Control Panel Standard Revision Approved And Commended

Nov 20, 2007 2:46 PM

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the latest revision of ANSI/SIA CP-01-2007 (Revision of ANSI/SIA CP-01-2000) Control Panel Standard -- Features for False Alarm Reduction. This voluntary standard details recommended design features for security system control panels and their associated arming and disarming devices to reduce the incidence of false alarms.

Intended for use by manufacturers that design control panels and alarm signal receivers, this revised standard can also be referenced by security system installers, specifiers and users, central stations and local authorities.

This effort was undertaken to address manufacturers' requests for interpretation on the 2000 version of the standard. In addition, the revised standard clarifies the issue of UL listings for control panels and the impact that CP-01 revisions have on a listing.

"Unless manufacturers are modifying their products in ways that may affect CP-01 features, such as new style panic buttons, this revision will not require manufacturers to re-list their products with UL," says Ted Nesse, vice president of Technology for Sequel Technologies and Chair of SIA's Security Control Panels Subcommittee.

"The Security Industry Association supports all efforts aimed at reducing false alarms," says Richard Chace, executive director and CEO of The Security Industry Association. "We are pleased the industry stepped up to this challenge and addressed it from an area that we have control of: the technology solution."

The standard can be purchased from SIA's Online Store (www.siaonline.org) and is discounted for members ($30/ non-members $60). SIA is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Standards Developing Organization.

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