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$600k Fine Over Data Center Death (datacenterdynamics.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the safety-first dept.

judgecorp writes: UK contractors Balfour Beatty and Norland have been fined £380,000 ($580k) after an electrician was electrocuted while working on a data center owned by finance firm Morgan Stanley. The fine follows mounting concern that safety is being compromised because of the need for data centers to remain online non-stop. This leads to pressure for contractors to work on live power supplies.

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  1. The fine won't hurt the DC owners. by dwywit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How about a mandatory downtime for the data centre of say, 24 hours?

    Hit 'em in the hip pocket - which is what a fine is supposed to do, but rarely, in the case of corporations, achieves its desired affect.

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