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TSCA CBI Training - Document Management

Using Computers to Work with TSCA CBI

Some more rules to live by:

  • TSCA CBI may not, under any circumstances, be processed, created, or stored on computers connected to the Internet, any LAN not approved for TSCA CBI, nor unapproved portable computers of any kind.
  • TSCA CBI may be created, processed and stored ONLY on computers that are permanently connected to an approved CBI LAN or computers NOT connected to any network, Internet, or any other technology which can pass data to another computer.
  • TSCA CBI may be processed only on computers located within TSCA CBI approved Secure Storage Areas (SSA).
  • The procedures for storing TSCA CBI hard-copy materials apply equally to magnetic media (diskettes, hard disks, magnetic tapes and data cartridges), optical disks, memory cards, and to any other storage devices. When disks are no longer needed or are damaged, they should be destroyed in an approved manner (check with your DCO or read the TSCA CBI Protection Manual for more details).
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