Emergency Planning & Preparedness in Partnership with the RRN Yorkshire
Event Information
Description
This training workshop should be of interest to anyone who is new to or responsible for emergency planning and preparedness in libraries, archives, museums or galleries.
What will it cover?
The aim of the day is to prepare you for emergencies and hopefully minimise damage to collections. There will be two main parts: an initial familiarization with the emergency kit and a hands-on exercise/ scenario dealing with a disaster.
It will be coordinated and delivered by Alison Mitchelson, YHFED Freelance Training Provider. Working in partnership with the Rapid Response Network (RRN), who are a regional membership organisation working together to improve emergency planning and preparedness, for the benefit of public access collections and heritage in Yorkshire & Humber.
The trainer will be Jenny Mathiason, Conservator at Rotherham Borough Council.