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  • Location
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Audit Checklist

  • Room is dimensioned as designed

  • Ensure all internal dimensions are correct & as per design drawings - mark-up floor plan showing current measurements & upload the marked-up plan

  • The door has hardware provided, and is lockable

  • Dedicated Comms Room lock installed. Door self closes without obstruction (and without assistance). Door self closes without obstruction (and without assistance). Check the seals below door, and around door frame.

  • The room and racks are clean

  • No loose equipment in the racks/room (egg Ladders, toolboxes, rack parts etc). the room has been cleaned to remove construction material, cable termination offcuts. The room is free from dust. Check for dust on top of racks and all wall mounted equipment. Check for dust in and around all cable terminations and cable management within the racks.

  • Minimum height clearance of 2.4m to overhead fixtures from floor

  • Check clearance to all overhead fixtures is 2.4m or more. (Note - Power Outlets above racks may be installed lower than 2.4m as agreed by IMP PM)

  • 900mm clearance around all communication racks (1200mm in front of 1200mm deep racks)

  • Check 900mm (1200mm in front for 1200mm deep racks) clearance around racks (including future rack) to all walls and wall mounted equipment (including DB and future DB).

  • Clearance around IDF / MDF - 900mm in front and 300mm each side

  • Check clearance around IDF / MDF, - 900mm minimum depth, - 300mm either side, max height no greater than 1.8m

  • Cable trays have proprietary bends and tees installed as applicable

  • Confirm cable trays have proprietary bends and tees installed as applicable. Review against vendor installation manual and AS.

  • Cable tray spacing is 150mm

  • Confirm cable tray spacing is 150mm, Measure between the cable trays & other items above comm's tray

  • Threaded rods are cut to length

  • Check Threaded rods are cut to length.

  • All cable trays are cross bonded (Earthed).

  • Confirm cable tray earthing (Quick Connects are not an acceptable bonding connection for protective earthing).

  • Waterfalls and vertical supports installed

  • Confirm Waterfalls and vertical supports installed (excluding future rack)

  • End caps are installed on Unistrut's, Yellow caps to be installed on booker rod

  • Check yellow caps installed on booker rod

  • Cables on trays at low level are protected

  • check for protection (tray cover etc) has been installed

  • Communications cable tray is identified

  • All communications cable tray have a red label every 4m and at intersections/change of direction

  • All penetrations are sealed and fire/smoke rated

  • All penetrations (Ceiling, Wall and Floor) must be sealed from dust. Check that light is not visible. Temporary dust seals may be used. Temporary wall seals - insulation. Temporary Floor conduit sealed with tape and plastic.

  • EWIS and fire detection has been installed

  • Fire detector and cable installed, but not commissioned. Refer Site Induction Process for Fire management process during construction.

  • Distribution boards (or MSSB's) have 900mm clearance and typed legend provided

  • DBs installed - 900 clearance to rack, 1200mm clearance in front (include future DB)

  • Distribution Board's (or MSSB's) have identification and source of supply labels

  • Distribution Board's (or MSSB's) have identification and source of supply labels

  • Submains and sub-circuits are labelled

  • Check Submains and sub-circuits are labelled

  • Lights are installed and operational

  • Electrician to perform light level test. Record findings in all areas around the room on a drawing. Compliance with the QH Cable Standard (500 lux average) is considered safe working environment for Early Access. NOTE - lighting upgrades after early access install to achieve AS compliance will be performed under "hot works" coms room change management process.

  • Light switch is installed

  • check for installation of light switch (position & height)

  • Segregation is maintained between power and comms above racks

  • Check power and data use different penetrations in top of rack, and also are separated on cable tray. (include PDU power cable in this check)

  • Power is on

  • Confirm room has a stable power supply

  • Data points installed for BMS & Security panels

  • Check Installed as per room wall elevations. (Outlets will be tested as part of the field testing process, not part of room readiness).

  • Security cabinets and cabling is installed

  • Check cabinets, and all cable is installed as per room wall elevations. Check that all equipment and duct covers are installed. All cable is installed into the room. (note that commissioning that requires cable termination will need to be performed under change management)

  • Security cabinets are labelled / identified

  • Check Labelling of security cabinets

  • Air conditioning is operational

  • Check both Fan Coil Units (FCU's) are installed and all pipework is installed.

  • BMS cabinet and cabling is installed

  • Check BMS cabinet and cabling is installed

  • BMS cabinet is labelled / identified

  • Check BMS cabinet is labelled/identified

  • Temperature sensors are mounted and labelled

  • Check Temp Sensor location clearance (Racks/MDF/DB - refer clearance above)

  • Fan coil units / Split System Head-ends are labelled

  • Check Labelling of FCU's & head-ends

  • Spare patch lead hanger installed on wall

  • Check patch lead hanger is installed and in the designed location

  • Earth connected to IDF / MDF

  • Check Earthing & compliance to AS/CA S009 & the ICT CS

  • IDF frames have traffolyte labels

  • Check Labelling of IDF's and associated cabling

  • IDF frames has record book attached / mounted on wall

  • Check record book is provided and located adjacent to IDF

  • Copper back bone installed

  • Check Cat3 Backbone is installed and terminated into the Voice Frame. Does the install align with design documentation

  • Tie cables installed, i.e. IDF to racks and inter rack

  • Check Tie Cables are installed in Racks and to the Voice Frame. Does install align with design documentation

  • Copper cabling is labelled / identified at IDF

  • Check wrap around label on the Cat3 cable.

  • Lightning protection is installed to IDF copper cabling

  • Check Llightning protection is installed

  • Racks and equipment are damage free

  • Check Racks and Equipment for damage (Racks, Voice Frame, MATV, Security, DB, CCTV)

  • Racks are level and bolted down

  • Racks are level and bolted down. Doors should open and close freely (if they are not level the doors will scrape)

  • Power rails are correctly installed within each rack

  • Check mounting position of power rails (PDU's). Outside of rear rails facing outwards away from the rear of the rack

  • Vertical cable management are installed into the racks

  • Check 2x vertical minders per rack at the front.

  • Horizontal cable management are installed to racks

  • Installed as per rack layouts

  • Equipment rails are located 150mm 100mm from the front and rear of the rack

  • Check Equipment rails are located 150mm from the rack door (front and rear)

  • Rack doors are opening the correct way

  • Check that front door of rack against wall opens toward the wall.

  • Earths are connected to the Racks and equipment, and back to the DB

  • Confirm Earths are connected to the Racks and equipment, and back to earth rail. (Patch Panels, Racks, Rack Doors, MATV, Voice Frame, and any other equipment that requires earthing). Room Earthing is tested separately.

  • All cabling dressed and secured correctly within the racks

  • Check that no cable is attached to the vertical equipment rails. Check cabling dressed and secured correctly within the racks.

  • Fibre connecting to the Primary CDR is installed

  • Check fibre connectivity to primary CDR. Check far end as well.

  • Fibre connecting to the Secondary CDR is installed

  • Check fibre connectivity to secondary CDR. Check far end as well.

  • Fibre patch records are provided

  • Check fibre records have been provided

  • Sticky mats are provided at comms room entry

  • Check sticky mat has been installed at doorway

  • Communications labelling complete – racks, floor outlets, fibre, copper b-bone

  • Check racks and Horizontal & Voice patch panels are labelled as per ICT CS requirements

  • Rack fans are set at 24 degree's

  • check rack fans temp setting

  • Tundish complete and enclosed if installed

  • check tundish/s install against design drawings

  • Comms Room has anti static floor covering installed

  • Check anti static vinyl has been installed

  • Document Holder (A3 size) installed

  • check A3 document holder is installed & located as per design drawings

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