Security Resources
Guidance on the systems most businesses actually deal with: CCTV, intruder alarms and access control. Written for the people specifying, installing or living with these systems rather than for standards committees, and focused on the decisions that turn out to matter later.
Security work sits on top of a stack of European standards, and the ones that come up most often are EN 62676 for video surveillance and EN 50131 for intruder and hold-up alarms. National schemes sit on top of those again - PSA licensing in Ireland, PD 6662 in the UK. The articles here explain what those documents ask for in ordinary language, and where the practical judgement calls are.
What this section covers
- Camera selection, lens choice and how far a camera can genuinely see
- Recording, storage sizing and how long footage may be kept
- The network underneath an IP system, and where it usually fails
- Intruder alarm grading, environmental classes and installer licensing
- Access control credentials, controllers, lock types and safe egress
Who it is for
Installers and electricians moving into security work, facility and property managers responsible for systems already in place, and businesses trying to work out whether what they have been quoted is right for the risk.
Where training fits
Reading about a standard is not the same as being able to apply it on site. BH Courses runs structured security training across Europe and the UK - start with the Network Fundamentals for Security Engineers course if the networking side is the gap, or browse the full range of security courses.