STACK Infrastructure: A Pledge to Enhance Data Centre Safety
STACK Infrastructure, or STACK, has announced its release of a safety-enhancing Breaker Button Window Guard into the public domain.
Often referred to as a Breaker Guard, the company says the device epitomises its commitment to enhancing operational safety and reliability across a broad range of industries, including medical, commercial and industrial sectors.
As a data centre operator and digital infrastructure partner to some of the world’s leading companies, STACK is eager to improve data centre safety, whilst reducing downtime.
“At STACK, our first priority is to eliminate safety risks,” comments Donna Lynch, Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety at STACK. “This solution has improved operational excellence in our facilities and enabled a safer work environment.”
Empowering global safety with open-source solutions
Breaker Guards are typically developed to tackle critical safety challenges, especially those that are identified during routine maintenance operations within a data centre.
STACK’s latest device is engineered to prevent accidental door closures that could disrupt power supply, whilst also ensuring that critical operations remain uninterrupted. It is able to integrate with various forms of existing infrastructure, providing a fail-safe mechanism that protects against unexpected power outages while enhancing overall system reliability.
Recognising the broader applicability and significant impact that this Breaker Guard could have, STACK has decided to release the design to the public domain. This means that fellow companies can adapt and customise the solution to suit their individual needs.
Deciding to open-source a design aims to promote enhancements to safety not only within the data centre industry, but also across other critical locations like healthcare facilities, where a reliability on power can be lifesaving.
Ryan Arthur, Technical Operations Manager and the device’s designer, explains: “The Breaker Guard was born out of a simple idea: preventing a small oversight from causing major disruptions.
“I’m excited to see this design made available to a broader audience, where it has the potential to enhance safety far beyond our data centres.”
Keeping operations safe
As the backbone of the digital world, data centres are often ‘out of sight, out of mind’ until they encounter disruptions. Ensuring physical safety on site is vitally important to not only keep systems running, but to support the workers that are responsible for maintaining these powerhouses.
STACK’s latest releases includes various configurations of the Breaker Button Window Guard to accommodate different infrastructure needs, along with a comprehensive catalogue that details the installation and customisation processes.
These resources are now accessible for public use, fostering safety enhancements across global infrastructure systems. The device configuration catalog and 3D print design files can be accessed and downloaded from STACK’s website here: Breaker Guard Design.
STACK Infrastructure has been particularly eager to bolster its data centre progress in recent years. The operator the company has grown exponentially in the last two years alone as it works to deliver safe and sustainable hyperscale data centres to its clients.
In November 2023, it secured US$290m in debt financing to build more data centres, in addition to receiving US$240m in green securitised notes as part of its efforts to better empower its clients to address sustainability challenges.
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