Fire Safety Requirements For M Series, Mx Series, And T Series Routers; General Fire Safety Requirements; Fire Suppression; Fire Suppression Equipment - Juniper T1600 Hardware Manual

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T1600 General Electrical Safety Guidelines on page 330
T1600 Router Description on page 3
Contacting Customer Support on page 382
General Fire Safety Requirements on page 315
Fire Suppression on page 315
Fire Suppression Equipment on page 315
In the event of a fire emergency involving routers and other network equipment, the safety
of people is the primary concern. Establish procedures for protecting people in the event
of a fire emergency, provide safety training, and properly provision fire-control equipment
and fire extinguishers.
In addition, establish procedures to protect your equipment in the event of a fire
emergency. Juniper Networks products should be installed in an environment suitable
for electronic equipment. We recommend that fire suppression equipment be available
in the event of a fire in the vicinity of the equipment, and that all local fire, safety, and
electrical codes and ordinances be observed when installing and operating your
equipment.
In the event of an electrical hazard or an electrical fire, first turn power off to the equipment
at the source. Then use a Type C fire extinguisher, which uses noncorrosive fire retardants,
to extinguish the fire. For more information about fire extinguishers, see "Fire Suppression
Equipment" on page 315.
Type C fire extinguishers, which use noncorrosive fire retardants such as carbon dioxide
(CO ) and Halotron, are most effective for suppressing electrical fires. Type C fire
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extinguishers displace the oxygen from the point of combustion to eliminate the fire. For
extinguishing fire on or around equipment that draws air from the environment for cooling,
use this type of inert oxygen displacement extinguisher instead of an extinguisher that
leave residues on equipment.
Do not use multipurpose Type ABC chemical fire extinguishers (dry chemical fire
extinguishers) near Juniper Networks equipment. The primary ingredient in these fire
extinguishers is monoammonium phosphate, which is very sticky and difficult to clean.
In addition, in minute amounts of moisture, monoammonium phosphate can become
highly corrosive and corrodes most metals.
Any equipment in a room in which a chemical fire extinguisher has been discharged is
subject to premature failure and unreliable operation. The equipment is considered to
be irreparably damaged.
Appendix A: T1600 Router Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
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