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Digital Power Continued from page 12 solutions are available through a nationwide network of Vykon Distributors. ActiveLogix Charlotte, NC 704-578-9776 vykonsales@activelogix.com Advanced Power Control, Inc. Newark, DE 302-368-0443 vykonsales@adv-power.com BITS Waukesha, WI 877-334-9333 vykonsales@envsysinc.com Cochrane Supply Madison Heights, MI 248-588-9260 vykonsales@ cochranesupply.com Controlco Automation Distributors Concord, CA 925-602-7728 vykonsales@controlco.com Control Consultants, Inc. Weymouth, MA 781-335-8353 vykonsales@ controlconsultantsinc.com E.C. Smyers Co. Pittsburgh, PA 412-471-3222 vykonsales@smyers.com Industrial Control Distributors Wanamassa, NJ 732-918-9000 vykonsales@icdmail.com Jackson Control Company, Inc. Indianapolis, IN 800-772-9859 vykonsales@jacksoncontrol.com Long Building Technology Englewood, CO 303-975-2100 vykonsales@long.com Minvalco, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 952-920-0131 vykonsales@minvalco.com Temperature Control Systems, Inc. Dallas, TX 214-343-1444 vykonsales@tempconsys.com Universal Supply Group, Inc. Hawthorne, NJ 973-427-3320 vykonsales@usginc.com repository and to continually educate and train employees while enhancing and sharing “lesson learned” experiences. A comprehensive training program could include: • Providing fundamental training on facility electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems • Determining staff qualification criteria • Identifying training topics and developing specific modules • Creating testing content and certification methods • Maintaining employee training records and ongoing training requirements Prudent business practice recognizes the need to plan for employee succession, unexpected staff departure, orientation/training of new employees, as well as education of seasoned employees. An education and training program, coupled with a document management system, can address these concerns. Site-specific training courses can be developed to target subjects such as UPS switching procedures, emergency generator operation and testing, company policies and procedures, safety, and critical environment work rules. In the financial services industry, education and training that is standardized, comprehensive, and focused on the job at hand will create a pool of talented individuals possessing the knowledge and information necessary to solve problems during emergencies. This will lead to shorter and less frequent unplanned downtime. Documentation is essential not only to facilitate the ongoing education and training requirements of a company’s personnel, but also to maintain safety and to minimize risk to the company, assuring the integrity of a robust mission critical infrastructure and the institution’s bottom line. A living document system can produce a “database” of perpetually refreshed knowledge, providing the level of granularity necessary to operate a mission critical infrastructure. Such a system should be supplemented with a staff training and development program. Keeping the ever-changing document and training programs current can then be addressed each time a capital project is completed or an infrastructure change is made. Accurate and up-to-date information provides first responders with the intelligence and support necessary to make informed decisions during critical events, as well as allow for employee succession planning. The short-term dollars saved today by eliminating documentation and education/training program will result in an exponential monetary loss tomorrow. ■ ◗ REPRINTS OF THIS ARTICLE are available by contacting Jill DeVries at devriesj@bnpmedia.com or at 248-244-1726. FREE INFO: WRITE 32 14 | Mission Critical Winter 2008 4/13/07 10:20:23 AM ESM05074TridLH.indd 1 http://cochranesupply.com http://controlconsultantsinc.com

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Mission Critical - Winter 2008 Table of Contents Editorial: What Have We Been Doing? Cronin’s Workshop: Imagining the Perfect Data Center Power And Cooling Solution Digital Power: The Next Edge in Business Resiliency Zinc Whiskers: Keeping Up With The Green Movement Mission Critical Care: Shipping, Staging, and Installation Legal Perspectives: “A Reliable Energy Supply Is Key to Data Center Success” Continued Payback, Instant Protection Beyond the Nines The Green Information Technology Revolution Health Care Network Offers Glimpse of the Future of Backup Power High-Density Data Centers – Discuss, Design, Deploy High Performance Data Centers Call for Innovative Cooling Techniques More Data in the Data Center Five Considerations for Powering Data Center Racks New Products Industry News Events Classifieds Letters Ad Index Datacenter Wiki: wiki-Mission Critical

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