C2CC Risk Evaluation Webinar 2: Earth, Wind, & Fire Identifying External Hazards
Channel: AIC & FAIC
Date: 03/09/2015

Recorded: Thursday, February 7, 2013

Even in times of economic hardship, cultural heritage institutions with limited staff and resources can improve the protection of people, buildings, and collections through thoughtful planning. By identifying the hazards that threaten your collections and assessing the risks they pose, you are taking the first step in disaster planning. Heritage Preservation’s Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP) was featured in this course as a resource that simplifies the risk evaluation process.

This course continued with Protecting Your Collections: Writing a Disaster Response Plan and is a part of the Caring for Yesterday’s Treasures—Today series.

Both natural and man-made hazards in your community and your region pose a threat to your collections. How does one go about identifying the hazards that will have the greatest negative impact on people, your building(s), and your collections? Local and national resources and services are available to help you plan for emergencies. This session outlined where to find this information and how to build better relationships with local first responders and emergency management officials.

http://www.connectingtocollections.org/archiveriskevaluation/