From warehouse or logistics to Data Centre Operator
A way in from outside the industry.
There’s a page for this pathway in , with its licences and local details.
What’s different
Brings careful handling and tracking of equipment; learns racking, cabling and the hall’s rules.
Skills to build
What a Data Centre Operator needs. Some of it will come with your background.
Physical access and security
- Badge in and out Independent
- Escort visitors and contractors Assisted
Emergency response
- Evacuate and muster Independent
- Raise the alarm and escalate Independent
- Recognise and report a suspected cyber incident Assisted
Site safety
- Hazards of a critical facility Independent
- Select and use protective equipment Independent
- Electrical safety awareness Assisted
- Move equipment and handle loads safely Assisted
White space and IT hardware
- Take electrostatic discharge precautions Independent
- Build cages, trays and cabinets Assisted
- Carry out remote-hands requests Assisted
- Decommission equipment and handle media Assisted
- Inspect and clean fibre Assisted
- Install and test a cross-connect Assisted
- Keep hot and cold aisles right Assisted
- Patch and trace cabling Assisted
- Rack and stack equipment Assisted
Procedures and documents
- Follow a standard operating procedure (SOP) Assisted
Monitoring and response
- Walk the rounds and take readings Assisted
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Sources and licences
- Critical Facilities reference framework © Facility Labs. (CC BY 4.0)
- ISCO-08, International Labour Organization, as published in ESCO v1.2.1. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents)