Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) and LPS 1175

Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB)
LPS 1175 - Loss Prevention Standards

Physical security products help to protect a building or critical access point from the unwanted attentions of opportunist or experienced criminals and also terrorists. This type of protection provides the time needed for security personnel to respond to attempts to break-in. For a number of years LPCB has been working with Government, police and utility companies to develop a system of classifying the resistance of elements to forced entry. The result of this work is LPS 1175 (Specification for testing and classifying the burglary resistance of building components, strongpoints and security enclosures). LPS 1175 is based on manual attack testing and defines eight levels of resistance. These are measured in terms of attack tools and time available to the attacker, and enables specifiers to select products according to the risks that they and their property face.

Sunray's ExcluDoor range of steel security doors are certified to LPS 1175 Level 3 or 4 and the ExecDoor is certified to LPS 1175 level 2. The rating criteria for assessing these doors can is explained on our Security Door Rating page>>

This standard is the benchmark for the specification for new buildings and for target hardening existing sites. It is used to evaluate the performance of:

Approval of products to LPS 1175 opens up the following markets:

Access covers and hatches
Doors - see Sunray's range of steel security doors >>
Grilles and shutters
Skylights
Temporary buildings
Windows and curtain walling
Fencing and gates
Walls and roofing
Security enclosures
Equipment cabinets

UK Government
Banks and commerce
Schools
Police
Utility companies
High street retail
Transport infrastructure
Pharmaceutical industry

Products approved to LPS 1175 must bear the LPCB mark. This helps the end user and specifiers to identify LPCB approved products. Sunray Engineering's LPCB certificates and other accreditations can be seen here>>

BRE's Guide to Physical Security Standards for Buildings can be seen here>>

SECURITY
If you specify LPCB approved security solutions you will reduce the risk to you and your property. LPCB work with insurers, Government, police, designers, manufacturers, contractors and end users to develop methods by which product performance and reliability can be assessed. This relationship with stakeholders enables the LPCB approvals process to help ensure that products meet and continue to meet the needs of specifiers and end users.

Products which LPCB can approve include:

Access control systems (including biometrics)
Asset marking systems
Building and perimeter security products, including doorsets (see Sunray's range of steel security doors >>), windows, fencing, roofing, shutters and grilles
Computer protection devices
Intruder detection systems including components
Safes, strong-rooms and ATMs
Temporary building and other secure enclosures
Vehicle bollards

All the products approved by LPCB have been subjected to rigorous testing to assess their resistance to deliberate attack. LPCB’s approvals process also helps ensure (through regular auditing) that the product continues to comply with the relevant standard and that the product available in the marketplace performs to the same level as the product which was originally tested and approved

BRE GLOBAL LIMITED’S MISSION IS TO: PROTECT PEOPLE, PROPERTY AND THE PLANET

And we aim to achieve this by:

researching and writing standards
testing and certification in the areas of fire, electronics, security, and sustainability
undertaking research and consultancy for clients and regulators
promulgating standards and knowledge throughout the industry through publications and events
developing and delivering training

BRE Global’s product testing and approvals are carried out by recognised experts in our world renowned testing laboratories.

BRE Global Limited is custodian of a number of world leading brands including:

LPCB for approval of fire and security products and services. www.redbooklive.com

BREEAM the world’s leading environmental assessment method for buildings, sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de-facto measure of a building’s environmental performance. www.breeam.org

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