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Dear all, With regard to this I will be very interested to know if collections in the US (and outside) have considered some sort of insurance policy. We are thinking about this but I would like to have some feedback. If you wish, please contact me off-list. Cheers, Dimitri On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Menard, Katrina L. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'll organize something. > > For example, we have these two binders that we take with us if there is a > fire/emergency (see below). The white one is for all emergencies (fire, > bomb, tornado, active shooter, etc.), the red one is a recovery plan if > something happens. The red binder is amended every year, and each > department has a chapter of: A.) what the priority items are (aka types), > b.) where they are in the collection and c.) what special recovery > procedures and safety issues need to be implemented for your specific > departments (formalin for herps, rusty pins or glass from broken drawers > for us). All curators and collection managers have to do a walk-through of > each other's departments so we know where everything is and high priority > areas are marked in RED. We also have the fire department do a > walk-through of all of our collections so they know what to rescue first > in each space. We also go through recovery training every few years where > we actually deal with recovering objects and triage. > > I can do a talk highlighting the big parts of these documents (the red > binder is 416 pages!). Our philosophy is prevention is what we can offer; > we will be hit by a tornado eventually just based on statistics, so we > want to plan ahead as much as we can and prepare as best as we can. > > Katrina > > > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/LinkEvent > .html> > Dr. Katrina MenardAssistant Staff Curator of Recent Invertebratest. > 405.325.6810f. 405.325.7699Sam Noble MuseumUniversity of Oklahoma2401 > Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73072-7029 > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link10page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link11page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link12page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link13page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link14page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link15page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link16page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link17page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link18page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link19page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link20page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link21page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link22page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link23page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link24page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link25page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link26page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link27page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link28page > .html> > < > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link29page > .html> > > > > > On 4/26/16 2:19 PM, "Menard, Katrina L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >If you guys are interested, I could help organize a symposium on this. > >Since our museum is in the middle of tornado alley (and earthquake, and > >flooding, and wildfire alley...etc.) we have a strong emergency > >preparedness protocol. I can talk about what we do here if anyone would > >like to see what we and others to. > > > >Katrina > > > > > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/LinkEvent > >.html> > >Dr. Katrina MenardAssistant Staff Curator of Recent Invertebratest. > >405.325.6810f. 405.325.7699Sam Noble MuseumUniversity of Oklahoma2401 > >Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73072-7029 > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link10pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link11pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link12pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link13pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link14pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link15pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link16pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link17pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link18pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link19pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link20pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link21pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link22pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link23pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link24pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link25pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link26pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link27pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link28pag > >e > >.html> > >< > http://snomnhproduction.azurewebsites.net/EmailSignatures/Pages/Link29pag > >e > >.html> > > > > > > > > > >On 4/26/16 2:05 PM, "Entomological Collections Network Listserve on behalf > >of Shockley, Floyd" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask] > > > >wrote: > > > >>Indeed, Lynn. And it's not a matter of if, but when it happens. Though > >>California collections have put more emphasis in recent years on > >>fortifying their buildings to make them more prepared for the big one > >>when it comes. > >> > >>Kinda makes me wonder if there isn't an opportunity here (with our larger > >>meeting and more international members joining us in Orlando) for a > >>mini-symposium on collection emergency preparedness or lack thereof. > >>Hint, hint... The earthquake here in 2011 followed 4 days later by > >>Hurricane Irene taught us much about our physical infrastructure and what > >>we were doing right vs. what could be improved. Entomology survived > >>without a single specimen lost (and across the museum the loss of > >>specimens was relatively small), but we are STILL in the process of > >>fixing the damage. > >> > >>Floyd > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------- > >>Floyd W. Shockley, Ph.D., F.R.E.S. > >>Collections Manager (Acting) > >>Department of Entomology > >>National Museum of Natural History > >>Smithsonian Institution > >>P.O. Box 37012, MRC 165 > >>Washington, DC 20013-7012 > >>Tel (office): 202-633-0982 > >>Fax (office): 202-786-2894 > >>Mobile (personal): 703-789-4924 > >>Email: [log in to unmask] > >>Staff Website: http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/ShockleyF.html > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Entomological Collections Network Listserve > >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynn Kimsey > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 2:57 PM > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: Re: Delhi museum catastrophe > >> > >>Doug, > >>That's horrible. They've basically lost their biological heritage in one > >>fire. This is what worries me about collections in California. Most of > >>them are located on major fault lines. > >> > >>Lynn > >> > >>________________________________________ > >>From: Entomological Collections Network Listserve > >><[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Doug Yanega <[log in to unmask]> > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 10:26:05 AM > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: Delhi museum catastrophe > >> > >>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36136752 > >> > >>This the NMND, India's National Museum, and this is truly an appalling > >>disaster. They do not report any injuries, which is good, but our > >>colleagues there are apparently now without either a home, or a > >>collection. Truly devastating. > >> > >>Sincerely, > >> > >>-- > >>Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > >>Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > >>phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > >> http://cache.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > >> "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > >> is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > > > -- DIMITRI FORERO, PhD Profesor Asociado y Curador de Entomología Coordinador de Colecciones Biológicas Departamento de Biología Laboratorio de Entomología (106B), Ed. 53-54 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Carrera 7 No.43-82 Bogotá - COLOMBIA E-mail: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Phone: +(571) 3208320 x 4071 https://sites.google.com/a/cornell.edu/dimitriforero/home https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dimitri_Forero Lab site: https://sites.google.com/site/entomologiampuj/home