LIFE SAVER
Once operational , the centre will be of real European significance and a key part of UK infrastructure . “ If you think back to the awful tube bombings in 2005 , treating all the burns victims meant the supply of skin disappeared overnight . Unfortunately , those things are likely to happen again , and organisations such as SNBTS work with sister organisations across the UK to respond .” And this response will be so much easier to manage thanks to the new building . In addition , the building has to be pretty resilient itself , to deal with any number of possible problems that might arise . Coe concludes : “ In terms of incoming power , we ’ ve got dual site supply , we ’ ve got diesel and fuel oil for generator and backup boiler supply . There is an on-site supply of vehicle fuel , a water supply with backup storage , and then independent IT and data ducts coming into the building . There are five comms rooms throughout the building with a resilient connection . The building can cope with a whole variety of different scenarios , and it can still operate , which obviously is very important .”
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