Alarms
SIA administers CP-01, The False Alarm Reduction Standard, which saves time and money for alarm owners and first responders. In many ways, alarms are the most traditional part of a security enterprise, and SIA works with partners in the alarm industry to facilitate interoperability, connectivity and redundancy of alarm systems.
SIA Working Group Contributions Reflected in CSI MasterFormat
Panel’s recommended overhaul of Division 28 included in document Silver Spring, Md. — The 2016 edition of MasterFormat from the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and Construction Specifications Canada (CSC), which contains extensive recommendations from a Security Industry Association (SIA) working group, is now available. MasterFormat provides an organizational structure that is an important tool in…
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SIA Supports Alarm Companies in Maryland Legislative Debate
H.B. 439 to exempt fire alarm systems from home improvement requirements Annapolis, MD. — Joe Hoellerer, an SIA manager of government relations, testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on March 30 in support of an amendment to protect fire alarm companies from unnecessary regulation. Under proposed legislation H.B. 439, Maryland residents would receive an…
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Revising the Mobile Security Device Standard
It’s easy to get bogged down with work so extra details don’t always get the attention they deserve. When it comes to developing strong security industry standards, that’s where the Security Industry Association (SIA) comes in. They look at areas where our industry needs help. Then they establish the necessary group to work on a…
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U.S. Electronic Security Product Demand to Exceed $16 Billion in 2019
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Demand for electronic security products in the US is projected to rise 7.0 percent annually through 2019 to $16.2 billion. Strengthening new construction expenditures following the recession-impacted 2009-14 period will drive gains. A heightened perceived risk of crime due to widespread media coverage will also support gains, even as the actual number…
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New Symbols Add More Security to Architectural Designs
AG-01 V.3.0 addresses some of the industry’s latest technologies, including IP cameras, advanced intrusion sensors, Power over Ethernet and biometric devices, among others. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA), along with the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), today released AG-01 Architectural Graphics Standard–CAD Symbols for Security System Layout Standard 3.0.…
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Creating the Workforce of Tomorrow
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has teamed up with Mercer County Community College in New Jersey to bring you a new degree program that prepares students for jobs that support the selling, installation, management and technical support of physical security systems technologies in an IP-based networked environment. The Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security…
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Critical NFPA Vote in Chicago
Attention alarm and monitoring stakeholders! Frequently, important issues arise in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revision process that require an organized industry response. We have one such case coming up later this month! In June, two motions will be considered for NFPA 72, The National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, at the NFPA meeting…
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Security Technology Critical to Protect Law Officers
Sometimes we forget, but ISC West helped us to remember this year how critical security technology is helping to protect law enforcement officers. The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) was proud to support one of the key sessions last month at ISC West in Las Vegas, covering this issue. The session we sponsored addressed the…
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Integrating Intrusion
Video and access have converged on the network; the time has come for intrusion detection to join them By any measure, IP communication is the most important trend in electronic physical security in decades. Although IP entered security technology as a solution to managing large amounts of video data generated by digital cameras, it now…
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Removing the Barriers: The Wireless Side of Fire Protection and Life Safety
The industry’s wireless movement is fueling innovation This is an exciting and challenging time in the fire alarm and life safety industry. Historically, the sector has seen subtle changes through technological advances, combined with more drastic changes resulting from unfortunate local and global events. Even more profound are the effects that recent innovations in wireless…
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