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:
Technical changes in the 2019 edition of NFPA 40 include:
Improve safety around flammable film by staying up-to-code with NFPA 40.