This document specifies the minimum requirements for monitoring, receiving and processing of alarm
messages generated by alarm systems taking place as a part of the total fire, safety and security
solution.
For the purpose of this document, the term “alarm” is used in the broad sense to include fault, status
and other messages received from one or more of a range of safety and security alarm systems such
as but not limited to fire detection and fire alarm systems, fixed firefighting systems, intrusion and holdup
alarm systems, access control systems, video surveillance systems, social alarms systems and
combinations of such systems.