Alarm System
What is Alarm System?
A security system designed to detect and alert on unauthorized entry, environmental hazards, or other security-relevant events at physical locations.
Terms that appear alongside alarm system
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as alarm system. The number is how many controls name both.
- integrity 2 shared controls
- audit 2 shared controls
- anomaly detection 2 shared controls
- log retention 2 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on alarm system
Requirements naming alarm system across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Whenever hazardous waste is poured, mixed, spread or otherwise handled, all personnel involved must have immediate access to an internal alarm or emergency communication device, directly or through visual or voice contact with another employee;
epa-rcra-hazardous-waste-management::264.34 · § 264.34 Access to communications or alarm system →Applies to all emergency employee alarms installed to meet a particular OSHA standard, but not to discharge or supervisory alarms on fixed extinguishing systems or supervisory alarms on suppression, alarm or detection systems unless they are intended as employ...
osha-29-cfr-1910::1910.165 · 1910.165 Employee alarm systems →Where a service visit, inspection or test shows a system falling short of the applicable codes and adopted standards, or not being tested or maintained to them, a completed yellow label is fixed to the outside of the panel cover or in a permanent location to s...
texas-state-fire-marshal-rules-28-tac-chapter-34-subchapters-c-e-f-and-g::34.623 · Yellow labels for non-compliant fire alarm systems, with written notice to owner and AHJ within five business days and notice when corrected →Section 6 covers fire detection and alarm systems, including smoke and heat alarms connected to them (Clause 6.4.2), emergency warning systems (6.4.3) and emergency intercom systems (6.4.4);
as-1851-2012-routine-service-of-fire-protection-systems-and-equipment::6.2-6.3 · 6.1 to 6.3 Fire detection and alarm systems: scope, precautions and frequency →Where applicable, whether an alarm system is needed to control risk, and the risks its operation or failure brings, are addressed in the risk management process, and any alarm system implemented complies with IEC 60601-1-8, checked as that collateral standard...
iec-60601-1-medical-electrical-equipment-safety::12.3 · 12.3 Alarm systems →Physical intrusion detection is installed and wired into the alarm system. The assessor interviews personnel and observes the intrusion-detection controls.
pci-3ds-core-security-standard::P2-7.1.6 · P2-7.1.6 Intrusion detection linked to the alarm system →Questions people ask about alarm system
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