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BS8418 - CCTV Monitoring

Chubb's remote video monitoring and response service (RVR) is fully compliant with BS8418.

BS8418 particularly applies to car dealerships and petrol forecourts where the use of detector activated CCTV is more common.

British Standard BS8418 is a Code of Practice which covers the installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems and sets out to raise the standard of installation and operation of integrated systems.

Bs8418 - an overview

What is BS8418?

BS 8418 is a Code of Practice for the installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems. The document provides recommendations on best practice for the design, installation, commissioning and operation of detector activated CCTV systems.

Why has this new British Standard been introduced?

Increasingly sophisticated intruder alarms are being integrated to incorporate 'smart' detectors and CCTV cameras to provide a means of verifying, or confirming if an alarm is genuine. This ensures that the appropriate response can be actioned quickly and effectively by keyholders, and more importantly by the Police. To minimise the number of false alarms that the Police attend, intruder alarms must comply with DD243. Now, with the introduction of BS8418, this initiative has been applied to detector activated CCTV and remote monitoring.

How will this affect me?

The Police will now only issue a Unique Reference Number (URN) to systems that comply with BS8418.

This not only affects the overall design of the system, but also the performance of motion detectors, CCTV cameras, alarm handling and how the system is maintained.

Is it easy to become compliant with BS8418?

To obtain a URN and therefore qualify to receive Police response, your CCTV system will need to comply with all of the following: -

ACPO Security Systems Policy
BS 8418 Installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems – Code of Practice
BS EN 50132-7: CCTV Application guidelines
The system must have the capability of audio challenge