Types of Hazards
Hazards for the data center can run the gamut from natural disasters to human-created accidents. Weather and seismic activity constitute some of the potential problems, and knowing the local histories of these phenomena is essential to protecting the data center, and people, against them.
Some natural hazards are:
Fire from electrical storms
Flooding from rain, overflows, runoff
Earthquakes
High winds
Hurricanes
Tornados
Some human-created hazards are:
Fire from electrical short circuits
Flooding from equipment failure, leaking plumbing, sprinkler systems
Vibration caused by construction, large equipment, nearby industry
Noise from data center computers, large machinery, nearby industry
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