CFAA CAN/ULC 316:14 (R2024) Standard for Performance of Video Surveillance Systems

PREFACE

This is the First Edition of CAN/ULC 316, Standard for Performance of Video Surveillance Systems.

This Edition of the Standard was developed by the ULC Standards Subcommittee on Surveillance Equipment, and was formally approved by the ULC Standards Committee on Security and Burglar Alarm Equipment and Systems.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with the requirements of SCC for accreditation of a Standards Development Organization.

Only metric SI units of measurement are used in this Standard. If a value for measurement is followed by a value in other units in parentheses, the second value may be approximate. The first stated value is the requirement.

Annexes A through F, identified as informative, are for informational purposes only.

In Canada, there are two official languages, English and French. All safety warnings must be in French and English. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some Canadian authorities may require additional markings and/or installation instructions to be in both official languages.

This First Edition National Standard of Canada is based on, and now supersedes, the first edition of ULC- S317, Standard for Installation and Classification of Closed Circuit Video Equipment (CCVE) Systems for Institutional and Commercial Security Applications.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this Canadian standard may be the subject of patent rights. ULC Standards shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Requests for interpretation of this Standard should be sent to ULC Standards. The requests should be worded in such a manner as to permit a “yes” or “no” answer based on the literal text of the requirement concerned.

This CAN/ULC 316 Standard is under continuous maintenance, whereby each revision is approved in compliance with the requirements of SCC for accreditation of a Standards Development Organization. In the event that no revisions are issued for a period of four years from the date of publication, action to revise, reaffirm, or withdraw the standard shall be initiated.

Comments or proposals for revisions on any part of the Standard may be submitted at any time. Proposals should be submitted via a Proposal Request in the Collaborative Standards Development System (CSDS) at https://csds.ul.com.

This Standard is intended to be used for conformity assessment.

SCOPE

1.1 This standard provides minimum acceptable performance parameters for video surveillance systems. The system stakeholder determines the video surveillance system operational requirements. Refer to Section 8, System Operational Performance Requirements.

1.2 The purpose of this Standard is to provide guidance to ensure that security video system functions and performance are achieved, to assist end users, integrators, consultants and authorities with a means to objectively define, verify, and maintain compliance to performance standards.

1.3  This Standard is structured:

A To accommodate a broad range of applications;

B To reflect widely used current and emerging technologies;

C To avoid specific technological requirements that may restrict the application of advanced innovative solutions and new technology; and

D Is based on a Risk – Application method. Application of the Standard requires the practitioner to determine associated risk level based on a risk assessment of each area to be covered and determination of the primary objective for each camera associated with that area. The results may then be used to select the system class requirements for each area within the system. A set of specific functional parameters required for compliance is provided for each class or category.

1.4 The purpose of the Video Surveillance System (VSS) is to capture images of the scene, process the images, record and display them to the system operator. In some applications, video images and metadata may be transmitted to remote locations or retrieved when required by off-site operators.

1.5 A Video Surveillance System is comprised of many components and the performance of any one of the individual components of the system can have a significant impact on the overall operational design performance. This Standard reflects the desired system performance for each identified category (Detection, Classification, Assessment, Visual Identification and Biometric/Machine Identification as defined in Section 7, Image Performance Requirements). In practical deployments, this Standard does not address critical elements of a Video Surveillance System (such as network infrastructure). Elements of the system which may impact compliance with this standard shall be considered during the design phase.

1.6 This Standard is applicable to the source image and recorded / viewed image and defines compliance requirements for overall performance. This document does not specify the type of technology or the required image quality for a certain video surveillance task.