This standard gives recommendations for the selection, planning and installation of closed circuit television systems comprising of camera(s) with monitor(s) and/ or video recorder(s), switching, control and ancillary equipment for use in security applications. The objectives of this standard are: to provide a framework to assist customers, installers and users in establishing their requirements to assist specifiers and users in determining the appropriate equipment required for a given application to provide means of evaluating objectively the performance of an installed system