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Data Centre Standards

Data Centre management must be cognizant and understand that Standards and Regulations have direct impact upon different equipment and systems within a data centre and impact upon personnel working within those designated environments.  Particular attention must be given to local legislation and regulations.

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What follows is a representative listing of standards that may have an impact on your project.

Canada-USA

Data Centre
  • TIA 568
  • TIA 569
  • LEED
  • TIA 942-2 - Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for data centres
  • BICSI 002 - Data Centre Implementation & Best Practices
  • Telcordia GR-63-CORE, GR-1089-CORE etc.
  • ATIS
Power
  • NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 70E
  • National Electric Code (NFPA 70)
  • IEC 60364, IEC 61936
Cooling
  • ASHRAETC9.9
  • Telecordia GR-63-CORE
Grounding and Bonding
  • IEEE 1100
  • TIA607
Fire
  • NFPA and Local Codes
People
  • OSHA
  • ITUA

Local codes are paramount - be aware!

Europe

Data Centre
  • Country-specific regulations
  • BREEAM, BS 8536:2010
  • EN 50173-S, EN 50174-2
  • EN 50600
Power
  • IEC 60364, IEC 61936
  • EN 50110
  • BS 7671
Cooling
  • ASHRAETC9.9
  • ETSI 300 019
Grounding and Bonding
  • ETSI 300 253
  • EN 50310
Fire
  • Country-specific
People
  • HSAW
  • ITUA

Local codes are paramount - be aware!

Others

Technical
TIA 569B & EN 12825 - Raised Access Floors
IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 8671) Requirements for Electrical Installations
TIA/EIA 607 - Grounding and Bonding requirements for Telecommunications in commercial buildings
BS EN 50173-5 - Generic IT cabling systems for Data Centres

Security
ISO/IEC 27001 - Information Security Management System (ISMS)
ISO/IEC 27002 - Information Technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security management 
BS 7799-3 - Information Security management systems guideline for information security risk management
BS 25999-1 - Business Continuity Management - Part 1: Code of Practice
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