Before planning the use of halon systems, you may wish to check out this
link:
http://www.reliablefire.com/halon/halon.html

There are a number of additional links in Google dealing with halon, but in
general, halon qualifies as a ozone depleting gas and new installations are
not an option in the US.

I am not an authority on this but do know that these systems are no longer
allowed for installation in California (often thought of as semi-autonomous
from the rest of the US due to extremism on environmental issues), I am no
even sure that Calif. allows recharging of these systems.

John Guthrie
Records Manager
City of Oceanside
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-----Original Message-----
From: Walters, Kenneth [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:46 AM
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Subject: Halon Fire System


Good Afternoon Listserv members,


Are there any legal requirements for Records Centers to have an halon
fire protection system installed to protect records in the event of a
fire? Does it vary from state to state? The law firm that I am employed
with is located in Washington, DC  and Irvine California.  We currently
have several decentralized records departments throughout the Firm. Most
of the decentralized records departments does not have halon fire
protection, which is a major concern for me in regards to disaster
recovery and other potential liabilities for the Firm.

I am currently working on an proposal to centralize all of our records
functions into one centralized location. Besides other obvious reasons
for centralization, If there are legal requirements to have a halon fire
system in place, it would be a tremendous selling point that I can
incorporate into my proposal.  Any information you can provide will be
greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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