PLEASE READ ON AND FILL OUT THE SURVEY- thanks.
Safety issues have become increasingly common in museums and other
collecting organizations. To understand the range of concerns and the
potential need for educational opportunities to address safety in museum
environments, we would appreciate the assistance of those who face museum
health and safety issues in their work. This questionnaire is brief,
designed to be confidential, and can be completed in less than 5 minutes.
The questionnaire can be returned electronically, or by fax or mail
(see bottom of form for information). Please place an 'x' before your
answer(s) to each question.
My current job in the museum field is (please mark all that apply):
__ administrator
__ curator
__ conservator
__ collection manager
__ technician/preparator
__ educator
__ exhibit designer or fabricator
__ health & safety professional with responsibility for museum
environments
__ student in museum program
__ consultant (please specify type)________________
__ other_____________________
The highest level of educational degree(s) I hold is/are:
__ AA
__ BA/BS
__ Master Museum Science/Studies
__ MS/MA in museum-related academic field
__ MPH
__ PhD
__ MD
__ Nursing degree
__ Professional Certification (CIH, CSP, COHN)
__ Other ______________________
3) If there were a museum health & safety track at George Washington
University, I would be interested in (check as many as apply)
__ continuing education classes for museum professionals only
__ continuing education classes/certification maintenance for museum
and conservation professionals in conjunction with occupational health
professionals
__ masters degree with a joint focus on museum science &
occupational/public health
__ MPH with a focus on museum
industrial hygiene/occupational/environmental health
__ 3 credit-hour graduate-level course
__ 1 credit-hour special topics graduate-level course
__ professional training on environmental/occupational health as an
adjunct to national meetings for museum and conservation professionals
__ training focused on pesticides and preservatives relative to
NAGPRA
__other ____________________________________
4) I would like to have continuing educational training on the
following topics (indicate as many as apply)
__ museum occupational safety & environmental health program
management
__ museum occupational safety & health laws and policy
__ occupational safety including construction, electrical, rescue,
fire,noise, ergonomics
__ indoor air quality, including asbestos, lead, radiation safety,
chemical handling
__ management of museum occupational/environmental health clinics
__ training in hazardous waste, hazard communication, and
environmental engineering
__ basics of public health: epidemiology, children's health,
biostatistics, and injury prevention
__ toxicology and occupational medicine for pesticides
__ industrial hygiene and museum hazardous exposure assessment
__ computer and web-based skills relevant to museum occupational
safety and health practice
__ emergency preparedness and response
__ silica, other museum workplace dust exposures
__ personal protective equipment selection, including respirator
training and fit-testing
__ biohazards and temperature extremes (including diving safety)
__ exposure monitoring, instrumentation and sampling techniques;
risk assessment principles
__other __________________________________________
5) My employer is (check all that are applicable):
__ museum
__ university
__ governmental agency; specify type___________________________
__ tribal organization
__ not-for-profit organization
__ for-profit organization/business
__ self
__ other____________________________
6) My employer would be interested in sending me to (check all that
apply):
__ degree program
__ continuing education program
__ certificate program
__ employer does not support staff training
__ not sure about my employer's position
7) I have ___ [#] colleagues who might be interested in continuing
education offerings who will not see this survey.
Please send additional information to
__________________________________________
8) I would like to teach a class museum health & safety. __YES
__ NO
If yes, in
what field/topics________________________________________________
(email Address for follow-up)_______________
9) I have attended
__ [#] of formal continuing education classes in the past 24 months
__ [#] of informal professional development workshops/courses in the
past 24 months
Please return before 5 April, 2001 via email to David Goldsmith, PhD
<[log in to unmask]> or via fax 202.994.0011, or by mail to the
address below.
Thank you very much for your reply.
Catharine Hawks, Conservator
Collections Care Internship Coordinator
Museum Studies Program
The George Washington University
2035 F Street NW
Washington DC 20052 USA
Tel: 703.876.9272 or 202.994.7034
David F. Goldsmith, MSPH, PhD
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health
The George Washington University
2300 K Street NW, Suite 201
Washington DC 20037 USA
Tel: 202.994.1734; fax 202.994.0011
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