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DESCRIPTION:Are there hazardous materials in your collection but you don’t
  know what to do with them? Or do you think you might have problem materi
 als lurking in your collection that you don’t even know about? Hazardous 
 collection materials can include\, among other things\, firearms\, aged m
 edicinals\, heavy metal pesticides\, tin-mercury amalgam mirrors\, and mo
 ld. This webinar will help you identify hazardous collection items\, the 
 safety risks they pose to you and your visitors\, and how to control thos
 e risks in practical ways. The presentation will provide you with resourc
 es to understand how materials can be chemically\, biologically and physi
 cally hazardous as well as the differences between materials that are inh
 erently hazardous by nature or design or those acquire hazardous properti
 es through treatment\, contamination or degradation.\nAfter identifying h
 azardous materials\, collections caretakers are responsible for creating 
 a safe environment to anyone who may come in contact with them. A large p
 ortion of the webinar will cover steps you can take to minimize risks pos
 ed to you\, your staff\, visitors\, and the collection using methods you 
 can conduct on your own\, as well as identifying situations where you nee
 d the help of a specialist. The discussion will include assessment and ma
 nagement options ranging from collections management protocols\, such as 
 labeling\, rehousing and conservation treatments to scientific testing. N
 umerous collections care and public health and safety resources that will
  help you design and implement your risk management strategies will be pr
 ovided. Throughout the webinar\, there will be time for in-depth question
  and answer sessions using case studies provided by both presenters and a
 ttendees.\nFor more information: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/a
 rsenic-and-old-lace-controlling-hazardous-collection-materials/
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SUMMARY:Connecting to Collections Care - Arsenic and Old Lace: Controlling
  Hazardous Collection Materials
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