At Eagle all of our security turnstiles have been externally tested, approved and accredited to LPS1175.
LPS 1175 (Loss Prevention Standard) is an important security standard which relates to testing procedures and requirements for the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) approval and listing of intruder resistant building components, strong point, security enclosures and free-standing barriers.
Specifying products that are approved to LPCB LPS 1175 is a requirement on projects in many different sectors including: education, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, the public sector, residential, retail and utilities.
Until now, those specifying physical security products often had to make compromises between safeguarding building occupants and retaining aesthetics of the entrance area. That’s because they really only had two choices:
• Specify a low level security solution that looked aesthetically pleasing, such as a revolving door. However, these aren’t designed to resist a forced entry attempt and wouldn’t meet LPS 1175.
• Specify an LPS 1175 approved doorset that creates a robust physical entrance barrier but won’t prevent tailgating – this is where someone simply follows the person in front to gain unauthorised access. In addition, they usually have minimal glazing, making them look very austere.
LPS 1175 testing is carried out by BRE, using the test formulated by the LPCB, an organisation that has extensive input from government, insurance industry and police forces. Within the LPS 1175 certification standard there are a number of different ratings associated to the level of security provided by the approved products. For instance, our C190 Cylindrical Security Portals have achieved a Security Rating of SR1, SR2 and SR3, with SR3 products providing moderate resistance to determined attempts of forced entry using a range of techniques including those that involve creation of noise. It’s also worth bearing in mind that our SR3 approved C190 S3 Security Portal incorporates bullet resistant glazing – BR3/S EN1063.
As part of the LPS1175 certification BRE audit the manufacturing process and carry out regular surveillance audits to ensure that LPS 1175 approved products continue to deliver the certified levels of performance. This leads to far greater levels of certainty of product conformity and assurance that each product meets the approved levels of attack resistance.
