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Publications >PREP Preparation & Risk Management
PREPARATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Assessing potential disasters cannot be underestimated as a beginning
point for starting a disaster plan, yet risk management is not a topic
with which most museum people are generally familiar. -- -Larry
Francell, former director of the Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center,
site of a devastating tornado in 1979.
Assessing risks and preparing for disasters are the primary tasks in developing
an effective disaster preparedness and response plan. As museum professionals,
we are necessarily preoccupied with the work of curating, exhibiting,
and interpreting our human and natural heritage to the public and are
therefore not" likely to contemplate the likelihood of a tree falling
on our structure or the frequency of hurricanes, much less the necessary
steps to prepare or respond to such crises. We must, however, take time
to develop a strategy to ensure the safety of our patrons, staff, collections,
and facility. This manual provides the tools to develop a site-specific
strategy to minimize losses. The pragmatic approach called for in developing
a plan will require a strong commitment of staff and resources.
This section of the manual will address: Disaster
Types and Vulnerability
and Personnel Assessment.
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