PSA have recently accepted that wiring for intruder alarms is not a licensable activity and that contractors can pull in the wires for alarm systems while doing the main electrical work and, in doing so, they are not in breach of the Private Security Services Act.
ECSSA pointed out, from the very outset, that wiring for alarms systems could not be construed as a breach of the Act and thankfully the PSA have seen the common sense of this approach.
However, they seem to have adopted a tunnel vision in relation to the word “alarms”, with one member recently receiving a letter requiring him to cease and desist from having the word “alarms” on his van sign. It appears that PSA do not yet realise that the word “alarms” can also be applied to Fire Alarm installations, which this particular contractor has been carrying out for years and which he intends to continue with.
Furthermore, there is nothing to suggest that actually advertising “alarms” on a vehicle is prohibited under any section of the Private Security Services Act!