Fire Safety Requirements; Fire Suppression; Fire Suppression Equipment; Figure 55: Placing A Component Into An Electrostatic Bag - Juniper M10i Hardware Manual

Appendix A: Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

Figure 55: Placing a Component into an Electrostatic Bag

Fire Safety Requirements

In the event of a fire emergency involving routers and other network equipment, the
safety of people is the primary concern. You should 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, you should 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.

Fire Suppression

In the event of an electrical hazard or an electrical fire, you should 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 on page 141.

"Fire Suppression Equipment"

Fire Suppression Equipment
Type C fire extinguishers, which use noncorrosive fire retardants such as carbon
dioxide (CO 2 ) and Halotron™, are most effective for suppressing electrical fires. Type
C fire 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, you should 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.
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Safety Guidelines and Warnings