The BSIA has expanded its membership of the European security trade body Euralarm into its Services Section. This section links services associated with installation, maintenance, and monitoring of security and fire systems, internationally.
The BSIA was already an active member of the Euralarm Security Section, representing the interests of manufacturers in regulatory and standardisation matters. The BSIA also represents the views of their members in their horizontal compliance, cyber security and marketing task groups.
Euralarm says that being member of the Services Section allows BSIA to influence the work of Euralarm for European and International standards, covering intruder and hold-up alarms, Access Control, Video Surveillance, fire alarm and other associated sectors. BSIA has input into Euralarm’s position on matters connected with the European Union; such as directives and regulation, covering cyber security, data privacy, and artificial intelligence.
The BSIA also has input into Euralarm’s discussions with the CENELEC contact management centre (those who set the rules for standards development), the development of position papers on topics associated with the section’s work, direct influence on the development and implementation of Euralarm’s strategy for the section and an opportunity to share knowledge and present the work of BSIA to other national trade associations, members and invited guests of Euralarm.
BSIA can keep pace with work associated with European security services: standards, qualification, training and a further ‘vote’ for BSIA in Euralarm’s General Assembly.
