SSAIB News

An Industry Agreement, IA 1501:2015, has been published as an interim update of PD6662:2010 prior to a full revision which is expected to take place in 2016.  Registered Firms Bulletin 1061 is available to download from registered firms SSAIB website.  The Industry Agreement is a document that key industry stakeholders including the SSAIB has agreed the content and agreed to comply with the requirements if it were a published standard.  SSAIB registered firms should comply with the requirements of this IA in conjunction with PD 6662:2010 to all contracts for Intruder and Hold-up Alarm Systems (I&HAS) following the implementation date as of 1^st September 2015.

SSAIB, the UK and Ireland’s leading certification body – now boasting some 1700 registered firms – will be returning to IFSEC at the London ExCeL venue on stand F1375, the same location as its stand last year. For 2015 SSAIB’s staff will be led by new Chief Executive Alex Carmichael, who took over the reins from Geoff Tate in March.

SSAIB-registered companies include businesses providing electronic security, intruder alarms, manned protection, fire detection systems, as well as services such as telecare monitoring systems for the social alarms sector. Throughout IFSEC, Alex and his team will be available to answer queries and discuss specific issues that concern registered firms.

Bulltetin 1054, Rules for the use of the SSAIB Certification and UKAS Marks and Bulletin 1055 Section 56, Data Protection Act 1998 - Enforced Subject Access requests are availble to all Registered Firms on the Registered Firms Web Portal.

SSAIB, the UK and Ireland’s leading fire, security and telecare certification body, is celebrating its achievement in becoming the first certification body to gain UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation against British Standard 102000 for Investigative Services.

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has praised the work of SSAIB in helping to develop a newly launched and easy-to-use self assessment tool, designed for organisations to show how they are complying with the 12 guiding principles in the surveillance camera code of practice.

The tool will help organisations show what they’re already doing to comply with the code, as well as what may need to be done in the future. The tool – which comprises an interactive PDF – has also been tested thoroughly with CCTV camera operators and managers.