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David J Brooks Dr.

2014

Corporate Security

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A Study Of The Compliance Of Alarm Installations In Perth, Western Australia: Are Security Alarm Systemsbeing Installed To Australian Standard As2201.1 - "Systems Installed In A Client's Premises.", Robert E. Mclaughlin, David J. Brooks Sep 2014

A Study Of The Compliance Of Alarm Installations In Perth, Western Australia: Are Security Alarm Systemsbeing Installed To Australian Standard As2201.1 - "Systems Installed In A Client's Premises.", Robert E. Mclaughlin, David J. Brooks

David J Brooks Dr.

This study presented an overview of the training available to intruder alarm installers. A survey of domestic and commercial intruder alarm systems (n=20) were completed across Perth, Western Australia, metropolitan area. The gathered data were evaluated against Australian Standard AS2201.1 for intruder alarm systems, to determine whether alarm installations comply with two parts of the standard, being that of control panel location and zone supervision. AS2201.1 requires that intruder alarm control equipment shall be located within the alarmed area, located outside the entry/exit point and operate as dual endofline supervision. The study presents significant findings into the compliance of installed …