The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) presents an online workshop on the topic of developing an Emergency Response Plan for your institution. As an active participant, you will learn about the objectives of emergency response, and the key components that make up a plan that is suitable for heritage institutions.

The online workshop comprises five highly interactive modules each composed of two virtual, 60-minute workshop sessions plus a final wrap-up session. Participation in the virtual workshop will involve: 

  • attendance at a 20-minute technical trial session in early April
  • attendance at all 11 online sessions
  • review of workshop resource materials prior to the first session of each module (15-30 minutes)
  • completion of exercises between the two virtual sessions for each module and before the final wrap-up session (1-2 hours)

This Response Ready online workshop provides an engaged, interactive learning experience in which to learn about and make progress on preparing or updating your Emergency Response Plan. You will develop an Emergency Response Plan suitable to your institution with support and feedback from CCI experts and peers. You will receive an Emergency Response Plan template to assist with plan preparation. You will also learn how to test your plan using simple tabletop exercises.

Since emergency planning benefits from multiple perspectives, we encourage participation by up to three people per heritage institution, ideally those who are responsible for emergency incident management. Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, attendance in the online sessions is restricted to 10 institutions. This workshop will be delivered in English. 

Registration Note: Registration is limited to 10 organizations with up to 3 people from each organization. Registration is $15 per institution.

The preliminary schedule and learning objectives are given below. Each session will take place from 10:00 to 11:00 PT.

Module 1. Developing an Emergency Response Team for Heritage Institutions 

  • Tuesday, 5 April 2022
  • Thursday, 14 April 2022

 

​​Decide on the size and structure of an Incident Management Team for your institution.

Select individuals with the expertise and skills suitable for incident response management roles and add their contact information to your Emergency Response Plan.

Module 2. Developing Immediate Emergency Response Procedures for Heritage Institutions

  • Tuesday, 3 May 2022
  • Thursday, 12 May 2022

Complete a simple risk assessment of the emergency hazards that could impact your institution and collection.

Prepare Immediate Response Procedures suitable for your institution for those hazards that should have them and add them to your Emergency Response Plan.

Module 3. Developing All-Hazards Response Procedures for Heritage Institutions

  • Tuesday, 7 June 2022
  • Thursday, 16 June 2022

Identify all-hazards actions that meet the emergency objectives for emergency response.

Prepare All-Hazards Response Procedures suitable for your institution and add them to your Emergency Response Plan.

Module 4. Collections Salvage and Recovery Strategies for Heritage Institutions

  • Tuesday, 5 July 2022
  • Thursday, 14 July 2022

Identify salvage priorities for your collection.

Prepare procedures for your Emergency Response Plan to guide salvage and recovery.

Conduct a damage assessment and prepare an emergency response action plan using a scenario exercise.

Module 5. Providing Resources for Effective Emergency Response

  • Tuesday, 2 August 2022
  • Thursday, 11 August 2022

Identify funding sources and protocol for emergency response 

Determine supplies and equipment that your institution may need for emergency response and list them with sources in your Emergency Response Plan.

Prepare floor/site plans and add them to your Emergency Response Plan.

Wrap-up. Testing the Plan with a Scenario Exercise

  • Thursday, 1 September 2022

Conduct a simple emergency scenario exercise with your Emergency Response Team

Report on the results of the exercise.

Registration Note: Registration is limited to 10 organizations with up to 3 people from each organization. Registration is $15 per institution.

BCMA Workshop: Response Ready? Developing an Emergency Response Plan for Heritage Institutions

  • Tuesday Apr 05 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday Apr 14 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Tuesday May 03 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday May 12 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Tuesday June 07 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday June 16 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Tuesday July 05 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday July 14 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Tuesday Aug 02 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday Aug 11 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Thursday Sep 01 2022, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM