CCAHA ANNOUNCES
DISASTER MITIGATION WORKSHOP
SERIES
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic
Artifacts (CCAHA) is offering three
emergency preparedness workshops that
focus on mitigation strategies. The
workshops are designed to help
institutions reduce the possibility of disaster
and prevent, or limit,
potential damage to collections. The workshops are made
possible through the
generous funding of The William Penn Foundation.
The workshops are intended for staff who are
involved in collections care
activities or have responsibility for the
safety of collections such as
librarians, archivists, curators, collections
managers, stewards of historic
house museums, site and facilities managers,
and security and safety staff.
All of the workshops will be held at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA.
Be Prepared... Conducting a Vulnerability
Assessment
Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Registration Deadline: October 8
In this workshop, participants will learn how to
conduct a vulnerability
analysis and risk assessment so that they will be
able to evaluate the types of
emergencies that might affect their
institution and its collections. This
evaluation will help the
institution develop effective strategies to minimize
the likelihood of a
disaster. A crisis communications expert will also address
public relations
strategies for emergency situations.
Speakers:
David Tremain, Conservator, Canadian
Conservation Institute
Michael Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of
Communication, LaSalle
University
Be Prepared... Fire Protection and
Suppression
Thursday, November 4, 1999
Registration Deadline: October 25
Critical to the selection of an appropriate fire
protection and suppression
system is the assessment and analysis of the
hazards and risks faced by a
collection. This workshop will focus on
the need to review current fire
protection procedures and systems in
historic and cultural institutions. The
goal of the workshop will be
to equip participants with up-to-date information
to make informed decisions
on fire prevention.
Speakers:
Nicholas Artim, Director, Fire Safety
Network
John M. Watts, Jr., Director, Fire Safety Institute
Be Prepared... Assessing Health and Safety
Risks
Thursday, December 2, 1999 Registration
Deadline: November 19
This workshop will alert participants to the health
and safety risks present at
the time of an emergency, including air quality,
fire safety, electrical
hazards, structural instability, chemical and
biological hazards (mold, lead,
asbestos, contaminated water and soil),
pests, and those hazards inherent in
collections themselves (arsenic,
formaldehyde). The workshop will also address
an institution's legal
obligations to staff and visitors in regard to health and
safety, and the
psychological stresses faced by those in an emergency situation.
Speakers:
Monona Rossol, President, Arts,
Crafts, and Theater Safety, Inc. (ACTS)
Charles Cook, Public Health Advisor,
Emergency Service and Disaster Relief
Branch of the Center for Mental Health
Services
Registrations Fees:
CCAHA
Members Non-Members
One
workshop: $25.00 $35.00
Two
workshops: $50.00 $70.00
All three
workshops: $65.00 $95.00
For more information about these workshops and
registration information, please
contact:
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
(CCAHA)
Preservation Services Office
264 South 23rd
Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel.: 215.545.0613
Fax: 215.735.9313
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World Wide Web site:
http://www.ccaha.org