[NHCOLL-L:4462] Disaster planning course online Aug. 31
Helen Alten
helen at collectioncare.org
Fri Aug 21 21:46:34 EDT 2009
MS 205/6: Disaster Plan Research and Writing
Dates: Aug 31 - Oct 9, 2009
Price: $425
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Location: 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>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>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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