When you're a data center or telecom switching office, anything less than 99.999999% uptime is unacceptable. Power reliability demands constant testing and maintenance. When you combine the need for regular testing with the misconception that phone switching offices and data farms are low-voltage applications ---    and therefore low danger ---    the conditions are ripe for tragedy, at the human and service levels.

 

When it comes to data and telephone facilities, multiple low-voltage systems are often powered by medium-voltage service that packs plenty of destructive punch. To enable regular testing while maintaining technician safety, our customers turn to our remote racking and switching solutions.

 

Our products not only take technicians out of the arc-flash danger zone, they also provide useful data for preventive-maintenance asset management, such as how much force it takes to rack a breaker today versus how much it required last year (indicating deteriorating mechanical systems in need of maintenance). Partial discharge sensors can detect insulation breaks before technicians and equipment are put in harm's way, helping data and telephone offices meet their high service levels.

And speaking of harm's way, Hurricane Harvey has really made a mess of our beloved Texas. We're preparing a team right now to head to Houston to pitch in at our local affiliate, CBS&R. But if you need remote racking or switching gear, replacement parts, or experienced field service to get the lights back on, give us a call 24/7. It's time we all pull together and rebuild. We've been here before. And we'll succeed again.  

 

Want to learn more about our data/telecom solutions or how we can help with Harvey? Give us a call at 877-4-SAFETY or email Info@CBSArcSafe.com , and we'll explain how we're helping some of North America's largest telecom and data companies avoid unplanned downtime due to electrical failures.