[NHCOLL-L:4937] Disaster plan writing online class starts Sep. 7

[Helen Alten]

There is still space available in the online disaster plan course taught 
by Terri Schindel:
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MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Price: $475
Dates: Sep. 7 through Oct. 29, 2010
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:*
Every museum needs to be prepared for fires, floods, chemical spills, 
tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters. But surveys show 80 percent 
lack trained staff, emergency-preparedness plans for their collections, 
or both. Disaster Plan Research and Writing begins with the creation of 
disaster-preparedness teams, the importance of ongoing planning, 
employee safety, board participation and insurance. Participants will 
learn everything they need to draft their own disaster-preparedness 
plans. They also will be required to incorporate colleagues in 
team-building exercises.

A written disaster-preparedness plan is not only a good idea, it's also 
a requirement for accreditation. In the second half of the course, 
instructor Terri Schindel reviews and provides input as participants 
write plans that outline the procedures to follow in various 
emergencies. The completed plan prepares museums physically and mentally 
to handle emergencies that can harm vulnerable and irreplaceable 
collections. You will have a completed institutional 
disaster-preparedness and response plan at the end of the course.

*Course Outline:*
1. Introduction to Disaster Planning
2. Disaster Team
3. Risk Assessment and Management
4. Health and Safety
5. Insurance
6. Documentation
7. Prioritizing Collections
8. Writing the Disaster Preparedness Plan
9. Emergency Procedures
10. Disaster Response
11. Emergency Procedures - Recovery
12. Emergency Procedures - Salvage
13. Emergency Procedures - Salvage Techniques and Guidelines
14. Emergency supplies and location of regional resources
15. Appendices: What to put in them
16. Next steps: planning drills and further resources
17. Conclusion

*Logistics:*
Participants in Disaster Plan Research and Writing work at their own 
pace. Instructor Terri Schindel is available at scheduled times for 
email support. Opportunities for interaction include forums and 
scheduled online chats. Each section includes a written assignment that 
becomes support material for drafting an actual disaster preparedness 
plan. Materials include readings, lecture notes, links to relevant web 
sites and handouts. The course is limited to 20 participants.

*Required Textbook:*
Disaster Planning I uses the required textbook Steal This Handbook! A 
Template for Creating a Museum's Emergency Preparedness Plan, which is 
available for purchase at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html

MS205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing lasts eight weeks. To 
reserve a spot in the course, please pay at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please 
contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

*Student Comments for MS205/6 Disaster Plan Research and Writing:*
This course was a great motivator to get me to work on the disaster 
preparedness plan.

The course exceeded my expectations ... I am looking forward to 
developing a plan that will protect the collections. I really enjoyed 
the course and plan on taking additional courses in the future.

Terri was good at asking little questions about procedures that I had 
either overlooked or had not considered, and this got me moving in new 
directions.

To write the disaster preparedness and response plan, you need to set 
aside a significant amount of time and this class forced me to do that 
so I completed most of the plan. Hooray!

A great motivator to get me to work on the disaster preparedness and 
response plan. I really appreciate Terri's time, knowledge, and flexibility.


*The Instructor:*
*Terri Schindel*, graduated from the Courtauld Art Institute, University 
of London with a concentration in textile conservation. Since 1988 she 
has taught collections care and preventive conservation to museum staff. 
She has assisted museums in writing disaster plans for more than a 
decade and helped develop national standards for disaster-preparedness 
materials. Ms. Schindel specializes in collection care and preventive 
conservation and works regularly with small, rural and tribal museums. 
She is familiar with the many challenges and lack of resources facing 
these institutions. Ms. Schindel is committed to maintaining the 
uniqueness of each museum while ensuring that they serve as a resource 
for future generations.

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