Resources for Disaster Prevention, Preparedness & Recovery

Safety FIRST

New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
entire site addresses health related topics for the workplace as well as information and tips for dealing with disasters.
http://www.nycosh.org/index.html

Publications

BCIN, the Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network, is the Web's most complete bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property.
http://www.bcin.ca/

English Heritage produces a wide variety of free publications with subjects covered from repair, conservation and management of historic areas, listed buildings or scheduled monuments to grants and funding or more general information on some aspect of English Heritage's work
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?WCI=WebItem&WCE=2751

AATA Online enhances the preservation of our global cultural patrimony by providing high quality, peer-reviewed abstracts of the international literature of conservation and heritage management in a free online database. Updated quarterly, AATA Online currently includes abstracts of over 100,000 citations, enabling practitioners from many fields of heritage preservation to identify and select resources relevant to their work.
http://aata.getty.edu/NPS/

Preservation Sourcebook Update 2000 This preservation sourcebook provides an annotated bibliography of preservation/conservation publications, a descriptive listing of preservation/conservation resources available on the Internet and a directory of preservation service providers.
local link

Case Studies

Contra Costa County Courthouse Fire
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/bapnet/misc/court.html

Trial By Tornado - One records facility's response to a devastating tornado demonstrates the necessity of a solid disaster recovery plan.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/jonesw/tornado.html

Prevention & Preparedness

Emergency Planning and Recovery Techniques is an online resource created by the Lower Hudson Conference that discusses prevention, planning, response, recovery, and several other aspects of disaster planning.
http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/EMPART/

2001 Philadelphia Area Emergency Response Resources List
The purpose of CCAHA's 2001 Philadelphia Area Emergency Response Resources List is to assist institutions in the preparation of their own Emergency Telephone List and in the selection of emergency supplies and equipment to have on-site. Topics covered in the Resources List include:
- Suggested list of emergency supplies and equipment to have on-hand
- Emergency supplies and equipment vendors
- Service providers for emergency response
- Conservators: national and local resources
- Mold recovery: cleaning & safety supplies and equipment
http://www.ccaha.org/technic.html

DRC, The Disaster Research Center, the first social science research
center in the world devoted to the study of disasters
http://www.udel.edu/DRC/about.html

CCAHA offers emergency assistance for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections by offering conservation treatment, technical information, training programs, and consultation services including on-site assistance at the time of an emergency and resources for writing emergency preparedness and response plans.
http://www.ccaha.org/disaster.html

Northern States Conservation Center
Providing collection care, preservation and conservation treatment services to collectors and collecting institutions.
http://www.collectioncare.org/cci/ccic.html

Northeast Document Conservation Center
NEDCC is a regional conservation center specializing in the preservation and conservation treatment of paper-based materials including historic documents, maps, books, scrapbooks, photographs, works of art on paper, historic wallpaper, and disaster assistance.
http://www.nedcc.org




		Links to Resources and Various Professional Organizations Safety FIRST New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health entire site addresses health related topics for the workplace as well as information and tips for dealing with disasters. http://www.nycosh.org/index.html Publications BCIN, the Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network, is the Web's most complete bibliographic resource for the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property. http://www.bcin.ca/ English Heritage produces a wide variety of free publications with subjects covered from repair, conservation and management of historic areas, listed buildings or scheduled monuments to grants and funding or more general information on some aspect of English Heritage's work http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?WCI=WebItem&WCE=2751 AATA Online enhances the preservation of our global cultural patrimony by providing high quality, peer-reviewed abstracts of the international literature of conservation and heritage management in a free online database. Updated quarterly, AATA Online currently includes abstracts of over 100,000 citations, enabling practitioners from many fields of heritage preservation to identify and select resources relevant to their work. http://aata.getty.edu/NPS/ Preservation Sourcebook Update 2000 This preservation sourcebook provides an annotated bibliography of preservation/conservation publications, a descriptive listing of preservation/conservation resources available on the Internet and a directory of preservation service providers. local link Case Studies Contra Costa County Courthouse Fire http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/bapnet/misc/court.html Trial By Tornado - One records facility's response to a devastating tornado demonstrates the necessity of a solid disaster recovery plan. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/jonesw/tornado.html Prevention & Preparedness Smithsonian Institution Staff Disaster Preparedness Procedures outlines procedures for specific types of disasters, from fires and floods to civil unrest and terrorism. http://www.nara.gov/arch/techinfo/preserva/primer/eng8.html Emergency Planning and Recovery Techniques is an online resource created by the Lower Hudson Conference that discusses prevention, planning, response, recovery, and several other aspects of disaster planning. http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/EMPART/ 2001 Philadelphia Area Emergency Response Resources List The purpose of CCAHA's 2001 Philadelphia Area Emergency Response Resources List is to assist institutions in the preparation of their own Emergency Telephone List and in the selection of emergency supplies and equipment to have on-site. Topics covered in the Resources List include: - Suggested list of emergency supplies and equipment to have on-hand - Emergency supplies and equipment vendors - Service providers for emergency response - Conservators: national and local resources - Mold recovery: cleaning & safety supplies and equipment http://www.ccaha.org/technic.html DRC, The Disaster Research Center, the first social science research center in the world devoted to the study of disasters http://www.udel.edu/DRC/about.html National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org/Codes/index.asp CCAHA offers emergency assistance for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections by offering conservation treatment, technical information, training programs, and consultation services including on-site assistance at the time of an emergency and resources for writing emergency preparedness and response plans. http://www.ccaha.org/disaster.html Northern States Conservation Center Providing collection care, preservation and conservation treatment services to collectors and collecting institutions. http://www.collectioncare.org/cci/ccic.html EPIX, Emergency/Preparedness Information Exchange http://epix.hazard.net/index.html Williamstown Art Conservation Center http://www.williamstownart.org/home.htm Northeast Document Conservation Center NEDCC is a regional conservation center specializing in the preservation and conservation treatment of paper-based materials including historic documents, maps, books, scrapbooks, photographs, works of art on paper, historic wallpaper, and disaster assistance. http://www.nedcc.org New York State Emergency Management Office http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/ NSCC, Northern States Conservation Center http://www.collectioncare.org/cci/cciep.html COOL (Conservation online), Disaster preparedness and response http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/ SOLINET - Preservation & Access http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_home.cfm CCI - Canadian Conservation Institute http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/ Salvage & Recovery Heritage Emergency National Task Force The Heritage Emergency National Task Force is the new name for what was previously known as the National Task Force on Emergency Response. http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TASKFER.HTM American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works http://aic.stanford.edu/ Funding Sources Grants Action News http://www.assembly.state.ny.us New York Landmarks Conservancy http://www.nylandmarks.org New York State Program for the Conservation & Preservation of Library Research Materials http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cp Federal Agencies Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/
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