Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits

Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits - Properly Installed

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-30984	EC-02.02.01	SV-41028r2_rule	PEEL-1 PEEL-2	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-39649r4_chk )
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.

Check Text ( C-39649r4_chk )

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.

Fix Text (F-34795r2_fix)
Emergency lighting and exits must be installed in areas containing information systems.