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NFPA 75: STANDARD FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT
2003 EDITION
by National Fire Protection Association

Safeguard critical computer equipment!

NFPA 75 outlines requirements for computer installations needing fire protection and special
building construction, rooms, areas, or operating environments. Application is based on risk
considerations such as the business interruption aspects of the function--as in computers
used in the stock market--or the fire threat to the installation.

This edition features format and language updates, making it more compatible with other
NFPA codes and standards.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1-1 Scope
1-2 Applicability
1-3 Purpose
1-4 Definition
1-5 Equivalency Concepts
CHAPTER 2 RISK CONSIDERATIONS
2-1 Risk Factors
2-2 Telecommunications Risks
CHAPTER 3 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
3-1 Building Construction
3-2 Location of Computer Room within the Building
3-3 Computer Area Interior Construction Materials
3-4 Raised Floors
3-5 Penetrations of Fire-Resistant-Rated Enclosures
3-6 Air Space
CHAPTER 4 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT PERMITTED IN THE COMPUTER AREA
4-1 General
4-2 Record Storage
4-3 General Storage
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
5-1 Computer Equipment
5-2 Construction Features
CHAPTER 6 FIRE PROTECTION AND DETECTION EQUIPMENT
6-1 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
6-2 Automatic Detection Systems
6-3 Portable Extinguishers and Hose Lines
6-4 Gaseous Total Flooding Extinguishing Systems
6-5 Training
6-6 Expansion or Renovations
CHAPTER 7 PROTECTION OF RECORDS
7-1 Protection Required for Records within the Computer Room
7-2 Records Stored outside of the Computer Room
CHAPTER 8 UTILITIES
8-1 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
8-2 Coolant Systems
8-3 Electrical Service
8-4 Supply Circuits and Interconnecting Cables
CHAPTER 9 EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 10 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
APPENDIX A EXPLANATORY MATERIAL
APPENDIX B EXAMPLE OF A COMPUTER AREA
APPENDIX C WHAT TO DO IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS FOR DAMAGED
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT AND MAGNETIC MEDIA
APPENDIX D REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
INDEX

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2003, 22 pages Order #DR-231.
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