What is BS EN 50134-3 - Local unit and controller for social alarm systems about?
BS EN 50134-3 focuses on social alarm systems. The aim of BS EN 50134-3 provides best industry practices that help to meet the required level of system integrity and performance are met during an emergency.
BS EN 50134-3 is the second part of the BS EN 50134 series of standards that specifies the minimum requirements and tests for local units and controllers forming part of a social alarm system. BS EN 50134-3 applies to local units and controllers that receive an alarm triggering signal from manually or automatically activated trigger devices and convert this into an alarm signal for transmission to the alarm receiving center or an alarm recipient. The local unit and controller may be either separate units or integrated into one unit.
Who is BS EN 50134-3- Local unit and controller for social alarm systems for?
BS EN 50134-3 on local unit and controller is relevant to:
- Local unit and controller manufacturers
- Alarm system manufacturers
- System designers
- Maintenance companies
- Alarm Receiving Centres
- Service providers
- Telecommunications providers
- Housing associations
- Installers
- Local authorities
Why should you use BS EN 50134-3 - Local unit and controller for social alarm systems?
A social alarm system provides facilities for alarm triggering, identification, signal transmission, alarm reception, logging, and 2-way speech communication, which comprises a number of system parts, which can be configured in different ways to provide this functionality.
BS EN 50134-3 specifies the minimum requirements and tests for local units and controllers forming part of a social alarm system.
Overall, as a user of BS EN 50134-3, you can verify the ability of your products to meet the best industry performance parameters that, with uninterrupted communication and faults, can provide assistance to people who are at risk.
