British Standards

Approval by NSI requires inspection to recognised industry British Standards/Codes of Practice. Before an inspection for approval can take place, companies should ensure they have a copy of the appropriate Standard.

Guarding Standards:

BS 7858:2006 Code of Practice for Security Screening of Personnel employed in a Security Environment

BS 7499:2007 Code of Practice for Static site Guarding and Mobile Patrol Services

BS 7984:2001 Code of Practice for Keyholding and Response Services

BS 7958:2005 Code of Practice for Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) – Management and operation

BS 7960:2005 Code of Practice for Door Supervisors

BS 8406:2003 Code of Practice for Event Stewarding and Crowd Safety Services

BS 7872:2002 Code of Practice for Operation of Cash-in-Transit Services (collection & delivery)

NSI Guarding Gold Approval Addition:

BS EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems – Requirements

Copies of British Standards are available from NSI at a discounted cost.  To order, please call:
NSI Accounts Department - 01628 637512 or Fax: 01628 773367

For some approvals, additional NSI Codes of Practice will be required:

NCP 101 – NSI Code of Practice for the Provision of Security Services in a Retail Environment

NCP 102 – NSI Code of Practice for Companies that Provide General-purpose Security Dogs as part of their security service

Copies of these NSI Codes of Practice are available, FOC. Call 01905 773131 or FAX 01905 773102