NFPA (Fire) 40

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Improve safety around flammable film with the 2022 edition of NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film.

Cellulose nitrate motion picture film requires special fire safety and fire protection precautions because of its extreme flammability. Keep your knowledge up to date on provisions concerning every aspect of storage and handling of cellulose nitrate motion picture film in film cabinets and archival vaults, motion picture projection booths and theaters, laboratories, and film exchanges with NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film.

The updated edition of this standard provides facility designers and engineers, code enforcers and inspectors, and film vault owners and operators with current and comprehensive requirements for the safe storage, handling, and fire protection for nitrate film, including:

  • Construction requirements and arrangements of buildings
  • Fire protection
  • Storage and handling of nitrate film
  • Motion picture projection and special processes
  • Special occupancies

Minimize fire risks and hazards with the standard’s latest technical changes.

In the latest edition of NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film, multiple updates were made to provide users with new safety requirements for storing nitrate film. These updates include the following:

  • Engineers, inspectors, and other users can now store nitrate film in freezers or refrigerators, depending on the quantity of the film.
  • The term extended term storage was changed to permanent storage to reflect current terminology.
  • The requirement for buildings to be of Type I construction was modified to apply to permanent storage.
  • A test method that determines the fire resistance ratings of partitions and fire doors was added.
  • New annex material was added to provide users with examples of US Department of Transportation-authorized containers for storing nitrate film.

Improve fire protection around still and motion picture film by ordering the updated edition of NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film, today. (Print, 23 pp., 2022)

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Published:
04/08/2021
ANSI:
ANSI Approved
Number of Pages:
23

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NFPA (Fire) 40

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Trust NFPA 40: Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film for complete guidance on safe storage of still and motion picture film.

The 2016 NFPA 40 is your single-source for up-to-date provisions for the storage and handling of cellulose nitrate motion picture film for such occupancies as film cabinets, vaults, archival vaults, projection booths, laboratories, and film exchanges.

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Published:
06/15/2015
ISBN(s):
97811455911622
ANSI:
ANSI Approved

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NFPA (Fire) 40

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Important updates in NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film help you improve fire protection around still and motion picture film.

Due to its extreme flammability, cellulose nitrate motion picture film requires special fire safety and fire protection precautions. Research-based NFPA 40 is your one-stop source for provisions concerning every aspect of storage and handling of cellulose nitrate motion picture film in film cabinets and archival vaults, motion picture projection booths and theaters, laboratories, and film exchanges.

Minimize fire and related hazards with the latest edition of NFPA 40.

Updated with new definitions that reflect terminology used by modern archivists, the 2019 edition provides facility designers and engineers, code enforcers and inspectors, and film vault owners and operators current and comprehensive requirements for safe storage, handling, and fire protection for nitrate film, including:

  • Construction requirements and arrangements of buildings
  • Fire protection
  • Storage of nitrate film
  • Handling of nitrate film
  • Motion picture projection and special processes
  • Special occupancies

Technical changes in the 2019 edition of NFPA 40 include:

  • A new requirement for inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers to comply with NFPA 10
  • Updates to the extended term storage vault requirements to give designers more flexible storage configurations
  • Revised requirements for openings in, and exhaust capacities of, projection booths to reflect modern practices and equipment
  • An added requirement for temperature and humidity control

Improve safety around flammable film by staying up-to-code with NFPA 40. (Softbound, 28 pp., 2019)

Product Details

Edition:
3rd
Published:
05/24/2018
ANSI:
ANSI Approved
Number of Pages:
29

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NFPA (Fire) 40

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The 2011 NFPA 40 is your single-source for up-to-date provisions for the storage and handling of cellulose nitrate motion picture film for such occupancies as film cabinets, vaults, archival vaults, projection booths, laboratories, and film exchanges.

Product Details

Published:
06/21/2010
ISBN(s):
9781616650520
ANSI:
ANSI Approved
Number of Pages:
19

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