Make preparations and arrangements to install electronic security systems

URN: SFS SYS 8
Business Sectors (Suites): Electronic Security Systems
Developed by: Skills for Security
Approved on: 2018

Overview

​This NOS sets out the skills, knowledge and understanding for you to confirm pre-installation preparations and arrangements for electronic security systems including installation, maintenance and other services.

Electronic security systems is a generic term that includes: intruder, fire, cctv, access, remote monitoring systems and other types of protective installations. It also encompasses the integration of existing and new systems.

These standards are aimed at people who work with electronic security systems, this includes roles such as: surveyor, technical sales, system designer, installer, maintenance engineer, service engineer, commissioning engineer.

This NOS covers the following activities:

  1. Confirm plans and agreements for installation
  2. Confirm availability of equipment and materials
  3. Contribute to the preparation of installation

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

Confirm plans and agreements for installation

P1  confirm working arrangements with customers and third parties where necessary, that are mutually acceptable

P2  Confirm planned install is compatible with site and operational requirements

P3  confirm access arrangements are suitable for installation staff, equipment and vehicles where required

P4  confirm the availability of health and safety documentation that should be present on site

P5  confirm the availability of suitable public services and site facilities that you need during installation work

P6  identify all the necessary information you need to plan the installation and confirm that it is current and accurate

P7  produce project plans that are fit for purpose

P8  anticipate and plan contingency action to deal with potential problems with installation work

Confirm availability of equipment and materials

P9  confirm that all system equipment and materials needed for the installation are available in accordance with the specification

P10  confirm that all necessary tools and equipment are available, in good working order, are suitable for the job and comply with relevant safety requirements

P11  confirm that all relevant test equipment is available and has a current calibration certificate

P12  report the details of faulty or dangerous tools or equipment to the relevant person

P13  make sure you have all the necessary documents required to carry out the installation

P14  deal with any discrepancies in the availability of the correct system components, equipment, tools or documents before starting installation work

Contribute to the preparation of installation

P15 confirm locations of transmission and system components comply with those specified

P16 select the correct types of transmission and system components for the site characteristics and installation, containments and fixings to suit

P17  record details of variations from original specification accurately and fully

P18  provide details of first fixes to the people involved with installations in suitable formats and within agreed timescales

P19  select suitable fixing methods that are appropriate to sites, building materials, regulations, standards and codes of practice

P20  set up safe and secure work areas that are convenient to installation, staff and customers, using barriers and signs as appropriate

P21  erect temporary access equipment in line with safe practice, regulations and customers' restrictions

P22  anticipate problems in preparing for the installation and resolve them promptly in line with your organisations' procedures and guidelines

P23  safely identify the presence of electrical supply, into and inside, electronic security systems equipment

P24  identify the means for safe isolation of electrical supply systems to comply with the current regulatory requirements and industry best practice


Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

Legal and Organisational requirements

K1  current relevant legislation, regulation, standards, codes of practice and guidelines relating to the installation and operation of systems

K2  current relevant legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relating to cabling security systems

K3  why it is important to confirm the availability of health and safety documentation and their requirements

K4  the relevant health and safety requirements for working on the site

Legal and Organisational requirements

K5  current relevant legislation, regulation, standards, codes of practice and guidelines relating to the installation and operation of systems

K6  current relevant legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relating to cabling security systems

K7  why it is important to confirm the availability of health and safety documentation and their requirements

K8  the relevant health and safety requirements for working on the site

Confirm plans and agreements for installation

K9  the performance, limitations and availability of the transmission and system components

K10  how to relate system design specification to the customers' requirements relevant to security systems

K11  why it is important to confirm and agree working arrangements with customers and third parties

K12  why it is important to have full and feasible plans in order to carry out efficient and effective installations

K13  the principles of project planning and how to use common planning tools, and techniques

K14  why it is important to confirm suitable access for staff, equipment and vehicles

K15  the requirements of safe and secure storage of equipment and materials 

K16  what information you require to carry out the installation, and what to do if it is not all available to you

K17  how to communicate with customers and third parties

Confirm availability of equipment and materials

K18  why it is important for the correct transmission and system components are correct and available, and how to confirm this

K19  why it is important to check the safe and correct operation of tools and equipment, how to do this and how to deal with any that do not meet requirements

K20  why it is important to know what test equipment is required for the relevant completion tests

K21  the capabilities and limitation of the tools and equipment that you use, and why it is important to use the correct tools and equipment

K22  the properties of commonly used building materials and how these could influence installation work

K23  why it is important for all test equipment to have a current calibration certificate

K24  what documents you need to install systems and how you must use them

K25  how to relate physical locations for transmission and system components to technical documents


Contribute to the preparation of installation

K26  the different devices and methods for fixing transmission and system components to the building materials

K27  the principles of system design and installation including how environmental factors can affect the operation and performance of transmission and system components

K28  the different temporary access equipment available, and how to erect and use them safely

K29  why it is important to set up safe and secure work areas, including for equipment and tools

K30  how to discuss and negotiate work arrangements with customers, to achieve mutual satisfaction

K31  why you need to identify the presence of electrical supply and how it can be isolated safely

K32  installation activities, their typical timescales, and how to plan and coordinate them

K33  how to match skill requirements for installation with the skills of available personnel

K34  the typical problems that can occur and how to plan to deal with them

K35  how to plan and co-ordinate the use of resources

K36  why it is important to co-ordinate with other trades

K37  why you need to identify the presence of electrical supply and how it can be isolated safe

K38  why it is important to co-ordinate with other trades

K39  why you need to identify the presence of electrical supply and how it can be isolated safe

K40  how to interpret system design specification and site information relevant to selecting types of transmission components

K41  electrical, signalling and transmission principles

K42  the uses of different types of transmission systems

K43  the properties of typical building materials that could affect the transmission systems

K44  the technical knowledge or experience required to safely isolate an electrical supply including:

(a) adequate knowledge of electricity;

(b) adequate experience of the electrical work being carried out;

(c) adequate understanding of the system to be worked on and practical experience of that class of system;

(d) understanding of the hazards which may arise during the work and the precautions which need to be taken;

(e) the ability to recognise at all times whether it is safe for work to continue


Scope/range

Competency must be demonstrated in two of the seven areas including at least one of the core areas:

Core areas

  • Intruder
  • Fire Alarm
  • CCTV
  • Access Control

Other areas
* Nurse Call
* EAS Systems
* Cloud Based System


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


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Skills


Glossary

​In these National Occupational Standards;

Electronic security systems: a generic term that includes: intruder, fire, cctv, access, remote monitoring systems and other types of protective installations. It also encompasses the integration of existing and new systems.

electrical supply systems: supply to the system components, such as primary and secondary supplies

sites: premises of installations. For example (but not exhaustive) commercial; industrial; retail; domestic; governmental

specification: the specific detail containing design, installation, commissioning or maintenance requirements

systems: a set of components working together as an interconnecting network. For example (but not exhaustive) new installations; extensions; modifications

transmission: the means by which system components communicate. This includes, for example: wired, wireless, Bluetooth, networking


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Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2023

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Skills for Security

Original URN

SFS SYS 8

Relevant Occupations

Elementary Occupations, Elementary Security Occupations

SOC Code

5245

Keywords

install; electronic; security; systems; plans; agreements; equipment; preparations; site; safety; installation; components; secure; transmission