As a business owner or manager, you understand how important it is to protect the property, inventory and people that comprise your company.
Huronia Alarms can help protect your investments and actually save you money over time by reducing inventory theft and shrinkage and reducing your insurance by as much as 15%.
 
Commercial alarm systems defend your property and assets from intruders.  Huronia Alarms specializes in alarm systems for your retail, manufacturing or office environments with state-of-the-art motion detectors, glass breakage detectors, access control systems and wireless devices that deliver peace-of-mind.  
 
Surveillance systems help you monitor both outdoor traffic and the activities that occur under your roof.  Whether you need to watch your parking lot, retail space, lobby or warehouse, we have a complete line of cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and CCTV systems to protect your business, 24/7, for years to come. These systems can all be accessed remotely using the internet. We can also provide remote video monitoring from our monitoring station.
 
Of course here is more to protecting your business than thwarting break-ins and theft.  Fire has catastrophic results with potential for more than just loss of property. Let Huronia Alarms suggest a fire protection and monitoring system that will safeguard your property, inventory and most importantly, your people.
 
When it comes to protecting your business, Huronia Alarms has the expertise, knowledge and product selection that you can count on.
 

New OntarioBuilding Code – Changes to Impact the Monitoring of Fire Alarms

New changes made to the Ontario Building Code will require premises monitored on a 24-hour basis for fire to make modifications to their monitoring systems.  Newly constructed buildings and existing buildings undergoing renovations or additions must conform to new changes to ensure they are monitored in accordance with CAN/ULC – S561-03 standards.  The new Ontario Building Code (section 3.2.4.7) specifies that newly constructed buildings that are required to be monitored for fire by a third party will be monitored “by way of…signals to a central station conforming to CAN/ULC-S561, “The Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems””.  This means the premises are monitored in accordance with CAN/ULC-S561-03.  Fire Services are being urged to require ULC certificates at the protected premises building to ensure full compliance and avoid any confusion.

If a ULC certificate is required, the alarm monitoring company will apply to the ULC office for the certificate and will be responsible for delivering the certificate to the customer.  This certificate must be placed beside the fire alarm monitoring panel at the premises being monitored.   

There are two key differences between the new and old requirements:

1.  Monitoring stations must notify the fire services that a signal has been received at the monitoring station within 30 seconds of its receipt.

2.  The fire alarm monitoring panel must now use either an “Active” form of communication (i.e. a form of continuously supervised line) or “Passive” non-redundant form of communication (i.e. Internet and cellular).  The passive form cannot be offered by the same telecom provider.    

There will also be some additional cost to monitor the system, only a few more dollars a month.  An equipment upgrade may also be necessary depending on the type and age of the fire monitoring panel.  However, these would be one-time costs, and would require a site visit by a qualified CFAA technician to determine.