HDRS Salvage and Practical Disaster Recovery Course

March 24th 2010 - Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

May 19th 2010 - Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Harwell's Salvage and Practical Disaster Recovery Course focuses on procedures for successful recovery and restoration of damaged collections after fires and floods. The training event should equip attendees with skills and confidence minimise damage to buildings and contents after fires and floods, and to handle and triage damaged paper effectively.

The program has been compacted into a half-day course to offer a cost-effective but dynamic training event for individuals working in the information services, records management and heritage sectors. You can elect to attend either in the morning or the afternoon.

Timetable

9.30am / 1.30pm Registration and coffee
10.00am / 2.00pm Emergency response: lessons learned from real fires and floods
10.20am / 2.20pm Initial reactions - how to respond most effectively to minimise damage
10.50am / 2.50pm Initial approaches to salvage - types of damage, restoration and stabilisation options, handling and packing
11.15am / 3.15pm Break
11.30pm / 3.30pm Triage, decision-making and restoration techniques
12.00 noon / 4.00pm Minor incident scenario - practical exercise handling damaged material
12.40pm / 4.40pm Adapting your approach to major incidents
1.00pm / 5.00pm Close


Due to the practical nature of this course, places are limited so to avoid disappointment, please reserve your place early.

Costs and Course Information

Costs for attending the course will be £89/ €125 + VAT for Priority Users, £139/ €199 + VAT for non Priority Users. Organisations who book two or more places on either this course or the Emergency Planning Course will obtain a 5% discount on each place. Please note that refunds cannot be given if cancellations are made 14 days before the course.

Tea and coffee will be provided for all attendees. If you would like to book a place please complete the form below. Joining instructions and invoices will be sent out after you've booked your place. If you have any questions regarding this training program, please do not hesitate to contact Emma Dadson on 01235 432245 or info@hdrs.co.uk.

Please complete this form if you would like to register to attend the salvage course.

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Location of course: March 24th am
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