UL 2610 PDF

1 Scope

1 1.1 These requirements cover construction, performance, operation, and maintenance of:

1. a) Central station burglar alarm systems intended and specifically designated for burglary-protection use at mercantile and banking premises, mercantile safes and vaults, and bank safes and vaults;

2. b) Police station connected burglar alarm units and systems for use in mercantile premises, mercantile safes and vaults, and bank safes and vaults;

3. c) Local burglar alarm units and systems for use in mercantile premises, mercantile safes and vaults, and bank safes and vaults;

4. d) Proprietary burglar alarm units and systems;

5. e) Holdup alarm systems of the remote-station type intended for installation in banks, stores, cashiers' cages, pay offices, and the like.

6. f) Digital alarm communicator system units, interconnected to or integral, for use with central station burglar alarm systems, proprietary burglar alarm systems, police station-connected burglar alarm systems, and holdup alarm systems.

7. g) Power supplies used to provide electrical power and standby power for burglar-alarm equipment in accordance with the following:

   1. 1) The requirements of this standard;

   2. 2) The Standard for Access Control System Units, UL 294;

   3. 3) The Standard for Intrusion-Detection Units, UL 639;

   4. 4) The Standard for Household Burglar-Alarm System Units, UL 1023;

   5. 5) The Standard for Burglary-Resistant Electric Locking Mechanisms, UL 1034; and

   6. 6) The Standard for Antitheft Alarms and Devices, UL 1037.

Summary of Topics

This publish of ANSI/UL 2610 dated January 31, 2023 includes a clarification of UL standards which have been superseded by this Second Edition, UL 2610. No changes have been made to the technical content of this standard.

The following standards have been superseded by the Second Edition of this standard, UL 2610, Standard for Commercial Premises Security Alarm Units and Systems:

• Fifth Edition of UL 365, Standard for Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and Systems;

• Fifth Edition of UL 603, Standard for Power Supplies for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems;

• Twelfth Edition of UL 609, Standard for Local Burglar Alarm Units and Systems;

• Eleventh Edition of UL 636, Standard for Holdup Alarm Units and Systems;

• Sixth Edition of UL 1076, Standard for Proprietary Burglar Alarm Units and Systems;

• Fourth Edition of UL 1610, Standard for Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units; and

• Fourth Edition of UL 1635, Standard for Digital Alarm Communicator System Units.