NFPA 232:2022

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Retroactivity. 1.4 Equivalency. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 General Requirements 4.1 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 Facilities 5.1 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 Vault 6.1 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 Archives 7.1 General Requirements. 7.2 Design. 7.3 Records Storage Areas. 7.4 Supporting Structure. 7.5 Floor. 7.6 Walls.Chapter 8 File Rooms 8.1 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 Center 9.1 General. 9.2 Records Storage Areas. Chapter 10 Records Protection Equipment 10.1 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

This standard provides minimum requirements for protection of records, records protection equipment and facilities, and the types of records specified within this standard from the hazards of fire.