Hello Pat: I read your message in Museum-L.  New York State in a new regulation will require all museums chartered by the Board of Regents to develop a disaster preparedness plan.  Does the UK have a model plan, or suggested elements for a model plan?  Hopefully, available on the Internet?

David Palmquist



David W. Palmquist
Head, Chartering Program
NY State Museum
NY State Education Department
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Albany NY 12230
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Dear All,

Disaster preparedness is a
"Big thing" in the UK at the moment, as all Accredited Museums will have to
have a plan written over the next five years.  Many Regions are planning a
regional framework of response, but the East Midlands did this many years
ago.

The EM Museums Service work can't be easily transferred around the world -
not even to the south coast of England - but it's a helpful starting place.

I'd like to know of other Regional plans, and particularly those which
adress region-wide emergencies, such as hurricanes, fuel protests, and
animal disease outbreaks - and those which have business continuation
strategies.

Cheers,

Pat

Surrey Museums Development Officer

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