Why
CP-01
True SECURITY
means FEWER
False Alarms
CP-01?
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False alarms serve to undermine the very protection
that alarm systems were meant to provide. More and
more, local authorities are denying response to
locations after false alarms are registered and are
even levying fines on owners. That is why it’s so
important to be familiar with and to implement the
features available on control panels that meet the CP01 standard.
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Local governments are beginning to levy fines up to
$500 per incident for false alarms. Control Panels
that adhere to the CP-01 standard can reduce the risks
of getting fined.
Reinforce Integrity
with Law Enforcement
Non-response is a result of loss of trust due to false
alarms. CP-01 helps to restore that trust.
It’s a Consensus
CP-01 is an ANSI standard that brings all points of
view together.
Key benefits of CP-01
alse alarms are a thorn in the side of customers, service
providers and response agencies alike. They divert vital
public safety resources to non-events leaving real emergencies
to suffer from decreased attention. The new realities of safety in
America make this more than just an inconvenience. And local
authorities are beginning to respond by levying fines and may
even disregard calls from properties unless an alarm is verified.
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So what can CP-01 compliant alarm panels do? It’s simple. CP01 uses industry experience and common sense approaches to
pinpoint the causes of false alarms. It then implements features
that can decrease the frequency of these erroneous alarm signals.
This saves time and money for everybody including customers
and responders.
Typically, false alarms, or false dispatches, occur when we enter
or exit a secured facility. That’s why key features of the CP-01
Control Panel Standard deal with the acts of Exiting / Arming
and Entering / Disarming.. For instance, a minimum of 45 seconds
must be allowed for the user to exit a building before the alarm is
activated. So when users are standing in the doorway fumbling
for keys or checking for their cellular phone, they won’t set off
the alarm. Plus, the audible exit annunciation sounder increases
in frequency ten seconds prior to final activation.
Users are “only human.” And the CP-01 standard is designed to
accommodate the realities of every day alarm use. For example,
CP-01 compliant panels include an Entry and Disarming
consideration or entry delay feature. A 30-second minimum delay
time between the opening of the designated entry door (detection)
and alarm activation allows people the time they need to get to
the keypad and disarm the system before an alarm signal is sent.
When people need their Manual Alarm to direct an alarm signal
during emergencies, the CP-01 standard adds the simple step
that requires two distinct actions be taken. This makes it much
more unlikely that a mistaken brush against the keypad or
wireless device will signal an unintended alarm.
The CP-01 standard addresses features such as the Duress Alarm,
a feature whereby a user can enter a unique code when under
threat from an intruder, triggering a silent call for help. Industry
feedback shows that the use of duress alarm deactivation is very
rare. To make sure that a duress alarm is not accidentally
activated, CP-01 requires that this duress code be programmed
as a unique code that is not a variation of the main code. This
can reduce unintentional duress code activation due to misentering the primary code.
When Cross Zoning is enabled, the CP-01 compliant panel
requires that two detection devices be activated before a signal
is sent. This minimizes the chances that a house pet activating a
motion detector or door blown open by the wind will send a signal.
The movement of a burglar through the property will trip two
devices and cross zoning takes advantage of that reality. You are
more confident that the police only show up when they are
required.
False alarms are more than a nuisance. They have raised enough
concern that local authorities have chosen to levy fines on those
who take valuable time away from genuine emergencies. Not
only can this cost the owner upwards of $500 per incident, it
makes the entire community less safe as precious resources are
diverted needlessly.
The new CP-01 standard uses common sense to make alarms
function as they were intended. We are only human, and it is
vital to have a system that takes that fact into consideration.
After all, alarms are meant to bring assistance when it is truly
needed. The CP-01 Standard for Control Panels is a way to make
that a reality!
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With the new realities of today’s public safety,
neither society nor law enforcement can afford false alarms.
Additional
Benefits
Annunciation
A required notification that the alarm has been armed.
Alarm Transmission Sequence
This sequence allows a range of 15-45 seconds to abort the
alarm being sent with an additional 5 minute window to send
a Cancel Report to the monitoring company.
Call Waiting
To avoid a false dispatch when someone is simply “on the
other line,” the control panel disables the call waiting feature
and thus forces a busy signal on the call back.
Remote Control Devices
Devices that remotely activate alarms are mechanically
designed to give a form of acknowledgement after activation
to prevent accidental arming of the system.
Installation and Maintenance
The zones, sounders, and communications must have a test
method. In addition, the control panel must automatically
notify the monitoring company when a test has started and
when it has ended.
Partitioned Systems
Systems with completely independent partitions are required
to have each partition capable of fulfilling all of the CP-01
requirements.
Power Failure
A control panel must wait 60 seconds after a power failure
and restoration before accepting alarm inputs. This reduces
the potential of false alarms from power disruptions.
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