I remember walking onboard a C-17 Globemaster a year or two ago at Amberley, still had Halon installed with proper masks sitting next to the buttons. Probably one of those "exempt" / "critical" use cases I'm sure being military...
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 12:10 PM Adam Gibson < a.gib...@springfieldcitygroup.com> wrote: > FM200 is still used in a few DC’s in Sydney and Brisbane to my knowledge. > But is costly to replace due to environmental charges. > > > > In Polaris we check all our bottles in accordance to the fire program > (which was approved upon completion with the fire code of that time) which > is every year, bottles are check and every month, fire tech comes out to > inspect gauges release valves and all control boards. All bottles are to be > replaced every 10 years of less and Co2 bottles to replaced every 3 years. > > > > In my opinion, fire is something that is neglected a lot in DC’s. > > > > AG > > > > Adam Gibson > > *Head of Data Centres* > > Springfield City Group > > > > t: +61 7 3819 9999 > > f: +61 7 3819 9900 > > m: +61 4 00 807 822 > > e: mailto:a.gib...@springfieldcitygroup.com > <a.gib...@springfieldcitygroup.com> > > > > *From:* AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> *On Behalf Of *Bruce > Forster > *Sent:* Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:36 AM > *To:* chris.f...@inaboxgroup.com.au > *Cc:* ausnog@lists.ausnog.net > *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] [AUSNog] : Re Data Centre Fire Suppression Safety > > > > Pretty sure halon is banned, but fm200 is the gas used these days? > > > > https://www.safelife.az/en/index.php/services/firefighting-by-gas.html > > > > Firstly, the most important advantage of the use of chemical gas - it is > safe for people and electronic equipment. During fire fighting gas is used > in a concentration not to be harmful to human health and life. When using > the FM200 gas concentration of oxygen in the room is reduced by 3%. Along > with the fact that such a composition of the air is not sufficient to > continue the fire, it allows people who are there to breathe. > > > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 10:01 AM Chris Ford <chris.f...@inaboxgroup.com.au> > 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. > > > > -- > > Chris Ford > > Chief Technology Officer > > > > *INABOX GROUP* > > *m* 0401 988 844 *e* chris.f...@inaboxgroup.com.au > > *t* 02 8275 6871 *w* www.inaboxgroup.com.au > > > > *From:* AusNOG <ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> *On Behalf Of *Paul > Wilkins > *Sent:* Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:53 AM > *To:* AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > *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 > <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/12/antarctica-two-technicians-dead-mcmurdo-station-ross-island>, > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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