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GW/1/8 - Access control

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Building accessories | Alarm and warning systems | Crime protection | Automatic controls for household use

Overview: Under the direction of GW/1, is responsible for producing British Standards relating to electronic access control and building intercom systems including, electronic, electromechanical components and associated management software. GW/1/8 is responsible for UK input to European and international committees, including IEC/TC 79/WG 11 and IEC/TC 79/WG 13. GW/1/8 provides assistance and input to the GW/1 sub-committee structure and other relevant national, European and international committees.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

PNW 79-672 ED1: Building Intercom Systems - Part 1-4: System Requirements - Requirements for Specific Applications Building Intercom Systems (SABIS)

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Alarm and warning systems

Proposal begins : 2022-09-13
Proposal
PNW 79-671 ED1: Building Intercom Systems - Part 1-3: System Requirements - Smart Home Requirements for Building Intercom Systems

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Alarm and warning systems

Proposal begins : 2022-09-13
Proposal
BS EN 62820-3-1 ED2 Building intercom systems. Part 3-1: Application guidelines - General

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Public comment begins : 2026-05-15
Public comment
Published (4)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN IEC 62820-2:2018 Building intercom systems. Requirements for advanced security building intercom systems (ASBIS)

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Published standard begins : 2018-02-21
Published standard
BS EN IEC 60839-11-5:2020 Alarm and electronic security systems. Electronic access control systems. Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP)

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Published standard begins : 2020-09-24
Published standard
BS EN 62820-1-2:2017 Building intercom systems. System requirements. Building intercom systems using the internet protocol (IP)

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Published standard begins : 2017-10-26
Published standard
BS EN 60839-11-31:2017 Alarm and electronic security systems. Electronic access control systems. Core interoperability protocol based on Web services

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Published standard begins : 2017-03-29
Published standard
Withdrawn (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 62820-1-1:2016 Building intercom systems. System requirements. General

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Withdrawn begins : 2023-01-18
Withdrawn
BS EN 60839-11-2:2015 Alarm and electronic security systems. Electronic access control systems. Application guidelines

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Withdrawn begins : 2015-12-18
Withdrawn
BS EN 60839-11-1:2013 Alarm and electronic security systems. Electronic access control systems. System and components requirements

Categories: Alarm and warning systems

Withdrawn begins : 2014-01-08
Withdrawn