Compiled by Valerie Dorge and Sharon Jones; 1999
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Creación de un plan de emergencia
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Établir un plan d'urgence
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Building an Emergency Plan provides a step-by-step guide that a cultural institution can follow to develop its own emergency preparedness and response strategy. This workbook is divided into three parts that address the three groups generally responsible for developing and implementing emergency procedures—institution directors, emergency preparedness managers, and departmental team leaders—and discuss the role each should play in devising and maintaining an effective emergency plan. Several chapters detail the practical aspects of communication, training, and forming teams to handle the safety of staff and visitors, collections, buildings, and records.

Emergencies covered include natural events such as earthquakes or floods, as well as human-caused emergencies, such as fires that occur during renovation. Examples from the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, the Museo de Arte Popular Americano in Chile, the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut, and the Seattle Art Museum show how cultural institutions have prepared for emergencies relevant to their sites, collections, and regions.

How to Cite this Work
Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones. 1999. Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Conservation Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/gci_pubs/emergency_english

How to Cite this Work (Spanish)
Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones. 2004. Creación de un plan de emergencia: Guía para museos y otras instituciones culturales. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Conservation Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/gci_pubs/emergency_Spanish

How to Cite this Work (French)
Dorge, Valerie, and Sharon L. Jones. 2004. Établir un plan d'urgence: Guide pour les musées et autres établissements culturels. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Conservation Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/gci_pubs/emergency_french