Make preparations and arrangements to install electronic security systems
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:
- Confirm plans and agreements for installation
- Confirm availability of equipment and materials
- 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
Values
Behaviours
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