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Archive storage media – Boxes, file covers and enclosures (ISO 16245)
Archive boxes (made of cardboard) and file covers (made of paper) are used for archiving and storing documents. These storage materials are included in the National Archives’ regulations on technical requirements and can be tested according to ISO 16245. The requirements cover strength properties, functionality, and material selection.
Purpose
Archive boxes and file covers can be tested according to ISO 16245. The requirements cover strength properties, functionality, and material selection. It is important that archive boxes and file covers are tested according to this standard to ensure the preservation of documents printed on permanent paper and with permanent writing or printing. However, the storage materials cannot compensate for poor storage conditions.
There is also a desire to be able to label archive boxes and other storage materials with self-adhesive labels that do not fall off over time or become illegible. RISE also performs this testing according to RA-FS 2006:4, appendix 3, for self-adhesive labels. Adhesion is a central part of this testing, and two different types of archive boxes (or other types of storage media) are used in the testing
Method
Boxes, file covers and other enclosures are tested and evaluated in our laboratory according to ISO 16245.
Deliveries
A test report and a statement on whether the results meet the requirements of ISO 16245 or not.
