National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has plenty to offer at IFSEC and FIREX this year. NSI is partnering one of the new event features for installers, ‘Show Me How’ sessions presented by exhibitors. These will provide installers with short presentations and demonstrations bringing to life the latest tech.
As a ‘Show Me How’ partner, NSI will be delivering two 15 minute talks on its stand, F538, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19 and 20. At 11:30am installers are invited to join Mark Gallagher, NSI’s Technical Officer, for a session on ‘User-focused design of CCTV systems and NSI’s Code of Practice NCP 104’. Attendees will be updated on standards associated with video surveillance and NSI’s perspective on CCTV design and additional user requirements, with specific reference to the adoption by NSI approved companies of NSI’s recently revised Code of Practice NCP 104. At 2pm Mark will talk about ‘Safe Automated Gate Design – How to Minimise Your Risk’ providing as a snapshot of the common pitfalls and legal responsibilities involved with automated gate design and the ways these can be minimised. NSI staff have also been called upon to deliver presentations in the main seminar theatres:
Tony Weeks, NSI’s Head of Technical Services, is sharing the research findings from a new study commissioned by NSI and conducted independently by Perpetuity Research on the potential public benefits from automating the transfer of alarm signals to Police and other emergency services. The research is intended to inform the debate about how best to deliver a fully automated electronic call handling service with the aim of helping to reduce the response times and improve accuracy of emergency services to confirmed alarm activations.
NSI’s Head of Field Operations (Systems), John Davidson, will take to the stage at FIREX in the Expertise and Guidance Theatre at 12:05pm on Wednesday, June 20. The audience will hear about the most common and serious issues for fire risk assessors; and the value of contracting competent fire risk assessors who have the requisite third party certification.
NSI auditors will be part of the adjudicator team in the national competition for apprentice installers, over the three days at IFSEC. Now in its 20th year, the Engineers of Tomorrow competition (pictured) has been broadened to include a fire safety skills test, so the competition is aligned more closely with the new Apprenticeship Standard – the ‘Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Technicians Apprenticeship’, created by employers from the sector. Working in pairs, apprentices have the chance to win a top cash prize of £1000.
The NSI with the much loved NSI owl will be welcoming visitors to their stand; sharing industry updates and best practice guidance with NSI approved companies and welcome those interested in finding out about the benefits of NSI approval. At 4pm on day one, Tuesday, June 19, NSI invites NSI approved companies to a drinks reception where guests are invited to raise a glass in celebration of NSI’s 20th anniversary of independence.
NSI CEO Richard Jenkins says: “IFSEC International is the must-attend event for the whole industry which has been a fixture in our diaries for over two decades and without doubt generates the largest gathering for those in the trade and buyers and specifiers alike. We are delighted to be an IFSEC partner once again and encourage NSI approved companies and others to attend this progressive event and to make the most of the unrivalled knowledge and experience under one roof. Our team of experts will be on hand ready to welcome visitors to our stand and to our seminars, sharing a wealth of expertise about Standards, future industry initiatives and the value of independent certification. We look forward to spending valuable time with industry colleagues old and new.”
