A basic overview will be provided covering the hazards that can be found when working with historic collections
About this Event

Trainers: Holly Cook, Preventive and Filming Conservator, Spencer & Fry

What will be covered?

Over the course of the hour session, a basic overview will be provided covering the hazards that can be found when working with historic collections be they inherent in the object, or a reaction to their environment. Including asbestos, biological hazards, arsenic, firearms and weapons, controlled drugs, radiation, mould, mercury and nitrate film. Identification, response, and some treatment methods will be discussed, and appropriate materials and PPE will be highlighted.

Who should attend?

Museum professionals, volunteers, beginners – anyone that works with/handles museum collections.

Learning objectives

To minimise risks to health and safety, and to object safety, by improving knowledge and understanding surrounding hazards in collections.

Booking your space

Please note: We require you to complete the full booking form in order to confirm your eligibility for the session. The main booking form questions will appear after you have been through the 'check out' process. If you do not complete this form we will be in contact and reserve the right to cancel your ticket if we do not receive a response.

Eligibility

MDSE is funded by Arts Council England (ACE) to support museums in the South East of England within ACE’s Accreditation scheme. The South East is defined as the local authority areas of:

Bedfordshire (Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough)
Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham)
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
Hertfordshire
Kent and Medway
Norfolk
Oxfordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
West Sussex

We prioritise places on our training programmes for museums which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation. ACE publishes the official lists of Accredited and Working Towards Accreditationmuseums on its website. Where possible we will make places available for museums which do not meet these criteria but the number of places will vary depending on the event format.

London tickets

MDSE is working with Museum Development London (MDL) to deliver some of our training and development programmes.

If you are working or volunteering for a museum in London you are eligible to attend this session.

Terms & Conditions:

For full details of our programmes conditions, see our Terms and Conditions on our website

By booking a place on to a Museum Development South East training event, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

That you are from a South East museum which is in Arts Council England’s Museum Accreditation Scheme. Where this is not applicable you acknowledge that MDSE will facilitate your attendance if availability permits and that you or your organisation will pay any fees which may apply.
It is a condition of receiving this ACE funded training that the online evaluation sent to the email address provided at the point of booking is completed by the specified deadline. This deadline is in the email notification unless a paper evaluation is specifically requested and submitted on the day of the training session.
By booking a place you agree that you will make every endeavour to attend the event and you will give us at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel your booking. If you repeatedly cancel your booking without sufficient notice you agree that we may exercise our right to remove you from future event bookings.