What does it
mean to be U.L. Certified?
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Ackerman's U.L. Certification means to you is
greater
peace of mind.
It means you
can rest assured your security emergencies are handled
by experienced professionals. It means your home or
business is protected 24 hours, every day,
personally
and without delay,
using the most advanced equipment. Our "access
restricted" state-of-the-art facility has met or
surpassed the stringent standards as determined by
Underwriter Laboratories (U.L). These requirements
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U.L.
Certified Central Station
Physical
Facility
- The building housing the
central station must meet rigid fire ratings as to
building material, fire extinguishing ability and
emergency features.
- The building must be secure
against intrusion, and include U.L. rated doors,
locks, building materials and security systems.
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Central
Station Facility Operations
- Emergency response personnel
must be available and "on-site" 24
hours, every day.
- Records tracking standards on
equipment maintenance and staffing must be kept.
- Back-up communication methods
to public service authorities must be in place.
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Central
Station Equipment Standards
- Alarm receiving equipment
must have a redundancy (back-up) in case of
equipment failure with 30-second switch over to
insure no "down time".
- A generator must be in place
that automatically takes over powering of all
central station equipment in case of A.C. power
failure.
- Central Station must have
uninterruptible power supply that insures constant
filtered power to equipment and in effect is a
fail safe of at least 4 hours back up to
generator.
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| Earning and
maintaining the U.L. certification is not an easy, or
inexpensive undertaking for a company. Ackerman has
chosen to be a U.L. Certified Central Station because
it means superior service and greater PEACE
OF MIND
for our clients.
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