Data centers areunique spaces that come with unique challenges. Each DC is designed differentlydepending on its geographic location, service providers, data storage types,etc. Cooling and power concerns are typically the biggest expense and thereforealways top of mind. As a result, most feature restricted spaces that includenarrow aisles and/or overhead/ground-level obstructions. And, no matter howthey are configured, the handling of servers and other expensive, sensitiveequipment is an often-overlooked challenge.

數(shù)據(jù)中心是解決獨(dú)特挑戰(zhàn)的獨(dú)特空間，每個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)中心都是根據(jù)其地理位置、服務(wù)供應(yīng)商、數(shù)據(jù)存儲(chǔ)類型等而差別化設(shè)計(jì)的。制冷和供電系統(tǒng)通常是最大的成本，因此總是最被關(guān)注。結(jié)果，受到多種條件限制的空間中，包括了狹窄的通道、頭頂或地面的障礙。不管他們?nèi)绾我?guī)劃，對(duì)服務(wù)器和其他貴重、敏感設(shè)備的搬運(yùn)，是一個(gè)時(shí)常忽略的挑戰(zhàn)。

Rack-mounteddata center devices are expensive, large, and oftentimes heavy. They shouldnever be lifted by hand. 30 pounds is the limit for a person carrying items inan office or in another non-physical role. In a warehouse or industrialsetting, the recommended limit for manual lifting of equipment from OSHA onlygoes up to 50 pounds. In any case, with dimensions of at least 17 incheswide and 30 inches deep， even the lightest of rack-mounted servers are awkwardto handle， physically speaking.

機(jī)架部署的數(shù)據(jù)中心設(shè)備昂貴、體積大、通常比較重，他們不應(yīng)該徒手搬運(yùn)。一個(gè)人在辦公室搬運(yùn)物品，或一個(gè)非體力勞動(dòng)者，30磅是一個(gè)上限。在倉(cāng)庫(kù)或工廠里面，根據(jù)OSHA，徒手搬運(yùn)設(shè)備的上限可以提高到50磅?？陀^地講，在任何場(chǎng)合，徒手搬運(yùn)一個(gè)至少17英寸寬，30 英寸深，哪怕是最輕的機(jī)架式服務(wù)器，也是尷尬的。

Some of the most common injuries in the IT industry include strains andsprains of the arms, shoulders, and back. “The probability of an incident andits potential severity while conducting this type of work in a DC issignificant,” notes Walter Leclerc, Director, Environmental Occupational Healthand Safety at Digital Realty. 

IT行業(yè)最常見(jiàn)的受傷是胳膊、肩膀和背部的拉傷和扭傷。“當(dāng)在數(shù)據(jù)中心執(zhí)行這樣的工作時(shí)，事故的可能性和其潛在危害是非常大的?！盬alter Leclerc說(shuō)，數(shù)字地產(chǎn)的環(huán)境職業(yè)健康和安全總監(jiān)。

對(duì)物理和數(shù)字標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的期待正在增加，在這個(gè)范圍的物理層面，大家都聚焦于工作環(huán)境的安全、合規(guī)的改進(jìn)、人身傷害的降低。新的職業(yè)健康和安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)正在修改以響應(yīng)，知情和有需求客戶對(duì)隱藏在數(shù)據(jù)中心的重大的工作場(chǎng)所危害，現(xiàn)在有了更好的理解。

“The culturalchange has been brought on by incidents, an increased enforcement posture bygovernment agencies, a better understanding in the workplace of safety hazardsas well as rules and regulations, design improvements, and an overall cultureshift in the DC industry,” says Leclerc.

“事故帶來(lái)的文化改變、政府機(jī)構(gòu)監(jiān)管壓力的增加、對(duì)工作場(chǎng)所安全危害和規(guī)則、規(guī)范的更好理解、設(shè)計(jì)的改進(jìn)，數(shù)據(jù)中心的整體文化都在改變”Leclerc說(shuō)。

Data Centers at Risk    數(shù)據(jù)中心的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)

Manual liftingcarries great risk for both the operator and their employer. Injuries drive upthe data center costs while limiting growth and expansion capabilities. Thereis a battle over the short supply of technical talent as it is,making losing a tech to a preventable injury or downtime even more costly.Aside from the significant threat to employee safety, there is also thepotential damage to storage, processing, and distribution equipment. Theserisks are no longer going unnoticed in the industry. 

徒手提升給操作者和他們的雇主帶來(lái)很大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，傷害推高了數(shù)據(jù)中心的成本，同時(shí)限制了增長(zhǎng)和容量擴(kuò)張。技術(shù)人才短缺引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，使得技術(shù)人才的流失甚至?xí)蚩深A(yù)防的傷害或停機(jī)而付出更大的代價(jià)。除了對(duì)雇員安全的巨大威脅，也有對(duì)存儲(chǔ)、處理器、分布式設(shè)備的潛在損壞。這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)在數(shù)據(jù)中心將不再被忽視。

A strategic roadmap to better safetystandards, improved productivity, and cost reduction in the data center shouldinclude a physical solution that offsets the dangers and costs of injuries andaccidents.

一個(gè)針對(duì)數(shù)據(jù)中心更好的安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、提高生產(chǎn)率、降低成本的戰(zhàn)略路線圖，應(yīng)當(dāng)包括一種物理解決方案，它可以消除傷害和事故的危險(xiǎn)及代價(jià)。

Safety First: Mechanical Server Handling?

 安全第一：服務(wù)器處理機(jī)

A mechanical data center lift brings risk levels down to nearly zero whenused properly. It is a safety-focused solution, designed for use in an ITinfrastructure environment.

在正確使用時(shí)，機(jī)械的數(shù)據(jù)中心提升機(jī)可以將風(fēng)險(xiǎn)水平降低幾乎為0. 它是一個(gè)聚焦安全的解決方案，為IT設(shè)施環(huán)境使用而設(shè)計(jì)。

“I can see how atech might not want to bring out the lift just to move one 50-pound server. But it would only take one time for a tech to trip or drop that,and then they have to replace a $25,000 piece of equipment that only weighed 50pounds,” says Budd.  

“我可以看到一個(gè)技術(shù)人員可能不想僅僅為了移動(dòng)一個(gè)50磅的服務(wù)器而啟動(dòng)提升機(jī)。但它需要花費(fèi)技術(shù)人員跑一趟取用和歸還，然后他們就必須更換價(jià)值25000美元、重量只有50磅的設(shè)備?！卑偷抡f(shuō)。

服務(wù)器提升機(jī)

A server handling lift does the following for data center operations:

一個(gè)服務(wù)器提升機(jī)可以為數(shù)據(jù)中心運(yùn)行做以下事情：

•  Speeds up work/efficiency

        提升工作效率

•  Server support with precise positioning and   angling

       支持服務(wù)器精確定位和對(duì)角度

• Complies with global regulations

       遵守全球法規(guī)

Getting Results with an Assisted Lifting Device

 輔助提升設(shè)備得到的結(jié)果有：

Digital Realty Manager of Remote Hands Services John Scoggins describes the process his operators used to move equipment before they purchased an ALD (assisted lifting device): “When installing a heavy piece of equipment into a cabinet, we would install a temporary equipment shelf using use the two-man rule while we lifted the equipment onto the shelf, to install it at a high-level RU position. Once the equipment was secure, we would remove the shelf.”

遙控手服務(wù)部數(shù)字地產(chǎn)經(jīng)理約翰·斯考金斯(John Scoggins)描述了他的操作員在購(gòu)買輔助提升設(shè)備之前移動(dòng)設(shè)備的過(guò)程：“在把一件重設(shè)備安裝到柜子里時(shí)，我們會(huì)在把設(shè)備抬到架子上的時(shí)候，使用兩個(gè)人的規(guī)則來(lái)安裝一個(gè)臨時(shí)設(shè)備架，把它安裝在一個(gè)高級(jí)的RU位置。一旦設(shè)備安全了，我們就把架子搬走。”

Scoggins says their first ALD was purchased when they had to install heavier customer-provided equipment. He says they were also getting requests from customers asking if they had a server handling device to assist with installations. Size and mobility were their top concerns. They now use it for server, switch, and router moves. “It sure makes the job safer and easier when they do use the ALD,” says Walter Leclerc.

Scoggins說(shuō)，他們的第一個(gè)ALD是在他們不得不安裝客戶提供更重型的設(shè)備時(shí)購(gòu)買的。他說(shuō)，他們也收到客戶的請(qǐng)求，詢問(wèn)他們是否有服務(wù)器處理設(shè)備來(lái)協(xié)助安裝。大小和移動(dòng)性是他們最關(guān)心的問(wèn)題。他們現(xiàn)在將它用于服務(wù)器、交換機(jī)和路由器的移動(dòng)。“當(dāng)他們使用ALD時(shí)，這肯定會(huì)使工作更加安全和容易，”沃爾特·勒克萊爾克說(shuō)。

Does Every Data Center Need an ALD? 每個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)中心都需要ALD？

“Any DC that has multiple racks and definitive aisles is probably big enough to benefit from it,” says Budd. “Even if they only need to install or remove a piece of equipment once or twice a year, the risk or chance of getting hurt or damaging something is high enough that it is worth making a one-time capital investment into something that prevents or mitigates against those risks.”

“任何擁有多個(gè)機(jī)架和確定過(guò)道的DC都可能大到足以從中受益，”巴德說(shuō)。“即使他們每年只需要安裝或移走一臺(tái)設(shè)備一次或兩次，受到傷害或損壞的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)或機(jī)會(huì)也很高，值得對(duì)一些防止或減輕這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的項(xiàng)目進(jìn)行一次性資本投資。

Leclerc says the ALD purchase feeds into that overall cultural change he is fostering within his company, Digital Realty. “I think this is really about the well-being of our employees, our safety culture, and continual improvement.”

Leclerc說(shuō)，購(gòu)買ALD是他在Digital Realty公司中培養(yǎng)整體文化變革的一部分?！拔艺J(rèn)為這關(guān)系到我們員工的幸福，關(guān)系到我們的安全文化和持續(xù)改進(jìn)?！?br/>

Priority and risk variables come into play for safety issues, and they need to be considered before an ALD purchase. DC design is another factor: “How high are the racks? How narrow are the aisles? Is growth part of the business plan? Purchasing something that can do it all is really the number one thing,” says Budd.

優(yōu)先權(quán)和風(fēng)險(xiǎn)變量在安全問(wèn)題上發(fā)揮作用，在采購(gòu)ALD之前，需要對(duì)它們加以考慮。數(shù)據(jù)中心設(shè)計(jì)是另一個(gè)因素：“機(jī)架有多高？過(guò)道有多窄？增長(zhǎng)是商業(yè)計(jì)劃的一部分嗎？購(gòu)買能做到這一切的東西才是最重要的?！卑偷抡f(shuō)。

Best Practices Leave Manual Lifting Behind

最好的實(shí)踐讓手工提升落伍了

Many DC managers and owners have already made the switch to reduce costs and increase safety. The creation of a safe environment is weighed against budget and often results in a shift in overall mindset.

很多數(shù)據(jù)中心的經(jīng)理和業(yè)主已作出改變，以減低成本和增加安全。創(chuàng)造一個(gè)安全的環(huán)境要與預(yù)算相權(quán)衡，并往往導(dǎo)致總體心態(tài)的轉(zhuǎn)變。

“What an ALD can do for a DC in terms of efficiency, cost reduction, morale of the staff, is all really just a bonus. At the end of the day, it tends to be a win-win for everyone,” says Budd.

“在效率、降低成本、員工士氣等方面，ALD對(duì)數(shù)據(jù)中心所能做的，其實(shí)都是一項(xiàng)花費(fèi)而已。說(shuō)到底，這對(duì)每個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)都是一個(gè)雙贏的局面?！卑偷抡f(shuō)。