Table of Contents
Foreword
0Introduction
1Scope
2Normativereferences
3Termsanddefinitions
4Tapepackintegrity
4.1General
4.2Commonpackproblems
4.3packtension
4.4Tapewindingspeed
4.5Tape,hubandreeldesign
5Contamination
5.1General
5.2Particulatecontaminants
5.3Gaseouscontaminants
5.4Organiccontaminants
5.5Protectivecases
5.6Fieldusage
6Handlingtechniques
6.1General
6.2Vertical/horizontaltapeorientation
6.3Handlingaccess
6.4Useofforce
6.5Tapecondition
6.6Generalhandling
7Environment
7.1General
7.2Temperatureandhumidity
7.3Airquality
7.4Magneticfields
7.5Lightexposure
7.6Marginalenvironments
8Inspection
8.1General
8.2Seven-stepphysicalinspection
9Cleaningandmaintenance
9.1General
9.2Tapecleaningindicators
9.3Tapecleaningfrequency
9.4Debrisremovalfromtape
9.5Adhesivecontaminantsontape
9.6Biologicalcontaminantsontape
9.7Record/playbackmachinemaintenance
9.8Transportsformastertapes
9.9Manufacturersrecommendations
9.10Cleaningcassettes
9.11Handcleaning
10Transportation
10.1General
10.2Tapepreparationbeforetransport
10.3Transportmethods
10.4Generalexposure
10.5Externalfieldsandsecurityscanningofmaterials
11Disasters
11.1General
11.2Water
11.3Fire
11.4Drydebris
11.5Disasterresponse
12Stafftraining
12.1Purpose
12.2Trainingpaths
12.3Schedulefortraining
12.4Updateoftraining
12.5Contentoftraining
AnnexA(informative)Minimumhandlingrequirementschecklist
A.1General
A.2Do
A.3Donot
AnnexB(informative)Bibliography Abstract
Gives recommendations for the care and handling of magnetic tape in order to optimise the life of the medium and its recorded content. It also covers analog and digital tape and includes tape made for audio, video, instrumentation and computer use.
