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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the entry
requirements to the course?
2. Who are the Private Security
Authority (PSA)?
3. What laws are in place?
4. How is licensing progressing?
5. What about CCTV installalations?
6. What happens when a person becomes
NSAI registered
1. What are the entry requirements to
the course?
An electrical qualification or industry
experience is required, should you have
a query over your eligibility, contact
Mr. Dave Collins at 1890 252 755 for
eligibility purposes.
2. Who are the Private Security
Authority (PSA)?
The Private Security Authority (PSA),
established under the Private Security
Services Act 2004, is the regulatory
body for the private security industry.
Under the Act, licences are now
compulsory for private security
contractors providing Intruder Alarm
installation or Alarm Monitoring
services. Contractors include companies,
partnerships and sole traders.
3. What laws are in place?
Contractors providing Intruder Alarm
installation or Alarm Monitoring
services without a licence are breaking
the law. Similarly, any person employing
an unlicensed Intruder Alarm or Alarm
Monitoring company, is also breaking the
law and faces penalties ranging from a
€3,000 fine up to 5 years imprisonment.
In order to obtain a licence from the
Private Security Authority, the security
provider must prove compliance with
national standards and be a fit and
proper person to work within the
industry.
4. How is licensing progressing?
Licenses became mandatory for
contractors providing Security Guarding
and Door Supervisor services on 1 April
2006. Over 300 licences have issued in
these sectors to date. Licensing for
Intruder Alarm Installers and Alarm
Receiving Centres became mandatory on 1
August 2006. Over 470 licences have
issued in these sectors.
5. What about CCTV installalations?
At present there is no regulation of the
industry, howeverthere is legislation in
place which will allow for the
regulation of CCTV installations in the
future.
6. What happens when a person becomes
NSAI registered?
The installer is continuously monitored
by NSAI, who inspect a proportion of
installations, requiring corrective
actions if necessary, and avoidance of
repetition of any anomalies noted. Any
installer, whose installations regularly
fall below the requirements of I.S. EN
50131/1, may have certification revoked
by NSAI
NSAI registration does not require a
training course too be completed, the
cost of NSAI registration is €2640.
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