PE — PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
PE-14: TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLS
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NIST 800-53R4 Membership PE-14:
- LOW
- MODERATE
- HIGH
The organization:
- a. Maintains temperature and humidity levels within the facility where the information system resides at [Assignment: organization-defined acceptable levels]; and
- b. Monitors temperature and humidity levels [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].
SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE
This control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms.
RELATED CONTROLS: PE-14
CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS
PE-14 (1) TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLS | AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
The organization employs automatic temperature and humidity controls in the facility to prevent fluctuations potentially harmful to the information system.
Supplemental Guidance: NONE
PE-14 (2) TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLS | MONITORING WITH ALARMS / NOTIFICATIONS
The organization employs temperature and humidity monitoring that provides an alarm or notification of changes potentially harmful to personnel or equipment.
Supplemental Guidance: NONE
REFERENCES:
- NO REFERENCES