BS 7499:2020

This British Standard gives recommendations for the management, staffing and operation of an organization providing security guarding services on a static site.

NOTE Annex A gives information on the use of the term “security guarding??.

This British Standard does not apply to all security services, for example cash-in-transit services, the management and operation of closed-circuit television (CCTV), door supervisors, keyholding and response services, mobile patrol services and event stewarding.

NOTE Recommendations for cash-in-transit services, CCTV, door supervisors, keyholding and response services, mobile patrol services and event stewarding are given in BS7872, BS7958, BS7960, BS7984‑1, BS7984‑3 and BS8406 respectively.