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An intruder alarm commissioning certificate records that an alarm system has been installed, configured and tested in line with PD 6662, the UK scheme for applying the BS EN 50131 series. It captures the control panel fitted, the Security Grade the system is installed to, how it signals — bells-only, monitored via an ARC, or app notification — and the tests carried out before handover.
A commissioning certificate is completed whenever a new intruder alarm is handed over, and whenever an existing system is taken over or significantly altered. Insurers commonly ask for one on graded or monitored systems, and where police response is required the alarm receiving centre will expect the installation to be certificated against PD 6662 before a URN is issued.
TradePlanr lets you complete the certificate on your phone or tablet at the property, work through the zone schedule and commissioning tests as you walk the system, capture the customer's signature at handover, and issue a branded PDF on site with a copy stored against the job for your records.
Insurers commonly require a commissioning certificate from an installer accredited with NSI or SSAIB when they specify a graded or monitored intruder alarm as a condition of cover. The certificate evidences the Security Grade and signalling option the system was installed to.
Where the customer wants police response, the alarm must be monitored by an ARC and the installation must be certificated as compliant before a URN is issued, so the commissioning certificate forms part of that process.
Issuing a certificate on every handover is good practice even on bells-only domestic systems. It records what was fitted, how it was tested and that the customer was trained, which protects you if the system is later questioned.
Record the control panel make and model, the Security Grade, the notification option and signalling path, and the ARC and URN where the system is monitored.
Log each zone's location, detector type and zone type as you walk the system, and mark each one as walk tested so the schedule shows full coverage.
Work through the walk test, tamper, sounder, ARC communications and battery standby checks, and record the entry and exit times programmed at handover.
Tick off that default codes have been changed and user codes set up, record the user training given, and note the certificate of conformity reference and any maintenance agreement.
Capture the customer's signature, add your declaration and generate a branded PDF certificate before you leave, with a copy stored against the job.
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BS EN 50131 grades systems from 1 to 4 based on the level of intruder the system is designed to resist. Grade 2 is typical for domestic and low-risk commercial premises, while Grade 3 is common where insurers specify a higher-risk system. The grade drives the detection, tamper and signalling requirements, so it is recorded on the certificate.
A bells-only system sounds a local sounder when activated and relies on someone nearby responding. A monitored system also signals to an alarm receiving centre, which can notify keyholders or, where a URN is held, request police response. Many systems now add app notification alongside either option, and the certificate records which is in place.
No — there is no legal requirement to belong to an inspectorate to install intruder alarms. However, insurers commonly insist on an NSI or SSAIB installer for graded or monitored systems, and police forces will only issue a URN for police response where the installation is certificated through an approved company, so membership matters in practice.
Default engineer and user codes are published in manufacturer manuals, so leaving them in place means anyone could disarm or reprogram the system. Changing them at commissioning, and recording that on the certificate, closes an obvious weakness and evidences that the system was handed over securely.
Yes. TradePlanr lets you complete the zone schedule and commissioning tests as you go, capture the customer's signature and generate a branded PDF certificate on your phone or tablet before you leave the property.
