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Central Station Facility Listing Process

Categories

Central Station Burglar Alarm (CPVX)
Central Station Fire Alarm- Full Service (UUFX)
Central Station- Monitoring Only (UUFX)

Listing Process

Once you have determined which of these categories you wish to obtain a Listing under you will need to contact the UL office that services your area. You can request applications for Listing on this site.

Consulting Service

If you're not certain if your facility would qualify for Listing you may want to choose one of the following options:

  1. Contact a certificate services representative for your area and provide a brief overview of your facility by phone. He may be able to advise, informally whether your facility could comply.
  2. It may be necessary to perform a building plan review. In this case we will perform a formal review and a report for fee. This will provide you with specific information as to whether your facility will comply with UL827, or what may need to be done to meet these requirements.
  3. UL also conducts on site building consultations for a fee. During this consultation we will evaluate the facility and provide a comprehensive report of their findings.

Central Station Automation Systems

If your central station receiving equipment is connected to an automation system, it will be necessary to evaluate this system is in compliance with UL standard 1981. This evaluation will be conducted as part of your facility Listing evaluation. Please complete the Central Station Automation system worksheet.

So you’re ready to get your Central Station Listed?

After you have made initial contact with UL, you will need to request Applications for Listing. We will also provide you with a preinspection preparation package. Once you receive the applications you will need to complete,sign and return them to UL with the required preliminary deposit. At this time you should also return the completed pre inspection package to UL for review by one of our staff members.

If you are obtaining a Full Service Fire or Burglary Central Station Listing, you will also need to refer to the area on this site that prepares you for the field inspection portion of these Listings. This process will involve a two day visit. One day evaluating the Central Station Facility and Equipment and one day in the field , evaluating installed systems.

Please refer to the pre-inspection documents for more information.

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