These dampers are required to operate upon activation of smoke detectors and by manual means for disconnecting power to all electronic equipment. Avoid having air ducts serving other occupancies pass through computer rooms, or provide fire dampers at all penetrations that cannot be avoided. Computer areas should also be provided with emergency lighting throughout the space in addition to the means of egress for these spaces. After a complete evaluation of the exposures and risk considerations, the selection and design of fire detection and extinguishing systems can be accomplished. The problem has been to develop an agent that could match Halon 1301's features.
Some agents have ozone-depleting potential that, while low, carry the onus of being depleters.
No. 40 pipe. This is a composition of naturally occurring gases that are present in the atmosphere. Inergen is environmentally safe and exhibits zero ozone-depleting potential, no global warming potential, no atmospheric lifetime, nor hazardous thermal decomposition products. Currently, various other gaseous suppression agents are being developed and in the approval stages. An automatic pre-action sprinkler system also offers a safe and effective alternative method of fire protection in computer rooms and data centers.