National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

Record Details:

Title:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Date:
1979
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Leaf #:
00069
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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63 DATE: March J'4, 1 979 BEfLY TO .,.,,, u ATTN OF: NNVM SUBJECT! Nitrate Film Vault Procedures UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION National Archives and Records Service Washington. DC 20408 As a result of recommendations by the ad hoc committee to investigate the fire of December 7, 1978, and our observations during the course of the fire, some changes in nitrate fiJm handling and storage procedures are necessary. The attached set of procedures incorporates these changes. The major ones Include a daily temperature reading regardless of outside ambient temperature; daily reporting of construction activities; and accounting for personnel in the event of an emergency. Although the vault Supervisor has primary responsibility for seeing that these rules and procedures are carried out, everyone who works there should be familiar with them. Each individual has an obUgation to be vigilant and to report immediately any activities or conditions that may constitute a fire hazard. i^iCw>'i '' WILLIAM T. MURPHY, ChieA Motion Picture snd/sou/d Recording Branch Audiovisual Archi vVs^i vi sion