National Security Inspectorate Sentinel House, 5 Reform Road Maidenhead SL6 8BY Website: nsi.org.uk NSI reference only Document no. NSI Regs Annex 2 Issue no. 4 Issue date August 2020 Page 1 of 3 Document owner Certification Servic es Document classification PUBLIC (RESTRICTED) © NSI 2020 Regulations for NSI Approved Companies Annex 2: NSI schemes Issue 4 Aug 2020 Regulations for NSI Approved Companies Annex 2: NSI schemes NSI reference only Document no. NSI Regs Annex 2 Issue no . 4 Issue date August 2020 Page 2 of 3 Document owner Certification Services Document classification PUBLIC (RESTRICTED) © NSI 202 0 Annex 2 Regulation A.2 There are various types of NSI approval according to: • the particular activity/ies within the fire, security and related facilities management sectors in which the company applying for NSI approval (or holding NSI approval) provides services and for which the company has been assessed known as the ‘scope of company activity’; and • the level of approval the company has achieved (Gold or Silver). The types of NSI approval are as follows: Scheme Approvals Electronic Security Systems NACOSS Gold and Systems Silver Guarding, Cash & Specialist Services Guarding Gold and Guarding Silver Cash Gold and Cash Silver Specialist Services Gold and Specialist Services Silver Alarm Receiving Centres ARC Gold Fire Fire Gold & Fire Silver incorporating: BAFE schemes SP 203-1, SP 203-3, SP 203-4, and SP 101 Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Gold and Life Safety Fire Risk Assessment Silver incorporating: BAFE scheme SP 205-1 Kitchen Fire Protection Systems Kitchen Fire Protection Systems Gold and Kitchen Fire Protection Systems Silver incorporating: BAFE scheme SP 206 Evacuation Alert Systems Evacuation Alert Systems Gold and Evacuation Alert Systems Silver incorporating: BAFE scheme SP 207 Regulations for NSI Approved Companies Annex 2: NSI schemes NSI reference only Document no. NSI Regs Annex 2 Issue no . 4 Issue date August 2020 Page 3 of 3 Document owner Certification Services Document classification PUBLIC (RESTRICTED) © NSI 202 0 Facilities Management (FM) Facilities Management Gold Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Gold Health and Safety Management Systems (H&S) Health and Safety Management Systems (H&S) Gold