Preventive fire protection for your IT security
Damage caused by fire gases or fire in a data center is more common than expected. A fire can not only destroy the hardware, but also cause data loss and operational downtime .
A sophisticated fire protection concept from experts for fire detection, fire extinguishing and fire prevention is therefore essential for every company. A modern fire protection solution ensures your availability even in the event of a fire in the highly secure data centre, in warehouses and offices or entire production facilities.
Fire safety in a data center is an essential component to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the IT infrastructure.
Fire protection in the data center
- Preventive fire protection
- through structural measures (fire-resistant materials such as doors, walls, ceilings) as well as cable management and fire dampers in ventilation systems
- Fire detection
- Fire extinguishing systems are used to quickly fight the fire (e.g. gas extinguishing systems)
- Organizational Fire Protection
- Regular training and maintenance serve as a precaution in an emergency and sensitize the staff to fire cases
- Risk analyses and certifications
- The data center standard EN 50600 and regulations of the fire protection authorities serve as guidelines
Tiered fire protection concept for the data center
To ensure high availability even in the event of a fire, we recommend clarifying all fire protection aspects with experts before construction begins . These include, among other things, organizational fire protection, as well as structural fire protection.
In the server room area, each room is usually designed as an independent fire compartment . We also take fire or fire resistance into account during planning and design.
We support you in your data center project even before the start of construction or We plan and coordinate our know-how with various other trades.
In the fire protection concept, all aspects of new construction or expansion are taken into account and worked out. In the area of server rooms and IT infrastructure, we are guided by DIN EN 50600 as well as fire resistance class according to DIN 4102 and fire protection class.
We create fire protection concepts for the following areas:
- Server room and data center or IT
- Warehouses and logistics operations
- Production plants and industrial plants
- Offices and business premises
- Medical facilities
- Other critical areas
What should be considered when planning a fire protection solution?
- What are the individual availability requirements?
- Is there already a fire protection concept for the entire property?
- Exist e.g. special fire protection requirements on the part of the local fire brigade?
- Is there a fire alarm system for the entire property?
- Is the building protected by a sprinkler system?
- What are the fire hazards from the surrounding area?
- Escalation plan in the event of a fire: Where do alarms occur and who reacts in what form in the event of an alarm (employees, plant security, fire brigade)?
Installation and commissioning of fire protection systems: complete solution with EPS
Our own technicians install your fire protection and security systems, as well as early fire detection systems according to your requirements or requirements. Concept.
In the field of fire protection, we recommend relying on early detection systems with active air intake. Smoke aspiration systems (RAS) can detect a fire as it arises and thus prevent it.
After successful commissioning and training of your operating personnel, you will receive the entire documentation from us, including all manuals, sketches and plans.
The highest level of fire protection in the data center and operation also requires regular inspection and maintenance of the systems. Our service team determines the functionality of your fire protection systems and advises you on current fire protection solutions.
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We will be happy to support you in the planning, consulting and implementation of your fire protection project!
References
“The data center availability of the new server room infrastructure must be ensured according to current standards. Both the entire power supply and the air conditioning are designed as a multi-path supply with 2N redundancy. A 2(N+1) was produced by modular UPS systems per path to ensure the required availability even during maintenance work,” explains Stefan Austaller, IT division manager at STIWA.
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