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 Purpose of this Survey

How safe is your small museum, archive or historic site? Is your institution compliant with profusion of government standards and codes designed to protect your staff, your visitors, your artifacts and your physical facilities? Do you have a health and safety handbook, and regular staff training for day-to-day and emergency procedures? Does your staff have a clear grasp of the risks inherent in certain artifacts and in the materials used to treat and clean them? Do you feel that you could do better in any of these respects?

A document like the Standards for Community Museums in Ontario rightly points to the necessity of formalized health and safety policies, but Continue reading →