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Safety in Museums and Galleries
β Scribed by Frank Howie
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd, Butterworth-Heinemann
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 181
- Series
- Butterworth Conservation and Museology Books
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page v, A.C. Bishop
Preface, Pages vii-viii, F. Howie
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Introduction to LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK, Page 1
1.1 - HASAWAβthe Health and Safety at Work Act: The First Ten Years, Pages 3-7, F.J. SWAINE
1.2 - Safety Legislation for Museums, and Their Directors and Conservators, Pages 9-12, PAUL DOUBLE
1.3 - Safety Policies in Museums: Why and How, Pages 13-17, ALLAN ST JOHN HOLT
1.4 - Museums and the Health and Safety Inspectorate, Pages 19-25, ELISABETH SHERMAN
1.5 - Liability Risk Management for Museums, Pages 27-36, ELIZABETH A. GRIFFITH
Introduction to ASPECTS OF MUSEUM SAFETY, Pages 37-38
2.1 - Care and Preservation of Museum Personnel, Pages 39-50, MONONA ROSSOL
2.2 - Museums and Safety: Trends and Developments, Pages 51-65, F.M.P. HOWIE
2.3 - Occupational Health in Museums, Pages 67-72, PETER CONSTABLE
Introduction to HAZARDS AND THEIR CONTROL, Pages 73-74
3.1 - The Toxicology of Materials Used in Restoration and Conservation, Pages 75-83, H.A. WALDRON
3.2 - The Containment and Ventilation of Hazardous Fumes in Laboratories, Workshops and Studios, Pages 85-92, D. HUGHES
3.3 - Managing Safety in the Laboratory and Workshop, Pages 93-98, JAKE BHARIER
3.4 - Fire Safety, Pages 99-110, R.C. SLADE
3.5 - Infection and Allergy in Museums, Pages 111-121, M.R. BAILEY
3.6 - Physical Hazards in Workshops, Pages 123-132, HANI RAAFAT
3.7 - Use of Personal Safety Devices, Pages 133-146, IAN BARTLETT, SHANE ROWLES
Introduction to INFORMATION SOURCES AND TRAINING IN SAFETY, Pages 147-148
4.1 - Access to Health and Safety Information for Museum Workers, Pages 149-154, SHEILA PANTRY
4.2 - Most Safe Places, Pages 155-157, G.F. CHAPMAN
APPENDIX 1 - SAFETY CHECKLISTS FOR USE IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES, Pages 159-161
APPENDIX 2 - BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 163-171
APPENDIX 3 - SOURCES OF INFORMATION, TRAINING AND LEGAL ADVICE, Pages 173-175
Index, Pages 177-184
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