Filing Cabinets

Document FRC (FRD Series)
In accordance with Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS S 1037: 1998), a newspaper is placed inside the cabinet while the cabinet is subjected to fire testing for no less than 1 hour. Externally, the temperature is raised to 1000°C and monitored at 115°C.  This is substantially lower than the upper temperature limit of 180°C for paper document protection filing systems.  Upon test completion, the newspaper is still fully legible with no change in colour.  

Data FRC and Document FRC (FRD Series) data drawer
In accordance with Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS S 1037: 1998), a 3.5" computer diskette is placed in the bottom of the drawer while the cabinet is subjected to fire testing for no less than 1 hour.  Externally, the temperature is raised to 1000°C and monitored internally at 44°C.  This is substantially lower than the upper temperature limit of 52°C for disc protection filing cabinets.  Upon test completion, the disc is found intact with the stored data being fully accessible.