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Nope not propping open our doors.</div>
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In fact during COVID we are lowering our temperatures in storage, as an opportunity to kill any pests. BUT we have the ability to lower temp, while MAINTAINING RH. It is a luxury and we are using it.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> June 29, 2020 9:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> William Shepherd <w.shepherd@swiftcurrent.ca>; Wheeler, Erica J RBCM:EX <EWheeler@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
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<div class="PlainText">Hi Erica and all,<br>
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I would echo Will's concerns about pest ingress and impact on interior environmental. My own inclination would be to opt for frequent disinfecting over propping exterior doors open.. ASHRAE has come out with some recommendations on HVAC equipment re: COVID-19,
which you might find helpful. Here are the links:<br>
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Preparedness Resources<br>
<a href="https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources">https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources</a><br>
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Pandemic COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission<br>
<a href="https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/eiband-airbornetransmission.pdf">https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/eiband-airbornetransmission.pdf</a><br>
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Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC<br>
Conservator / Restauratrice<br>
New Brunswick Museum<br>
277 Douglas Avenue<br>
Saint John, New Brunswick<br>
E2K 1E5<br>
Canada<br>
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(506) 643-2341<br>
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From: Nhcoll-l [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>] On Behalf Of William Shepherd<br>
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To: Wheeler, Erica J RBCM:EX <EWheeler@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Museum main entrance solutions?<br>
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Hello Erica,<br>
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While staff/guest safety is paramount, we won't be propping our doors open. Between the temp/rh fluctuations and opening a highway for pests it's minor short term gains in exchange for long term issues.<br>
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We'll have various signage up, some from the municipality and some internal, as visitors come in. They'll be asked to use the hand sanitizer and encouraged to wear non-medical masks. Reception staff will be doing the occasional sanitizing of high touch
surfaces such as the doors. Unfortunately our doors don't have accessible buttons or those would be encouraged. Automatic doors with a vestibule would be the best case scenario. No direct free flow of air and no touching of the doors as well.
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Regardless if people actually follow health recommendation such as sanitizing their hands and not touching their face, at this point it's pretty general knowledge. It's someone is going to touch a door handle and then stick their hand in their mouth,
they're going to do it every place they go in. We do what we can, but at the end of the day the ultimate responsibility is up to the individual to not do a COVID challenge.<br>
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I believe that the most recent information coming out is that surfaces are generally poor transmitters of COVID-19. Transmission tends to happen most from person to person by breath (breathing?). I could be wrong on this. Marking out the floor and encouraging
social distancing would probably have a greater effect than keeping visitors from touching the entrance doors.
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My two thoughts but I'm certainly interested in what others are doing.<br>
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William Shepherd<br>
Director (Acting)<br>
& Collections Officer<br>
Swift Current Museum<br>
44 Robert Street West<br>
Swift Current, Saskatchewan<br>
S9H 4M9<br>
Phone: 306-778-4815<br>
Fax: 306-778-4818<br>
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Please note that the Museum and Archives are closed to the public until further notice to limit COVID-19 transmission. Staff will be available by email and phone but onsite visits will not be permitted.<br>
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Archives: <a href="http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/swift-current-museum">http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/swift-current-museum</a><br>
Library: <a href="https://www.librarything.com/profile/SwiftCurrentMuseum">https://www.librarything.com/profile/SwiftCurrentMuseum</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.swiftcurrent.ca">http://www.swiftcurrent.ca</a><br>
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Wheeler, Erica J RBCM:EX<br>
Sent: June 26, 2020 12:01 PM<br>
To: nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Museum main entrance solutions?<br>
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Hello Colleagues,<br>
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If you work at a museum and are now open to the public, or are considering opening soon, what solution have you landed on for your main doors in terms of providing a no/limited touch entrance AND maintaining the building envelope for preventive conservation
purposes? Would you ever consider propping your main entrance doors open?<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Erica<br>
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