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30、r the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film 2016 Edition This edition of NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Hazardous Chemicals. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 26, 2015, with an effective date o
31、f June 15, 2015, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 40 was approved as an American National Standard on June 15, 2015. Origin and Development of NFPA 40 NFPA 40, Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film, was developed by the National Board of Fire Under
32、writers Committee of Consulting Engineers and was rst adopted by NFPA in 1910, under the title Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film. Amendments were adopted in 1915, 1919, 1922, and 1926. A complete revision was adopted in 1931, with further amendments in 19
33、36, 1939, 1946, and 1947. Extensive revisions were also made in 1953. The technical requirements of the early editions of NFPA 40 were based on extensive re tests conducted by motion picture lm manufacturers. With the reorganization of the committee in 1960, the Technical Committee on Explosives was
34、 given responsibility for NFPA 40. However, in 1970, responsibility was transferred to the Technical Committee on Storage, Handling, and Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals. The 1953 edition of NFPA 40 was reconrmed in 1962. Amendments were adopted in 1967, and the 1967 edition was reconrmed in 19
35、74. In 1979, the Technical Committee on Storage, Handling, and Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals debated whether to withdraw the document since cellulose nitrate motion picture lm had not been manufactured for more than 20 years. However, due to the large quantities of cellulose nitrate motion p
36、icture lm in various archives, the committee decided to revise NFPA 40 and to maintain it as an active NFPA standard as long as archive collections are being maintained. (The Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. military services, and others have great quantities of such lm, wh
37、ich is slowly being reprinted onto safety lm.) An updated edition was adopted in 1982 and reconrmed in 1988. The 1994 edition of NFPA 40 reected a partial revision of the standard to improve its usability, adoptability, and enforceability and to update old terminology. In addition, the Technical Com
38、mittee on Hazardous Chemicals claried the requirements relating to protection of lm cabinets and vaults with automatic sprinkler protection, as well as clarifying the requirements for decomposition vents. For the 1997 edition, the terminology and provisions relating to long-term storage of cellulose
39、 nitrate motion picture lm were updated to be consistent with the terminology used in the lm storage industry. This was done in response to new storage facilities for cellulose nitrate lms that were being built, and clarication was needed for consistency between the standards provisions for vault co
40、nstruction and various building code requirements. Those changes were reected throughout the standard. Provisions for handling cellulose nitrate motion picture lms also were updated within the safety limits previously established by the Technical Committee on Hazardous Chemicals. However, the commit
41、tee reduced the number of rolls of cellulose nitrate motion picture lm allowed to be present in a shipping room, to reduce the potential hazard to persons working in the area. Other changes were editorial in nature to bring the document into conformance with the 1986 edition of the Manual of Style.
42、The 2001 edition expanded the scope of the document to include at lm, making NFPA 40 the single document that addressed cellulose nitrate lm storage. Prior to that revision, NFPA 42, Code for the Storage of Pyroxylin Plastic, had covered at lm storage, but the requirements did not adequately address
43、 it. Several changes were made to the storage chapter of NFPA 40 to reect the safety concerns with at lm. Restructuring changes also were made to make the document conform to theSTORAGE AND HANDLING OF CELLULOSE NITRATE FILM 40-2 2016 Edition 2000 edition of the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Co
44、mmittee Documents, including eliminating several exceptions, changing the chapter order, and moving nonmandatory material to the annexes. In addition, the title of the standard was changed to Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film. The 2007 edition was essentially a reconrma
45、tion of the 2001 edition of the document. The 2011 edition included amendments to the requirements for applying the standard to new and existing facilities so that the equivalency provision applied correctly. Research by FM Global that was concluded in 2000 was incorporated in revisions to lm vault
46、re protection. The committee provided an annex item that provided information on converting sheets of at lm to roll lm equivalencies, since storage requirements in the standard are based on roll lm quantities. The Committee also revised the standard to comply with the 2004 edition of the Manual of S
47、tyle for NFPA Technical Committee Documents. The 2016 edition claries how the storage requirements in NFPA 40 apply to both motion picture lm and at lm. Explanatory material expands upon the at lmtoroll lm equivalencies developed in the 2011 edition to include mass, volume, and number of rolls or sh
48、eets of lm. The committee has also revised recommendations for the inspection, reformatting, and disposal of unstable nitrate lm to accurately reect the variable nature of nitrate decay.COMMITTEE PERSONNEL 40-3 2016 Edition Technical Committee on Hazardous Chemicals Robert J. James, Chair UL LLC, FL
49、 RT Rep. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. James C. Belke, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC E Elizabeth C. Buc, Fire & Materials Research Laboratory, LLC, MI RT Therese Cirone, The Chlorine Institute, VA M Chris M. Connealy, Texas Department of Insurance, TX E Edwin D. Cope, Cope Engineering, TX SE Dirk Der Kinderen, U.S. Department of Transportation, DC E Mark J. Dossett, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, CA E Rep. California Fire Chiefs Association Robert Fash, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, NV E Rep.
