Data Center Fire Sprinkler System

       This standard operating procedure template provides guidelines for Data Center Fire Sprinkler System, operating, inspecting, and maintaining the fire sprinkler system at your site(s). This will be achieved by a workforce including, but not limited to, contractors, vendor partners and employees who consistently apply safe work practices. Safe work practices, including emergency procedures in the event of disasters, support Operational Excellence. A safe and secure environment helps ensure the health and well being of all individuals (including workforce and visitors) as well as minimizes the impact of incidents that could affect business operations.

      To mitigate potential and preventable impacts to data center operations that could be caused by a fire going undetected through the application of industry standards and current best practices with the goal of ensuring 100% operability and reliability when called upon for service.

      Workforce members should assist each other in following the guidelines.

Input(s)

• The Facilities Team is responsible for maintaining an operational fire sprinkler system.
• See contact list for appropriate contacts.
• Any use of chemicals, cleaner, lubricants, etc. in support of data center operations requires a material safety data sheet be submitted and approved by the data center operations manager prior to being brought onto the site.
• The workforce is responsible for proper housekeeping practices, including the storage of tools and equipment during and after the work, cleanup, and waste disposal.
• All tools and equipment must be stored in a pre-approved area, or removed from the work site.
• All regulatory and company safe work practices must be followed where applicable, including but not limited to personal protective equipment, safety barriers lockout/tagout, and confined space entry.
• Any member of the workforce may stop any work in progress due to unsafe work methods, conditions causing the area to be unsafe, emergency, or for any other data center operational necessity. All unsafe work methods will be reported to the data center operations manager who will investigate the situation and take corrective action.
• Depending on organizational capability to perform the required work and/or maintenance, it may be necessary to contract with a qualified third party for some or all of the work described below. Note that many authorities having jurisdiction require that a licensed fire protection contractor perform at least some of the work on these systems.  For instance, sprinkler head inspections are typically done by facility staff, while the replacement of a pre-action valve is typically done by a licensed contractor. These requirements shall be verified for each site prior to implementing this standard operating procedure.

System Description
—Include Site System Information Here

• The fire sprinkler system consists of a fire alarm panel, pump panel, pumps, piping, valves, and sprinkler heads.
• Location—Indicate where the system is installed to include the risers, pumps, fire alarm panel, and other system components. Indicate if the system is installed under the raised floor, above the dropped ceiling or only at the rack level as applicable.
• Specifically describe the operation of the pump panel.  Define how to run the pumps at no flow, minimum flow, rated flow, and peak flow conditions.
• Indicate if the use of passwords is required.
• Indicate the location of the Operations and Maintenance manuals for further reference.
• Reference the Fire Alarm Panel and Detection standard operating procedure for the following:
   • Detection sequence leading to alarm and discharge
   • How an alarm or fault is indicated both at the panel and at the horns and strobes for normal, alarm and fault conditions.
   • Fire panel buttons, menus and diagnostic testing.
   • Silencing alarms, clearing/resetting the system.
   • Alarm notification sequence and expected response times. 

Outputs
       Data center manager shall ensure that a logbook is kept up to date with all inspection results and required actions.

Metrics

• Fire sprinkler system remains 100% available.
• No false alarms.