[NHCOLL-L:5344] RE: ento collections

[Bryant, James]

I'm surprised anchoring to the floor is a preferred option. Overhead or wall anchoring would seem to be better approaches (structures permitting).

James M. Bryant
Curator of Natural History
Museum Department, City of Riverside
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Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:35 AM
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Subject: [NHCOLL-L:5343] ento collections

I am interested to know how other entomology collections have dealt with a rather topical concern of late. We have about a hundred or so standard BioQuip entomology cabinets holding our pinned ento collections that sit on the floor unanchored. These are the full height cabinets (~50x60x220cm). Our institution's Safety Committee has decided we need to anchor all the cabinets to the floor by drilling through each cabinet floor and bolting to the concrete floor. We are in an earthquake zone over here on the right side of the 'ring of fire' and concern for earthquake preparedness has moved up in the Committee's collective consciousness lately. Any advice or comments are appreciated.

Thanks,

Kelly
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