Standards & Regulatory Organizations
UL - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062 - (708) 272-8800 - www.ul.com
Designing Burglar Alarms to meet UL 681 (commonly needed for Jewelry Stores or Financial Institutions to meet there insurance requirements - but could be used for anyone wanting to meet this standard) http://www.ul.com/alarmsystems/ba_pre_inspection.pdf
FM - Factory Mutual Research Corporation now FM Global - 1151 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062 - (617) 762-4300 www.fmglobal.com/approvals/resources/standards.asp
Some Insurance require FM for Fire Ratings
NFPA National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269 - (617) 770-3000 - www.nfpa.org
Publishes the National Fire Code, NEC – National Electrical Code, among many other standards
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 - (212) 354-3300 - www.ansi.org
Working with SIA, ASIS, et al for Open Security Standards
NICET - National Institute for in Certification
Engineering Technologies
1420 King Street, Alexandria VA 22314-2794 - 1-888-IS-NICET
Video
Security Systems Designer (New - to Level II)
NICET Level III required in Texas for Fire Alarm Planning) (Our own Steve Davidson is Level IV !
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators (IASIR)
NBFAA - National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
SIA - Security Industry Association
ASIS - American Society for Industrial Security
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation (AIREF)
Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA)
Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA)
National Electronic Security Alliance (NESA)
Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC)