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Lookin' good the second time around
The National Fire Protection Association really ruffled some security industry feathers in 2005 when this "fire group" issued NFPA 731, a standard that governs the installation of security systems in commercial establishments. The second edition of the standard will be released this month and this time there appears to be increased acceptance of the standard among those in the security industry.
Perhaps that's because the second edition is a "major revision" according to Shane Clary, a member of the NFPA Standards Council who chairs the 731 Task Group. And maybe it's also because more security industry professionals worked on the revision.
"The NBFAA (National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association) was very instrumental in the devolvement of the second cycle, as was ADT and Brink's," Clary said. "I think that all agree that additional steps are required to combat false alarms and to curb the cycle of 'non-response' ordinances."
George Bish is the NBFAA representative to the 731 committee. He said the standard needed some major tweaking especially when it came to certain technology recommendations and requirements, with CCTV for example....