NFPA® 232 Standard for the Protection of Records 2012 Edition
Chapter 1 Administration1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Retroactivity
1.4 Equivalency
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications
2.3 Other Publications
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions
Chapter 4 General Requirements4.1 Required Levels of Protection
4.2 Establishment of Risk Tolerance
4.3 Responsibility of the Records Manager and Archivist or Responsible Party
4.4 Fire Risk Evaluation Factors
4.5 Exposure
4.6 Operations in Records Storage Areas
4.7 Housekeeping
4.8 Emergency Planning
4.9 Fire Suppression Systems and Signaling Equipment
4.10 Protection Against Exposure Fires
4.11 Existing Systems
Chapter 5 Building Equipment and Facilities5.1 Heating Systems
5.2 Electrical Systems
5.3 Locking Devices
5.4 Air-Conditioning and Ventilation Systems
5.5 Lightning Protection
Chapter 6 Standard Records Vault6.1 General
6.2 Design
6.3 Location
6.4 Size
6.5 Foundations
6.6 Floor
6.7 Walls
6.8 Independence from Building Structure
6.9 Roof
6.10 Vault Door
6.11 Electrical Service
6.12 Operating Practices
6.13 Fire Suppression and Signaling Equipment
6.14 Oversize Vault
6.15 Existing Systems
Chapter 7 Archives7.1 General Requirements
7.2 Design
7.3 Records Storage Areas
7.4 Supporting Structure
7.5 Floor
7.6 Walls
7.7 Roof
7.8 Archive Door
7.9 Dampproofing
7.10 Electrical Service
7.11 Heating and Ventilation
7.12 Fire Protection and Signaling Equipment
7.13 Operating Practices
Chapter 8 File Rooms8.1 General
8.2 Design
8.3 Location
8.4 Size
8.5 Supporting Structure
8.6 Floor
8.7 Walls
8.8 Roof
8.9 File Room Door
8.10 Dampproofing
8.11 Electrical Service
8.12 Heating and Ventilation
8.13 Fire Protection and Signaling Equipment
8.14 Operating Practices
Chapter 9 Records Center9.1 General
9.2 Records Storage Areas
Chapter 10 Records Protection Equipment10.1 General
10.2 Classification of Devices
10.3 Selection of Equipment
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Fire Characteristics
Annex C Salvage of Water-Damaged Library Materials
Annex D Fire Control
Annex E Fire Control Systems
Annex F Informational References
Index