CLC/TS 50134-7:2003

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2004
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SIST EN 50134-7:1997
Alarmni sistemi - Socialni alarmni sistemi - 7. del: Navodila za uporabo
Alarm systems - Social alarm systems -- Part 7: Application guidelines
Alarmanlagen - Personen-Hilferufanlagen -- Teil 7: Anwendungsregeln
Systèmes d'alarme - Systèmes d'alarme sociale -- Partie 7: Guide d'application
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TS 50134-7:2003
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION  CLC/TS 50134-7
SPECIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION December 2003

ICS 13.320
English version
Alarm systems –
Social alarm systems
Part 7: Application guidelines

Systèmes d'alarme –  Alarmanlagen –
Systèmes d'alarme sociale Personen-Hilferufanlagen
Partie 7: Guide d'application Teil 7: Anwendungsregeln

This Technical Specification was approved by CENELEC on 2003-09-22.

CENELEC members are required to announce the existence of this TS in the same way as for an EN and to
make the TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting
national standards in force.
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Ref. No. CLC/TS 50134-7:2003 E

Foreword
This Technical Specification was prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 79, Alarm
systems.
The text of the draft was submitted to the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as
CLC/TS 50134-7 on 2003-09-22.
This Technical Specification supersedes EN 50134-7:1996.
The following date was fixed:
- latest date by which the existence of the CLC/TS
has to be announced at national level (doa) 2004-03-23
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Contents
Introduction. 4
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Definitions. 5
4 Abbreviations . 7
5 General . 7
6 Contract with user. 7
7 Installation . 8
8 Alarm receiving services. 10
9 Testing and maintenance . 12
10 Response arrangements. 13
11 Visits to the user. 13
12 Operational records. 14
13 Sub-contract delivery of services . 14
14 Staffing . 14
15 Risk management. 15

Introduction
A social alarm system provides 24-hour facilities for alarm triggering, identification, signal
transmission, alarm reception, 2-way speech communication, reassurance and assistance for use by
persons who can be considered to be at risk.
1 Scope
1.1 This Technical Specification provides recommendations to service providers (and their sub-
contractors) for effective and efficient management policy and procedures for installing, testing,
operating and maintaining a social alarm system, including technical facilities and organising
assistance.
1.2 This Technical Specification covers the following aspects:
a) general service standards;
b) relationships with users;
c) installation in a user's home;
d) alarm receiving services;
e) testing and maintenance;
f) response arrangements;
g) visits to the user;
h) operational records;
i) sub-contract arrangements;
j) staffing;
k) risk management.
NOTE  The effectiveness of a social alarm system is largely dependent upon the management of the system and its integration
with other services.
1.3 This Technical Specification applies to the delivery of social alarms services by organisations,
whether through the use of paid or voluntary staff. It does not apply to the use of social alarm systems
to enhance informal arrangements between an individual and their close friends and family for the
provision of assistance, although it may provide advice on the issues that such individuals may need
to consider.
2 Normative references
2.1 This Technical Specification incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from
other publications. These normative references are cited at appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this Technical Specification only when incorporated in it by amendment
or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 50134-1 Alarm systems - Social alarms systems - Part 1: System requirements
EN 50134-2 Alarm systems - Social alarms systems - Part 2: Trigger devices
EN 50134-3 Alarm systems - Social alarms systems - Part 3: Local unit and controller

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1)
EN 50134-5 Alarm systems - Social alarms systems - Part 5: Interconnections and
communications
EN 50136-1-1 Alarm systems - Alarm transmission systems and equipment -
Part 1-1: General requirements for alarm transmission systems
EN 50136-2-1 Alarm systems - Alarm transmission systems and equipment -
Part 2-1: General requirements for alarm transmission equipment
1)
CLC/TS 50136-4 Alarm systems - Alarm transmission systems and equipment -
Part 4: Annunciation equipment used in alarm receiving centres
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this Technical Specification the following definitions apply:
3.1
social alarm systems
system providing 24 h facilities for alarm triggering, identification, signal transmission, alarm reception,
2-way speech communication, reassurance and assistance, for use by people who can be considered
to be at risk
3.2
alarm receiving centre (ARC)
system part which provides facilities for communication with a number of controllers, and providing the
alarm receiving and information processing system as an interface to the alarm recipient
3.3
controller
interface between one or more local units and the alarm transmission system or alarm recipient
3.4
local unit
interface between the user and the controller which enables 2-way speech
3.5
trigger device
system part, operated by a human or automatically that communicates to the local unit and controller,
initiating the alarm triggering signal
3.6
interconnections
transmission system that provides the communication between trigger devices and local unit and
controller
3.7
alarm transmission system
transmission system that provides communication between the controller and the alarm receiving
centre or an alarm recipient
3.8
fault condition
condition following detection of a fault by the local unit and controller, that prevents the functioning of
the system
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At draft stage.
3.9
alarm recipient
person who receives and acts upon an alarm signal
3.10
fault reporting time
maximum interval from the time a fault occurs in the interconnection until the transmission of a fault
signal is initiated by the controller
3.11
user
person benefiting from a service provided via a social alarm system
3.12
personal receiver
system part which provides 2-way speech communication and facilities for identifying and
acknowledging the alarm
3.13
portable trigger device
trigger device carried by the user and providing wire-free communication
3.14
helper
person who attends and gives assistance to a user as a result of an alarm call
3.15
service provider
an individual or organisation having an agreement with a user to provide a social alarm service
3.16
life-critical call
any alarm call received at an alarm receiving station for which, from the information available to the
alarm recipient prior to acceptance of that call, it is not obvious that the call is in respect of an
equipment test or fault
3.17
alarm receiving station
a personal receiver or an ARC terminal at which calls are received and processed by an alarm
recipient
3.18
alarm receiving service
a staffed service for the receipt and processing of alarm calls from an alarm system
3.19
transmission time
the time measured from when the local unit and controller enters the alarm condition until the alarm
condition is reported at the alarm receiving station
3.20
availability
the percentage of time during which the system is known to be available to transmit an alarm condition
or an alarm triggering event without corruption and within the specified transmission time

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3.21
social alarm service
a service provided to an individual which uses or is mediated through a social alarm system
3.22
alarm signal
signal transmitted by the controller to an alarm receiving centre to indicate an alarm condition or a fault
condition
4 Abbreviations
GP General practitioner
5 General
5.1 It is the responsibility of the service provider to ensure the correct functioning of a social alarm
system and to arrange response to alarm signals. All elements of the social alarm system shall meet
the requirements within EN 50134 for that element of the system.
5.2 The service provider shall undertake to provide the user with continuous service.
5.3 The operation of a social alarms service will involve activities which may be regulated by
legislation to protect the rights, privacy and confidentiality of individuals in respect of their home and
family life, the recording of voice communications or as a data subject.
NOTE 1  The European Convention on Human Rights may impact on the delivery of services to an individual's home.
NOTE 2  The European Telecoms Data Protection Directive 97/66/EC may impact upon the operations of an alarm service in
respect of the use of information derived from or collected from a telephony network including call logging or routing data and
recordings of voice or data transactions.
NOTE 3  The European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC may impact on the data processing operations of an alarm service.
5.4 Service providers shall have in place a complaints management system and shall advise
users of the arrangements that they have in place to receive, investigate and resolve complaints from
users. One outcome from the complaints management system shall be the review of operational
procedures, where appropriate.
5.5 Service providers shall have in place mechanisms to establish and measure user satisfaction
with the services provided and identify user-led improvements to services.
6 Contract with user
6.1 The user shall be provided with pre-sales information and advice to ensure that the service
and systems being offered are appropriate to their needs.
6.2 The delivery of social alarm services to individuals shall be covered by a contract between the
user and the service provider. This contract shall set out in clear and simple language the following
details (where applicable):
a) the name of the service provider and relevant contact details;
b) the services provided under the contract;
c) the ownership of any equipment required to deliver those services;
d) any charges arising under the contract and the arrangements for payment of those
charges;
e) the information that the service provider will require to fulfil the contract and the purposes
to which that Information will be put, including any arrangements for sharing that
information;
f) details of any initial period during which the user may cancel the contract without notice
or payment;
g) the service provider's policy and procedures for obtaining forced entry to the user's
premises and the liability for securing and repairing the property after forced entry;
h) details of the service provider's complaints system and how to make a complaint;
i) details of any obligations of the user under the contract to include
• maintaining arrangemen
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