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IS:12456-1988
Indian Standard
0. FOREW ORD
0.1This Indian Standard was adopted by the Data Handling Area - Where the data is
Bureau of Indian Standards on 3d June -1988, processed through the computer media, for
after the draft finalized by the Fire Safety example, punched cards, punched paper tape,
Sectional Committee had been approved by the magnetic tape or disk, etc.
Civil Engineering Division Council.
C>Media Stores- Ready use paper store and
0.2 Electronic data processing (EDP) equipment magnetic media library.
is a machine or a group of machines that uses
electronic circuitry to perform arithmetic or d) Output Printing Area - Where the printing
logical operations automatically by means of an of output data is carried out.
internally, or externally stored programme of
machine. The development and the use of EDP e>communication
Communication Area -Where the EDP tele-
system is installed.
system is a direct result of the technological
breakthrough. With increased complexity of 0.4 The tackling of. fire with speed and effective-__
modern industry, business and research work, it -_
ness assumes great Importance. ‘I he security staff
has become a vital tool in recent years and and the other staff should be trained in the use of
obviously warrants proper protection. As the fire fighting equipment.
equipment is used for processing large amount of
statistical, problematical and experimental infor- 0.5 The provisions relating to all safety aspects
mation, its malfunctioning can put the whole including the fire safety aspect have been included
programming operation in jeopardy. This speaks and the aspects other than fire will be deleted
for the importance of its safeguarding against any when these are covered separately.
fire hazard since a rise in temperature of the
surroundings of the system exceeding 45°C will 0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a
cause its malfunctioning and a sustained ambient particular requirement of this standard is complied
temperature above 50°C may cause irreversible with, the final value, observed or calculated,
failures. expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be
rounded off in accordance with IS:2-1960”. The
0.3 The electronic data processing area should be number of significant places retained in the
deemed to include the following areas: rounded off value should be the same as that of
a) Central Processing Area - Where the central the specified value in this standard.
processing unit and its associated equipment
are installed. *Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )
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2.3 The floor of any storey immediately above the 3. AIR CONDITIONING
EDP areas should be made waterproof and 3.1 The air conditioning plant and ducting should
precaution should be taken to prevent water be designed so as to avoid the spread of fire and
entering the EDP area.
smoke by incorporating the following features :
2.4 All ventilation or service ducts serving other
parts of the building should not pass through a) A separate air handling plant exclusively for
the EDP area ( see 3.2);
the EDP area.
2.4.1 Where because of the planning difficulty, it b) Maintaining a positive air pressure within the
EDP area;
is required that ventilation or service ducts pass
through an EDP area, the same should be fire 4 Good house keeping in the plant rooms
resistant shafts with fire resistance as for the fire specially if the plant rooms form part of the
separating walls and the floors. air circuit;
2.4.2 The sections of ducting serving the EDP 4 The avoidance of combustible materials for
area and external to it should also be treated as ducting;
the fire resistant shafts. e) Automatic control to stop the AC blowers in
2.5 The EDP area should be so located that it is the event of fire alarm inside the EDP area,
not exposed to fire, water, corrosive fumes and in addition to manual centre;
smoke from adjoining areas directly or indirectly. f, Provision of a facility for extracting smoke
2.6 ?he computer room, training area and the from the EDP area, and provision of a
peripheral equipment rooms should be segregated suitable and effective means of ventilating the
from the rest of the area by 2 h fire resisting walls EDP area after the discharge of the fire
(see IS : 1642-1988” ). The walls should be cons- extinguishing media;
tructed up to the structural ceiling. All openings 8) Manual controls for facilities referred to in
should be protected by 1 h fire resisting automatic (e) and ( f) to be located outside the EDP
closing doors. area; and
2.7 The treatment of the walls, partitions, etc, h> Where ducting passes through separating
should be non-combustible and have flame spread walls or floors, automatic fire dampers should
rating of Class 1 ( see IS : 1642-1988* ). be provided (see 3.5) with facilities for
manual operation within the EDP area.
2.7.1 The raised floor panels may be covered
with tiles having flame spread of Class 1. These 3.2 Plant Room
panels should screw down to the structural frame 3.2.1 The plant room should be fire separated
and should be so constructed that any panel could from the EDP area by the construction of a
be removed with speed for putting down fire that minimum fire resistance of 1 h. Combustible
may break out under the raised floor. The material, oil and other fire hazards should be
structural floor beneath the raised floor should be excluded for the plant room.
given a slope for draining out water and also
checking entry of any pests. 3.2.2 Automatic fire dampers should be fitted in
the ducting where it penetrates the plant room
2.7.2 False Flooring - The false floor material wall and:
should be antistatic. Provision of facing on
underside of panels with GI sheet/non-combustible a>conditions
controlled
in the plant room cannot be
as above,
material is preferable.
2.7.3 Wall Pane&g - Timber frame work b> the plant room is common to areas outside
the EDP area, and
coated with fire retardent paint may be used.
2.8 All cable openings should be sealed ( see Cl there is no facility within the EDP area for
emergency control of the fans or recirculation.
IS : 12459-19887 ).
3.3 Ducting - Where insulation is used, non-
2.9 All office furniture should be of metal cons- combustible material may be applied to the inside
truction or any other non-combustible material. or the outside of the ducting.
2.10 Paper and other combustible materials
should be kept in totally closed metal cabinets or 3.4 Fire Dampers
receptacles. 3.4.1 Dampers of 1 h rating should close auto-
matically under emergency conditions. They
2.11 The magnetic tape, job assembly, supervisor should be held in the open position by means of
and maintenance rooms should be located on the an electromagnetic device operated by a smoke
periphery of the computer room. detector.
*Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general): 3.5 Air conditioning units for installation within
Materials and details of construction (first revision ). the EDP area units which embody the following
tCode of practice of fire protection of cable runs. design features are likely to have the least inherent
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risk of fire or smoke and are recommended: 4 Where the operation of a system is intended
to effect fire suppresion in addition to action
a) Non-combustible thermal insulation and filters giving alarm, the system should operate when
wherein the combustion properties have been two separate signals derived from independent
considered; and zones have been received at the controls. The
b) Thermal cut outs which operate if components system should give caution alarm when
overheat, that is, in the event of fan failure. detector in any one zone goes into alarm
condition.
4. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
NOTE- The object of this requirement is to reduce
4.1 The source of supply should be an independent the possibility of an unwanted operation as a result of:
circuit (feeder). There should be provision for
emergency supply of power in case of failure. 1) Accidental or malicious triggering of a detector,
or,
4.2 All electrical wirings and lighting surges
2) Electrical accidents such as short circuits.
should conform to IS: 1646-1982*.
4.3 The number of junction boxes in underfloor e) The automatic fire detection system should, in
areas should be kept to a minimum. If they are an unattended situation, stop fans and close
to be used, they should be of metal, completely dampers in the air conditioning system and
enclosed, easily accessible, properly grounded and cut-off all power supplies to the EDP area.
in accordance with the requirements of the
relevant electrical code. No connection should be f) Where the EDP area is attended and the
made in the underfloor area except within junction automatic cut-off of the power supplies to the
boxes, or approved type receptacles, or the EDP installation by the system referred to in
connector. (e) would result in serious damage, arrange-
ments should be made for immediate manual
4.4 The iliumination should not be less than shut down in a pre-determined manner as
500 lux. soon as a fire is indicated by a fire detection
system.
5. FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINCTION
AND EQUIPMENT 5.2 Fire Fighting Equipment
5.1 Automatic Fire Detection System 5.2.1 Portable fire extinguishers of Halon type
conforming to relevant Indian Standard should be
5.1.1 The EDP area and EDP installation provided in the EDP area near the EDP installa-
should be protected by an automatic fire alarm tion and the associated equipment.
system using smoke detectors to detect fire at an
early stage (see IS : 2189-1988~ ). 5.2.2 In addition, to the portable fire extingui-
5.1.2 In addition to the requirement given in shers, hose-reels conforming to relevant Indian
IS : 2189-1988t, the following provisions should Standard should be provided near the equipment
also be adhered to: handling large quantities of paper outside the
computer rooms.
a) One disconnection switch should be provided
at the exit of the area except the light. The 5.2.3 Suitable heat resisting gloves or clothes
switch should also simultaneously stop air should be provided to facilitate the removal of
conditioning system and operate the fire heated components when cabinets are of necessity
damper. There should be some similar opened in the event of fire.
parallel switch in the control room. The
switch when operated, should have an 5.2.4 Where modular false floors are installed,
indicating light and should also give an appropriate lifters should be provided.
audible firm alarm. 5.3 Automatic Fire Extinction
b> The fire damper should be provided in the air 5.3.1 Where an installation is attended not at
conditioned air ducts and the return passage
at the point of entry, and should automati- all times during the operation periods, the need
cally close in the event of fire alarm or power for an automatic fire extinguishing system should
disconnecting switch operations. be considered throughout the EDP area and the
airconditioning installation.
C>Both types of smoke detectors should be used
alternately and the spacing as given in 5.3.2 The automatic operation of a total
IS: 2189-19887 be followed with the modifica- flooding system in any part of an EDP area should
tion that the coverage per detector should not have provision to be prevented by a suitable lock
be more than 30 sq m. off system. Provision should be made for manual
operation of the system by controls located out-
*Code of practice for fire safety of buildings ( general ): side the area and should be identifiable. The lock
Electrical installations (first revision ).
off should be an effective system ensuring that
tCode of practice for selection,.installation and main-
tenance of automatic fire detectlon and alarm system the compressed gas cannot escape from its primary
( second revision ). storage vessels under forseeable fault conditions.
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