This part of IEC 62599 specifies environmental test methods to be used for testing the system
components of the following alarm systems, intended for use in and around buildings:
a) access control systems, for security applications;
b) alarm transmission systems1;
c) CCTV systems, for security applications;
d) combined and/or integrated systems;
e) intruder and hold-up alarm systems;
f) remote receiving and/or surveillance centres;
g) social alarm systems.
This part specifies three equipment classes (fixed, movable and portable equipment) and four
environmental classes.
The environmental classes only include the general service environments envisaged for
equipment installed in typical residential, commercial and industrial environments. It may be
necessary for the product standard to require additional or different environmental tests or
severities where
1) there could be specific environmental problems (e.g. some different severities may be
required for break glass detectors stuck to glass windows, due to the local extremes of
temperature and humidity),
2) the test exposure falls within the intended detection phenomenon of the detector (e.g.
during a vibration test on a seismic detector).
In order to provide reproducible test methods and to avoid the proliferation of technically similar
test methods, the test procedures have been chosen, where possible, from internationally
accepted standards. (e.g. IEC publications). For specific guidance on these tests, reference
should be made to the appropriate document, indicated in the relevant subclauses. For more
general guidance and background information on environmental testing reference should be
made to IEC 60068-1 and IEC 60068-3.
IEC 62599-1:2010 history
2010IEC 62599-1:2010 Alarm systems - Part 1: Environmental test methods