Depends on the fire system. If it’s co2 like in some high power environments it
can be quite dangerous but most other agents are relatively harmless. I can’t
think of a good reason why a data Center would use co2. Most environments with
co2 suppression also have leak detectors and alarms.
Matt
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> On 13 Dec 2018, at 11:00 am, Chris Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> As a university cadet working for IBM in the late 80s I remember getting
> inducted into the Westpac data centres and getting a long explanation of what
> to do when the halon system went off – where the breathing gear was, where
> the exits were, to basically just drop everything and run.
>
> Have been inducted into a few DCs in the last 3 years and can’t remember that
> being part of the induction at all – although given I already knew it I may
> have just glossed over that part.
>
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> From: AusNOG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
> Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:53 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [AusNOG] [AUSNog] : Re Data Centre Fire Suppression Safety
>
> Every data centre has a fire suppression system. We're not used to thinking
> of this as a hazardous environment, but consequent to two techs being found
> dead working on a fire suppression system in Antarctica, I find myself
> wondering yet again, why there aren't more stringent controls around the fire
> suppression systems in data centres: viz - when you enter a data centre, how
> confident can you be you're not going to be quietly asphyxiated?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
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