Organizational Control: Emergency Shutoff

Control ID: PE-10 Emergency Shutoff Family: Physical and Environmental Protection Source: NIST 800-53r4
Control: The organization:
  1. Provides the capability of shutting off power to the information system or individual system components in emergency situations;
  2. Places emergency shutoff switches or devices in [Assignment: organization-defined location by information system or system component] to facilitate safe and easy access for personnel; and
  3. Protects emergency power shutoff capability from unauthorized activation.
Supplemental Guidance:
This control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources including, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms.

Related Controls: PE-15
Control Enhancements: N/A
References: N/A
Mechanisms:
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements: N/A