CHOOSING AN ALARM
COMPANY 
 CHOOSING AN INSTALLATION COMPANY, TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND WHAT SHOULD I ASK MY ALARM COMPANY

FREQUENTLY ASKED
 QUESTIONS

METRIC , IMPERIAL AND US
 CONVERSION   
TEMPORAL MEASURE  ,  DRY MEASURE  ,  LIQUID MEASURE  ,  PAPER MEASURE  ,  LINEAR MEASURE  ,  MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES  ,  CUBIC MEASURE  ,  AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT  ,  TROY WEIGHT  ,  CIRCULAR MEASURE  ,  APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT  ,  SURFACE MEASURE 

Y2K  
ALARM EQUIPMENT , LINKS ..ETC...

EMERGENCY PHONE DIRECTORY
LOWER MAINLAND

BASIC SECURITY 101 by DSC
excellent  alarm  101 intro

HOW   THE DETECTION DEVICES
 FROM AN ALARM SYSTEM
 WORKS 
 MOTION DETECTORS, CONTACTS, WIRELESS DEVICES, GLASS BREAK DETECTORS, PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTORS

GENERAL INFORMATION  
ACCREDITED STANDARDS DEVELOPERS THAT AFFECT THE SECURITY INDUSTRY

SECURITY BUSINESS LICENSE 
  FOR SECURITY COMPANIES BASED IN
 BRITISH COLUMBIA

STATISTICS
 RELATED TO ALARM INDUSTRY IN BC

TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SECURITY  
a word about CO, smoke detectors, passwords, safety checklist etc..

SECURITY BUSINESS LICENSE 

The Security Services Act-Bill 15 will replace the 26-year-old Private Investigators and Security Agencies Act (PISA).

1. Security Patrol
2. Private Investigation
3. Alarm Service
4. Alarm Sales
5. Alarm Monitoring
6. Alarm Response
7. Armoured Car
8. Security Consulting
9. Locksmith

1. Armoured Car guards
2. Doorperson & Bouncer
3. Bodyguards
4. In-house Security Patrol
5. In-house Private Investigators
6. Closed Circuit Television & Access Control

The Private Investigators and Security Agencies Division regularly updates its policies regarding the administration and delivery of the Private Investigators and Security Agencies Act. Policy information is divided into eight different categories. Policy documents in each of these categories may be viewed by following the links below.

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/pisa/policy/index.htm