Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits - Properly Installed

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Associated with IA controls: PEEL-2, PEEL-1

SV-41028r2_rule Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits - Properly Installed

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Lack of automatic emergency lighting and exits can cause injury and/or death to employees andemergency responders. Lack of automatic emergency lighting can also cause a disruption inservice.

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Check that emergency lighting and exits are located in IT areas. NOTES: This requirement should not be applied to a tactical environment, unless it is a fixed computer facility supporting missions in a Theater of Operations. The standards to be considered for applicability in a tactical environment are: 1) The facility containing the computer room has been in operation over 1-year. 2) The facility is "fixed facility" - a hard building made from normal construction materials - wood, steel, brick, stone, mortar, etc.

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Emergency lighting and exits must be installed in areas containing information systems.

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