RE: Halon, water, etc.

How old is the building you are in Al ? No offense or anything :-) The last
place I worked was almost 30 years old and all exit signs worked in a power
failure as did emergency lighting.

Chuck

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al Mac
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:45 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Halon, water, etc.

In case no one else has mentioned it, when building catches fire, the power
often goes out, and some systems might not work properly, such as the
batteries for the EXIT signs, if there even is such a sign within sight of
the closet called computer room.

Solution: very inexpensive to buy flash lights that plug into wall sockets
... power on, their batteries are being charged, power off, they provide
emergency lighting, you grab one ... and remember to crawl at a run, to
keep head down to avoid destructive smoke inhalation.

If you are in a computer room that has a nearby window, you could always
throw chair out of window to get alternative rapid exit, so long as you
watch out for effect of broken window on draft vs. fire, plus broken glass
when you exit that way.

It helps to be aware of all possible exits from building where you work ...
where there are doors, where there are windows, where there are structuraal
weaknesses through which you could bust out in emergency, where there are
things like fork lift truck to help engineer such unofficial exits in a
hurry, remembering that fuel for the fork lift truck is extremely
flammable. (Don't be using that if fire got to it before you did.)

Perhaps the office across from yours has a window that you could squeeze
out of & perhaps that office door is locked ... you can get on chair & use
false ceiling tiles to get over locked door, smoke permitting.

Perhaps do this in a file drill so you know it is doable.