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Article Check - What’s Happening in Security & What You Need to Know
My mother used to affectionately refer to me as a turtle because at swim lessons, while the other kids eagerly jumped right into the pool ready to start, I stood near the edge, waiting. I wasn't afraid of the water. Rather, I was taking time to prepare for the event. Then, when I was good and ready, I jumped right in and swam.Thus began my relationship with the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" found in the much beloved bedside collection The Fables of Aesop. "The Tortoise and the Hare" is perfect for illustrating sound start up practices.Aesop's The Tortoise and the HareOnce upon a time, there was a hare who, boasting that he could run faster than anyone else, was forever teasing tortoise about his slowness. Then one day, the
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different
In this installment of medical billing and the DME software setup, we're going to briefly cover what is involved with the setup that is specifically designated for the people who do the actual billing of claims. This is a very complex process that involves a number of items that all have to work together.In order to bill an insurance carrier for a claim, there are a number of items that the biller needs access to. This includes the patient personal information, the item being billed, the carrier the bill is sent to and the method by which the bill will be sent. In order for this to happen, these things have to be setup in the system for the biller.The first order of business is that the biller needs to have patient access. When the bil
Confusing enough for myself, but much more of an issue for people like yourselves involved in facilities management. For most of you, security is just one of many areas you are involved with and keeping abreast with the pertinent issues that impact upon your organisation is not easy.
There are a couple of current issues that you need to be aware of. Firstly, new European Standards have recently been introduced for intruder alarm installation and secondly, there is the impact of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 on the manned security sector.
Euro Standards for Intruder and Hold-up Alarms Are Here
Security is no exception to Europeanisation of Standards being negotiated into a pan-European role, EU members anyway, where ultimately everything will be the same in member states. But not quite yet.
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different
The major part of an estimator’s job obviously is estimating job costs. In the past, doing this manually left marginal room for error. Today, with technology evolving everyday, software has been developed to reduce the chances of input error. The software offers an assortment of different templates that allow you to enter your costs, inventory and even profits. This allows you to give a more accurate estimate without leaving the jobsite. With this software, what used to take hours and even days to complete can now be completed in a fraction of the time. The software programs can be learned in a short amount of time, and are made so even those who are computer illiterate can learn them.Estimating software allows your business to operate on a highe
Confusing enough for myself, but much more of an issue for people like yourselves involved in facilities management. For most of you, security is just one of many areas you are involved with and keeping abreast with the pertinent issues that impact upon your organisation is not easy.
There are a couple of current issues that you need to be aware of. Firstly, new European Standards have recently been introduced for intruder alarm installation and secondly, there is the impact of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 on the manned security sector.
Euro Standards for Intruder and Hold-up Alarms Are Here
Security is no exception to Europeanisation of Standards being negotiated into a pan-European role, EU members anyway, where ultimately everything will be the same in member states. But not quite yet.
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different
The advent of the printing press has been a landmark event for mankind. The printing press has played a crucial role in communication, especially when other mediums of communications, such as telephone and television, were not developed. Moreover, the printing press has been a crucial structure for knowledge management and thus given an impetus to the growth of mankind.The concept of printing was first conceived and developed in China and Korea. Recently, a printed document of Buddhist scripture was discovered in Korea, which is supposed to be the oldest of all surviving print documents. However, though the concept was conceived by the eastern nations, the first mechanized printing press was invented by a German metalworker named Johannes Gutenbe
There are a couple of current issues that you need to be aware of. Firstly, new European Standards have recently been introduced for intruder alarm installation and secondly, there is the impact of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 on the manned security sector.
Euro Standards for Intruder and Hold-up Alarms Are Here
Security is no exception to Europeanisation of Standards being negotiated into a pan-European role, EU members anyway, where ultimately everything will be the same in member states. But not quite yet.
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different
The recent increase in media interest in personal identity theft has provided a reminder that company identity theft at Companies House is still a major problem for UK limited companies. These companies are being encouraged to proactively take action to deal with company filing fraud at Companies House. There are over two million company records held by Companies House which currently reports that of the five hundred thousand documents filed at Companies House each month, including company accounts, approximately fifty are identified as false.Company hijacking at Companies House can involve:The company directors are changed - Fraudsters file change in company director forms 288 to notify Companies House of a change to the company's officer
Euro Standards for Intruder and Hold-up Alarms Are Here
Security is no exception to Europeanisation of Standards being negotiated into a pan-European role, EU members anyway, where ultimately everything will be the same in member states. But not quite yet.
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different
Non-profit organizations are known to have major financial constraints. Like any other organization, the printing needs of non-profit organizations are pressing. There are organizations, which provide quality-printing services to many enterprises in the non-profit sector at affordable rates or in some cases even do it free of cost. It may be their way of contributing to non-profits. These non-profit printing organizations should make sure that the non-profits they help are legitimate.These non-profit printing organizations provide services to schools, colleges, and museums. They also cater to the needs of hospitals, foundations, religious organizations, charities, and many other non-profit organizations. Non-profits normally have unique monetary
As from October last year, the British Standard (BS 4737) for the installation of intruder alarms is no more, having been replaced with the European Standard EN 50131-1. Well it’s not quite that simple. We like to be a little different in the UK and therefore new installations should be specified against a scheme document known as BSI PD 6662:2004, which is the UK version for implementing EN 50131, retaining some aspects of BS 4737 because EN 50131 is incomplete.
Considered by many to be the largest transformation of the UK intruder alarms industry in 30 years, what does this mean for you? A fundamental change is that PD 6662 alarms need to be given a security grading, with Grade 1 for the lowest and Grade 4 for the highest risk. Insurers generally state that Grade 3 equates in most respects to the majority of systems that are currently installed in commercial premises in the UK. Grade 2 systems are likely to be acceptable for most household risks and some low risk commercial premises. However, your insurer should be consulted as they are underwriting your risk and they will determine what grade of system is necessary. (When preparing tender documents, reference should be made to PD 6662 and not specifically EN 50131. To help avoid confusion, NSI recommends that its approved companies quote for PD 6662:2004 alarm systems and put a
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