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Emergency risk and support

Emergency preparedness and risk management can be challenging topics for museums to effectively manage on an ongoing basis. These resources provide a range of support to ensure staff, buildings and collections are safeguarded as much as possible no matter what the scale of your organisation.

MDM support is also available through our Emergency Risk Network

Emergency Plan Template

These resources were developed during the MDEM programme 2018-24:

Emergency and Risk Resources

Collections Trust’s resources include

DCMS: Business Continuity Planning Tool

Harwell Support Services

Hazards in Collections E-Tool Use this tool to search through common hazards found in collections, such as asbestos or controlled drugs, and view current legislation and advice.

Historic England: ‘Writing an Emergency Response Plan’

Risk Awareness Profiling Tool (RAPT)

Share Museums East: Be prepared: Emergency planning toolkit for Museums

‘What’s Eating Your Collection’

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