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Safeguard Catalogue Infrastucture Remarks
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S 1.2 Regulations governing access to distributors
Initiation responsibility: Head of Site/Bldg Technical Service
Implementation responsibility: Site/Bldg Technical Service
As far as possible, distributors (e.g. for power supply, data and telephone
networks) should be accommodated in technical infrastructure rooms (see
Chapter 4.3.4). The measures specified for such rooms are to be met.
Access to the distributing frames of all supply facilities (power, water, gas,
telephone, warning system, pneumatic dispatch, etc.) within the building must
be possible and regulated.
Possible means that
- distributing frames will, during painting work, not be pasted over with
paint or wallpaper in such a way that they could be opened only with tools
or could not be located;
- distributors must not be blocked by furniture, equipment, pallets, etc.;
- keys are available for locked distributors, and that the locks are in working
order.
Regulated means that it has been laid down who may open which distributor.
Distributors should be locked and may be opened only by the persons
responsible for the respective supply facility. Access can be regulated by
various locking devices and appropriate key management schemes (on this
point, cf. S 2.14 Key Management).
If melting fuses are built into distributors of the supply mains, appropriate
spare fuses should be held in store (in the distributor). The documentation of
the distributors should be in accordance with the provisions of S 2.19 Neutral
documentation in the distributors).
All devices installed in the distributor must bear precise and intelligible
legends.
Additional controls:
- Are there regulations governing access to distributors?
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000