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Communications Room Checklist

Preliminary Details

Building Number

Room Number

DEMS number

ROMAN number

Location / Coordinates

Photos start at No.

Security Rating Checklist

Highest classification cabling / network equipment in  UNCLAS

room
 RESTRICTED

 SECRET

Security rating requirement  Intruder Resistant

 Secure Area

Intruder Resistant Area Checklist Secure Area Checklist

Walls extend from base of
floor to underside of slab
or secured roof structure?
 Yes Is the space wholly located  Yes
within the perimeter of a
 No building which meets  No
Intruder Resistant
requirements? (attach
assessment sheet)

If No, is an additional  Yes Walls extend from base of  Yes

barrier installed which floor to underside of slab
reaches the underside of  No or secured roof structure?  No
slab or secured roof
structure?

If No, is an additional  Yes

barrier installed which
reaches the underside of  No
slab or secured roof
structure?

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What type of additional  Stud/plasterboard What type of additional  Stud / plasterboard /

barrier is installed? barrier is installed? plywood
 Mesh, installed to
security standard  Mesh, installed to
security standard
 Other (specify)
 Other (specify)

Wall construction  Concrete Wall construction  Concrete

 Brickwork  Brickwork

 Stud/Plasterboard  Stud / plasterboard /

plywood
 Other (specify)
 Stud / plasterboard /
steel plate

 Other (specify)

Roof construction  Concrete If the wall construction is  Yes

stud/plasterboard/plywood
 Sheet metal , is the plywood on the  No
external wall face?
 Other (specify)  Unable to check

Are windows or glazing  Yes Are joins in plywood at  Yes

installed in walls? studs / noggins only?
 No  No

 Unable to check

If yes, is the glazing  Yes Do joins in plasterboard  Yes

secured to the frame in a line up with joins in
tamper evident fashion?  No plywood?  No

 Unable to check

Are blinds or drapes  Yes Roof construction  Concrete

installed over glazed
areas?  No  Sheet metal

 Other (specify)

What level of the building If the roof construction is  Yes

is the room in? concrete, is the slab
thickness >100mm with  No
F82 wire mesh
reinforcement?  Unable to check

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Is there additional  Yes (specify) If the roof construction is  Yes

protection installed to sheet metal or other, is
glazing?  No F82 welded wire mesh  No
installed on the roof as per
the security standard?

How many doors are Are windows or glazing  Yes

there to the space? installed in walls?
 No

Are all door thicknesses  Yes If yes, is the glazing  Yes

>38mm? secured to the frame in a
 No tamper evident fashion?  No

Are all doors constructed  Yes Are blinds or drapes  Yes

from flush panel, block installed over glazed
timber and have a solid  No areas?  No
core?

Do all doors (excluding  Yes What level of the building

fire exits) have a double is the room in?
cylinder mortice lock?  No

Do all fire exit doors have  Yes Is there additional  Yes (specify)
either a double cylinder protection installed to
mortice lock or external  No glazing?  No
cylinder and internal
manual turn knob?

Are deadbolts installed to  Yes How many doors are there

all doors? to the space?
 No

Are door hinges internal  Yes Are all door thicknesses  Yes
to the space and have >45mm?
security hinge bolts and  No  No
lock bolts protectors
fitted?

Are door closers fitted to  Yes Are all doors constructed  Yes
all doors? from flush panel, block
 No timber and have a solid  No
core?

If double doors are  Yes Do all doors (excluding fire  Yes

installed, is the inactive exits) have a double
leaf secured with  No cylinder mortice lock?  No
flushbolts or locking
padbolts?  N/A

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Does the locking scheme
comply with egress
requirements of the BCA?
 Yes Do all fire exit doors have  Yes
either a double cylinder
 No mortice lock or external  No
cylinder and internal
manual turn knob?

Are there any  Yes Are deadbolts installed to  Yes

penetrations over 280mm all doors?
diameter or 280mm side  No  No
length into the space?

If yes, are security grilles  Yes Are door hinges internal to  Yes
fitted to the applicable the space and have
penetrations?  No security hinge bolts and  No
lock bolts protectors fitted?

Are there at least 3 hinges  Yes

per door?
 No

Are the door frames made  Yes

or cold formed steel with
minimum thickness  No
1.6mm?

Are door closers fitted to  Yes

all doors?
 No

If double doors are  Yes

installed, is the inactive
leaf secured with  No
flushbolts or locking
padbolts?  N/A

If locking padbolts are  Yes

installed, do they have
SCEC endorsed locking  No
cylinders?

Does the locking scheme  Yes

comply with egress
requirements of the BCA?  No

Are there any penetrations  Yes

over 150mm diameter or
150mm side length into  No
the space?

If yes, are security grilles  Yes

fitted to the applicable
penetrations?  No

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Additional Notes

Sketch of Room
Include internal dimensions, racks, rack dimensions, frames, entrances, penetrations and any other relevant
details

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Room Checklist

Room internal dimensions (mm) Length (mm):

Width (mm):

Is there at least 900mm clear space at the front and  Yes

rear of all racks?
 No

Internal dimensions Length (mm):

Width (mm):

Does the room have anti-static flooring installed as per  Yes

AS 2834?
 No

Is there a building Entrance Facility within the room?  Yes

 No

If yes, where do conduits turn up?  Within rack

 Within room

 Through wall

 Other (specify)

How many conduits enter the room?

What % spare capacity is there within the entrance

facility conduits?

Is the lead-in cabling correctly secured to a tray,  Yes

basket, ladder or conduit?
 No

What type of cable containment exists to/from racks?  Conduit

 Basket

 Tray

 Ladder

 Other (specify)

What % spare capacity is there in the most full cable

containment?

Is all cable containment readily accessible (i.e. access  Yes

to lay in trays, conduits have draw wire installed)?
 No

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Are cables protected from sharp edges at all times?  Yes

 No

What condition is the cabling within the room in?  Good

 Fair

 Poor

 Other / mixture (specify)

Are cable bending radii observed for all cables within  Yes
the room?
 No

Are appropriate separation distances maintained  Yes

between power and communications cables?
 No

Are appropriate separation distances maintained  Yes

between cables of different security classification?
 No

Are all cable sheath colours as per the ISM?  Yes

 No

Is all labelling installed within the room as per the  Yes

DCCS?
 No

Is there 24/7 air conditioning installed to the room?  Yes

 No

If yes, what is the capacity of the air conditioning

unit(s), in kW?

If the air conditioning unit(s) is labelled, what is the

designation of the unit?

Is there a distribution board installed within the room?  Yes

 No

What is the label on the distribution board serving the

room?

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How many spare ways are there in the distribution

board serving the room?

Does each rack have at least 2x20A captive single  Yes

phase outlets?
 No

Is there a Communications Earthing System link bar  Yes

installed within the room?
 No

Is there an individual earth cable installed from each  Yes

rack to either a CES link bar or to the earth bar of the
nearest distribution board?  No

If the racks are powdercoated, has the connection point  Yes

of the earth cable been stripped back to bare metal?
 No

What type of fire detection is installed in the room?  Smoke detectors

 VESDA

 None

 Other (specify)

What type of fire suppression is installed in the room?  Sprinklers

 Other (specify)

Are all penetrations to the room firestopped?  Yes

 No

What method of firestopping is used? Specify:

How many racks are there in the room?

What are the attached rack checklist numbers?

How many telephone frames are there in the room?

What are the attached telephone frame checklist

numbers?

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Additional Notes
Provide a description of any floor standing equipment not covered above, along with any additional observations.

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