

location. In both cases it shall be located within the secured facility
perimeter fence.
Regardless of the location of the generator, it shall be able to sense
power failure at the incoming local utility power feed to the security
system.
4.2.4 The generator shall have dedicated transfer switchgear that will
execute an automatic, unattended generator start and changes over to
the generator within 30 seconds of the failure of the main local utility
power feed with no manual intervention required.
This 30 seconds includes the time allowed for the generator to start. the
output to stabilize and it begins supplying power to the load.
System shall automatically revert to the main utility power feed upon
its restoration with no manual intervention required.
4.2.5 The fuel tank for the generator shall have a low level alarm which shall
be activated in the guard house. or security control room, when the fuel
level drops 10 10% of full capacity.
4.2.6 The generator shall have. as a minimum, a fuel tank sized for
continuous 24 hours operation at full load.
4.2.7 The generator shall be installed in an enclosure, or building. that
protects it from the environment and prevents unauthorized ingress to
the generator and its controls.
4.2.8 The structure housing the emergency generator shall not be part of the
perimeter fence and shall be located at least 60m away from the fence.
4.2.9 Generators installed near the facility shall have acoustic barriers rated
to reduce the noise to an acceptable level at the nearest occupied
offices.
4.2.10 The exhaust pipes from each generator shall be fitted with a spark
arrestor and shall terminate above the roof ofthe housing.

4.3. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

All facilities that deploy security systems for Security Directive compliance
shall have dedicated UPS's installed.

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4.3.1. The UPS shall be dedicated to powering security system components and
facilities.
4.3.2. The UPS shall be sized to power all security systems & devices, security
system computers, interface equipment, displays, printers, card readers, and
workstations. This UPS shaH not power single entry devices, such as drop
gates and turnstiles, lighting or air conditioning.
4.3.3. The UPS shall sense any failure of input power and automatically switch to
internal battery power with no impact on connected equipment which shall
continue to function without interruption during the outage.
UPS shaJI automatically revert to the input power upon its restoration with no
manual intervention required.
4.3.4. The UPS shall be capable of accepting two incoming power circuits and using
either one of them to power the UPS. The UPS shall switch to batteries ifboth
incoming power circuits fail.
It shall incorporate an internal static switch for changeover between incoming
power and batteries and a bypass switch to allow maintenance of the system.
4.3.5. The UPS shall have installed battery capacity to power its maximum rating for
four (4) hours minimum. The UPS shall be sized with 30% spare capacity
over and above the actual calculated load.
All batteries shall be long life valve regulated maintenance free (design life>
10 years) and specifically designed for use in UPS systems. The use of ....
vehicle batteries is specifically prohibited.
4.3.6. Internal UPS faults shall be annunciated in the gate house, or security control
center, by a remotely mounted panel and shall also be annunciated in internal
security system logs.
UPS shall automatically initiate a security system computer shutdown (to
protect the computers) if UPS battery levels drop below the level required to
power the security system.
43.7. The UPS shall be located adjacent to the security computer system in a
separate roOID.
4.3.8. The UPS room shall be air conditioned to the same requirements as the
security system.

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4.4. Grounding

4.4.1. All power systems that supply power to security systems or components shall
ensure that the power system is properly grounded to maximize performance,
reliability and safety.
4.4.2. Grounding system shall be installed to protect frame structural, fencing,
electrical equipments, computer and communication system, equipment
enclosure.
4.4.3. The grounding system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
NFPA-70. article 250.

4.5. Support

4.5.1. All emergency generators shall be tested by the facility operator on the
following schedule:
4.5.1.1. Weekly startup test, fluid level check and fuel tank top off.
4.5.1.2. Monthly full load test and power transfer switch test.
4.5.1.3. Monthly tests shall be performed to confirm the ability of
the alternate power feed to carry the full load.
4.5.1.4. Emergency power supply components shall be maintained,
and tested, as mandated by NFPA 110 figure A.S.3.! (a).
4.5.1.5. Any problems detected during the testing shall be rectified
within 24 hours.
4.5.2. All UPS's shall be tested once every three months for battery cell voltages and
UPS function.
Any problems detected during the testing shall be rectified within 24 hours.

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5.0. Application of Requirements

This section lists how the elements of this security directive apply to facilities
depending on their classification using the criteria stated in section 4.2 ofSEC-OI.

ELEMENT
Primary Utility Power Feed
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Alternate Utility Power Feed ./ ./ ./ ./
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Power Conditioning & lightning Protection ./ ./ ./ ./
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• Only at sites where security systems are deployed

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