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In addition, you should establish procedures to protect your equipment in the event of a
fireemergency.JuniperNetworksproductsshouldbeinstalledinanenvironmentsuitable
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
theequipmentatthesource.ThenuseaTypeCfireextinguisher,whichusesnoncorrosive
fire retardants, to extinguish the fire.
Fire SuppressionEquipment
TypeC fire extinguishers, which use noncorrosive fire retardants such as carbon dioxide
andHalotron™,aremosteffectiveforsuppressingelectricalfires.TypeCfireextinguishers
displace oxygen from the point of combustion to eliminate the fire. For extinguishing fire
on or around equipment thatdraws air from the environment forcooling, youshould use
thistypeof inert oxygendisplacementextinguisherinstead ofan extinguisherthatleaves
residues on equipment.
Do not use multipurpose TypeABC chemical fire extinguishers (dry chemical fire
extinguishers). The primary ingredient in these fire extinguishers is monoammonium
phosphate,whichisverystickyanddifficulttoclean.Inaddition,inthepresenceofminute
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.
NOTE: Tokeepwarrantieseffective,donotuseadrychemicalfireextinguisher
tocontrol a fire at or near a Juniper Networks switch or other networkdevice
provided by Juniper. If a dry chemical fire extinguisher is used, the unit is no
longer eligible for coverage under a service agreement.
We recommend that you dispose of any irreparably damaged equipment in an
environmentally responsible manner.
Related
Documentation
General Safety Guidelines and Warnings for EX Series Switches on page 113•
• General Electrical Safety Guidelines and Warnings for EX Series Switches on page 141
• In Case of Electrical Accident: Action to Take on an EX Series Switch on page 147
Qualified Personnel Warning for EX Series Switches
This topic applies to hardware devices in the EX Series product family, which includes
switches and the XRE200 External Routing Engine.
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