RE: Power Outage

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know about other systems, but supposedly Halon systems don't 
remove oxygen from the room, they just lower the concentration enough 
to suppress the fire--  AFAIK, you can still breathe in the room. 
And, supposedly, Halon systems are non-toxic.

Of course, that was before Halon became unhealthy to the environment.

I suspect that insurance risk management would be more annoyed if you 
had a dry chemical system, or (heaven forfend!) a water-based system 
instead!  Although I have heard that pushing Halon thru the pipes for 
the first time results in all sorts of contaminants spraying all over 
the computer room.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





> Greetings:
>
> Forget SarBox auditors, what happens if your insurance company's risk
> management team finds you don't have fire suppression? Even worse, what
> happens if they find you have gas-based fire suppression and have humans
> working in the room regularly? (No, do NOT assume said humans will always
> be conscious or mobile enough to leave the room if the gas system is
> triggered!)
>
> Darrell