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Building an emergency plan : a guide for museums and other cultural institutions

Museum exhibits, particularly manuscripts, books and paintings, can suffer damage from exposure to the air. This text offers guidance to museum curators and specialists on the design and construction of oxygen-free display and storage cases.
Print Book, English, ©1999
Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, Calif., ©1999
Handbook
viii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
9780892365296, 9780892365517, 0892365293, 089236551X
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Part 1 For the director: an introduction to emergency preparedness and response planning; the role of the director. Part 2 For the emergency preparedness manager: the role of the emergency preparedness manager and the preparedness committee; communications; training. Part 3 For departmental team leaders: the safety and security team; the collections team; the buildings and maintenance team; the administration and records team. (Part contents).