Security Systems

This guide describes construction, protection, occupancy features, and practices intended to reduce security vulnerabilities to life and property. Provisions cover security planning, administrative controls, security perimeters, crime prevention through environmental design, security systems, and accessory property. In addition, individual chapters present specific requirements for educational facilities; health care; lodging, multi-dwelling unit buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, retail establishments, office buildings, and industrial facilities.

This standard provides requirements for the application, location, installation, performance, testing, and maintenance of electronic premises security systems and their components. Provisions define the means of signal initiation, transmission, notification, and annunciation; the levels of performance; and reliability.