British Standard 8593:2017 for police body-worn video cameras backed by industry
The British Standards Institution (BSI), the business standards company, has launched a new standard for body-worn video. With body-worn video cameras now widely adopted by councils and police services...
View ArticleIndustry champions Paul Tennent and Tony Maskens win coveted FSA Awards for 2017
Two industry leaders – namely Paul Tennent and Tony Maskens – have been recognised by the Fire & Security Association (FSA) at the IFSEC Security and Fire Excellence Awards 2017 for their...
View ArticleRegister of Certified Technical Security Professionals receives over 200...
Tavcom Training has announced that the Professional Register of Certified Technical Security Professionals (CTSP) has already received over 200 applications from those looking to join the Register...
View ArticleSSAIB and FIA collaborate to assist security companies in gaining fire...
The Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) has entered into partnership with the Fire Industry Association (FIA) to help registered security firms to also gain fire detection and alarm...
View ArticleEboracum UK Ltd becomes first private security firm to gain SCC’s independent...
Eboracum UK Ltd’s use of body-worn cameras has received independent certification of the Secretary of State’s Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 by the Security Systems...
View ArticleCertified Technical Security Professionals Register to incorporate auditors...
Tavcom Training, operator of the professional Register of Certified Technical Security Professionals (CTSP), will announce this week that the Register now recognises auditors and consultants. In...
View ArticleSSAIB’s auditors admitted to Register for Certified Technical Security...
Tavcom Training, operator of the Register for Certified Technical Security Professionals (CTSP), has announced that Frank Smith and Nick Grewcock from the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board...
View ArticleCertified Technical Security Professionals Register receives 500-plus...
Tavcom Training, a subsidiary of the Linx International Group, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Certified Technical Security Professionals (CTSP) Register, which aims to raise standards in...
View ArticleSurveillance Camera Commissioner launches guidance for in-house Monitoring...
Tony Porter QPM LLB, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, has published dual branded in-house Monitoring Centre guidance in partnership with the National Association of Surveillance Camera Managers...
View ArticleAssessor John Bonney joins ranks at SSAIB to bolster Manned Services team
John Bonney has joined the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) as an assessor for manned services after new scheme manager Dougie Callander moved quickly to strengthen the auditing...
View ArticlePat Allen and Kevin Griffin win prestigious annual security and fire industry...
Two outstanding individuals have been recognised by the Fire & Security Association (FSA) at this year’s IFSEC Security and Fire Excellence Awards for changing the sector for the better. The FSA...
View ArticleUniversity of Oxford receives Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s third party...
The University of Oxford has been awarded the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s certification mark after being audited against the 12 guiding principles of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice....
View ArticleSSAIB marks 25 years of certification excellence with series of 2019...
The Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) is honouring 25 years of excellence with a series of celebrations throughout 2019. Formed back in 1994, the SSAIB has continuously sought to...
View ArticleTavcom Training unveils IFSEC International Education Programme for Future of...
Tavcom Training – part of the Linx International Group – has revealed details of the 24 free-to-attend and Continuing Professional Development-accredited education sessions to be presented at the...
View ArticleBAFE issues revised document for dedicated SP205 fire risk assessment scheme
Following a thorough review process and a five-week public consultation period, BAFE has now launched the revised document for fire risk assessment providers. A major point of the review was to...
View ArticleFIM Expo 2019 features UK’s leading fire detection and alarm manufacturers
The next edition of the Fire Industry Manufacturers’ (FIM) Expo takes place at Bramall Lane in South Yorkshire, home of newly-promoted Premier League club Sheffield United FC, on Wednesday 16 October...
View ArticleOpen forum Question Time at SiX seeks to tackle key security and fire issues
On the afternoon of the first day of SiX in Manchester (which runs on 5-6th November at Event City), Risk Xtra’s sister title Professional Security Installer (PSI) magazine will be hosting a security...
View ArticleECHO service officially launched at CSL Industry Forum in central London
The Electronic Call Handling Operations (ECHO) digital service was launched at the CSL Industry Forum held at the Informa Building in London. Introduced around the campaign ‘Go Digital, Get ECHO’, the...
View ArticleSecurity Systems and Alarms Inspection Board achieves BAFE certification...
In 2019, the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB), which is one of the licensed certification bodies who deliver BAFE scheme assessments, achieved a milestone of 300 active BAFE...
View ArticleTavcom Training and SSAIB partner to maintain high standards in security sector
Tavcom Training has announced a partnership with the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB). The former will provide registered firms of the professional certification body with access to...
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