Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits

Environmental IA Controls - Emergency Lighting and Exits - Documentation and Testing

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-30985	EC-02.03.01	SV-41029r2_rule	PEEL-1 PEEL-2	Low

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

STIG	Date
Traditional Security	2013-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-39650r3_chk )
Review Emergency Lighting and Exit documentation and testing. Check to ensure: 1. There are written procedures for emergency exit. 2. Evacuation routes are posted within the facility for employee reference. 3. The plan is rehearsed on a periodic basis. 4. Emergency lighting is tested on a periodic basis. 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 considerations to be applied 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-39650r3_chk )

Review Emergency Lighting and Exit documentation and testing. Check to ensure:

1. There are written procedures for emergency exit.

2. Evacuation routes are posted within the facility for employee reference.

3. The plan is rehearsed on a periodic basis.

4. Emergency lighting is tested on a periodic basis.

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 considerations to be applied 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-34796r3_fix)
Emergency Lighting and Exit documentation and testing. 1. There must be written procedures for emergency exit. 2. Evacuation routes must be posted in the facility for employee reference. 3. The emergency exit plan must be rehearsed on a periodic basis. 4. Emergency lighting must be tested on a periodic basis.