Chapter 14. Codes and Standards

Chapter Outline

14-1 Introduction

14-2 Safety Standards and Codes

14-3 Industry Regulatory Compliance

14-4 Business Policies and Procedures

Summary

Questions and Problems

Objectives

• Define relevant safety standards and codes related to the IT business

• Define the requirement for an organization to have an emergency action plan

• Provide an overview of fire extinguishing systems used to protect critical data-processing equipment

• Examine regulations that can pertain to an IT organization

• Define the business and policies an organization might have to comply with or utilize in the daily management of the data center

Key Terms

OSH Act

OSHA

NFPA

CFR

EAP

FPP

HVAC

biometric systems

FERPA

FISMA

GLBA

HIPAA

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