The Locksmith Journal May-Jun 2017 - Issue 50 | Page 16

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Security commitment

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SSAIB, THE UK AND Ireland’ s leading security, fire and telecare certification body, has demonstrated its commitment to IT security by successfully meeting the Government-endorsed Cyber Essentials Plus standard.
The industry-supported Cyber Essentials scheme helps prevent the vast majority of cyber attacks and sets out a range of security controls to help protect an organisation against cyber
threats to its IT systems and software.
The scheme comprises two levels: level one, Cyber Essentials, requires a completed self-assessment questionnaire, with responses independently reviewed by an external certifying body. Cyber Essentials Plus covers the same requirements, but with tests of an organisation’ s systems being additionally carried out by an external certifying body using a range of tools and techniques.
The move means SSAIB becomes the first certification body within the security and fire sectors to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, demonstrating to its 1700 registered firms, as well as insurers, the police, end users, specifiers and others that it takes the issue of IT protection seriously.
Following the news, SSAIB’ s chief executive Alex Carmichael remarked:“ It’ s great to see the organisation being awarded with Cyber Essentials Plus as it shows that we are fully committed to IT security.
www. ssaib. org

MEETING STANDARDS

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ASSA ABLOY SECURITY Doors has successfully re-tested its products to Loss Prevention Standards( LPS) 1175: Issue 7, greatly increasing the scope of certification for its security door range.
The doors have been independently tested by the Building Research
Establishment to the latest issue of the security standard, with the doors fitted with the Pickersgill-Kaye range of single and multi-point locking systems.
Nigel Cronin, Sales Manager at ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, explains:“ The purpose of this re-testing was for four key reasons. Firstly, our products have now been tested with Pickersgill-Kaye locking systems, ensuring both SR3 and SR4 doors are standardised with this sought after, high security locking system. Secondly, the doors now offer increased flexibility as they have been tested with single point locks, which help reduce cost, simplify the doorset and lower on-going maintenance. Thirdly, the doors have been tested as double doors, with the option of double panic escape, fully in accordance with the requirements of EN 1125 standards for panic escape hardware.
“ Finally, the doors that have been accredited to security rating 4 have now been tested for both inward and outward opening configurations, which is increasingly requested as a requirement by our customers.”
http:// www. assaabloy. co. uk / Security- Doors

LIVE PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCT INSTALLATION DEMO AT FIREX

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LEADING INTERNATIONAL testing organisation Exova Warringtonfire, together with certification body Exova BM TRADA, will be providing expert guidance and a series of live demonstrations at FIREX International 2017 in London, 20-22 June.
Each day, Q-Mark and Certifire approved contractor, London Fire Solutions will demonstrate best practice
passive fire protection product installation on Exova’ s 80 square metre stand C100.
The first session will involve the installation of a double doorset into a full-scale mockup of a typical corridor. The installation will be filmed and relayed live to a seated audience on the stand, with expert commentary provided by Senior Product Assessor Simon Bailey.
London Fire Solutions will complete the installation of the remaining passive fire protection measures, including service pipes and protective collars alongside cables, cable trays and a fire bat. Again, the installation will be filmed, with Ross Newman, Principal Technical Officer at Exova BM TRADA providing detailed expert commentary to the audience.
In addition to the full-scale simulated cross-corridor set-up, the stand will feature a number of displays.
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