# PE-10 — Emergency Shutoff

- **Control ID:** PE-10
- **Family:** [PE](/md/families/PE.md)
- **Baselines:** moderate, high
- **Enhancement of:** No content available.

## Description

Provide the capability of shutting off power to \[assignment\] in emergency situations; Place emergency shutoff switches or devices in \[assignment\] to facilitate access for authorized personnel; and Protect emergency power shutoff capability from unauthorized activation.

## Discussion

Emergency power shutoff primarily applies to organizational facilities that contain concentrations of system resources, including data centers, mainframe computer rooms, server rooms, and areas with computer-controlled machinery.

## Implementation guidance

No content available.

## CSF 2.0 subcategories

- [PR.IR-02](/md/csf/PR.IR-02.md) — PR.IR-02

## Related controls

- [PE-15](/md/controls/PE-15.md)

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