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Environmental IA Controls - Temperature

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID
SV-245750r822817_rule
Severity
Low
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Ensure that temperature controls have been installed as follows: 
 
Automatic controls are preferred and should be installed where personnel are not available 24/7 on site to respond to and correct anomalies and situations.
  
Otherwise it is permissible for alarms to be used when temperatures fluctuate, requiring manual employee intervention. Note that use of alarms with manual intervention should also be supported by specific assessment within the organizational holistic risk assessment.