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Co2 was the original choice for fire problems in early data centres.<br>
Then....... they found a few problems.<br>
Number one problem was that Co2 was so cold it not only put put the
fire, but it completely<br>
destroyed all the circuit boards. They cracked and so did the
computers.<br>
Plan B was Halon, and we all know how that worked.<br>
Illegal now, but probably the guys in Antarctica may have hit the
wrong button.<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/12/2018 6:17 PM, Matt Perkins
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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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have been inducted into a few DCs in
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Wilkins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:53 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] [AUSNog] : Re Data Centre
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data centre has a fire suppression system. We're not
used to thinking of this as a hazardous environment,
but consequent to
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two techs being found dead working on a fire
suppression system in Antarctica</a>, 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?<br>
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Kind regards<br>
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Paul Wilkins<o:p></o:p></p>
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