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Member Services: Disaster Prevention and Recovery Template Plan


Institution:

Date of current revision:

Recovery Team

 

NamePhoneHome phoneResponsibility

Administrator

Disaster Team

Leader

Building

Maintenance

Preservation

Disaster Team:

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Dept. Heads

1)

2)

etc.

Emergency Instruction Sheet

 

FIRE - What to do if YOU see or suspect a fire:

  1. Activate nearest fire alarm.
  2. Call Fire Department - 911
  3. Notify ________________
  4. Secure the building after evacuation.

Fire - What to do if YOU hear the alarm:

  1. Evacuate the building immediately. Get library users to leave.
  2. Use the stairs. Stay out of elevators.

Earthquake

  1. Get away from windows. Move to internal doorway or get under heavy furniture.

2. Evacuate only if you hear an alarm or announcement to do so, or if there is a power failure, when it is safe to do so.

Power outage

  1. Daylight -
  2. Dark -

Flood or water damage

  1. Call ________________
  2. Keep away from standing water.
  3. Stop the flow of water if it is safe to do so.
  4. Secure the area with caution tape, furniture and/or cone markers.

Theft

1. Call _________________

Dangerous person

  1. Call __________________
  2. Observe and write down description and actions of person.

Collection damage

  1. Secure area with caution tape, furniture and/or marker cones.
  2. Check for hazards before entering area. Be alert to water damage and possible electrical problems (loose wires, etc). Stay away from standing water.
  3. Contact ______________________
  4. If area is safe to enter and if it is necessary to prevent further damage, cover stacks / materials with plastic sheeting. Move books to higher shelves, or move them off shelves and to a safe location (using book trucks).

 

Facilities: Locations of Emergency Systems

Building:

List locations and attach floor plan (use letters -- or better, use icons -- to indicate locations on floor plan)

Evacuation plan

  1. Main Utilities
    1. Main water shut-off valve:
    2. Sprinkler shut-off valve:
    3. Main electrical cut-off switch:
    4. Main gas shut-off:
    5. Heating/cooling system controls:
  1. Fire Suppression Systems (by room or area)
    1. Sprinklers
    2. Halon
    3. Other
  1. Water detectors
  2. Keys and alarm codes

1. Key boxes

    1. Individuals with mater and/or special keys (attach list with names, titles, keys in possession)
    2. Alarm codes
  1. Fire Extinguishers (label by number according to type)
    1. Type A - Wood, paper, combustibles
    2. Type B - Gasoline, flammable liquid
    3. Type C - Electrical
    4. Type ABC - Combination
  1. Fire Alarm Pull Boxes (use floor plan)
  2. Smoke and Heat Detectors (use floor plan)
  3. Radios and cell phones
    1. Transistor radios (for news)
    2. Two-way/CB radios (for communication)
    3. Cell phones (library / staff personal phones)
  1. First Aid Kits
  2. Public Address System
  3. Nearest Civil Defense Shelter

L. Disaster barrels (include contents description in appendix)

 

Emergency Services

Company/Service and Name of Contact Phone number

Security

Fire Dept.

Police/Sheriff

Ambulance

FEMA (Region X)Federal Regional Center, 130 228th St SW 206-481-8800

Bothell, WA 98201www.fema.gov

City

County

Civil Defense

Janitorial Service

Plumber

Electrician

Locksmith

Carpenter

Gas Company

Electric Company

Water Utility

Exterminator

 

Recovery Assistance:

Preservation Resource:

Preservation Resource:

Individuals/organizations to assist in clean-up:

PORTALS mutual aid contacts:

Disaster Recovery Service:

Account pre-established? _______________ Account number ________________

Services available: ___ Water recovery ___ Freezer ___ Vac. freeze dryer

___ Fire recovery ___ Envir. control ___ Mold fumigation

Local Freezer (1)

Local Freezer (2)

Refrigerator trailer

Other Services

 

Conservators/Specialists:

Local/regional resources:

 

Kris Kern, Portland State University

503-725-5218

kernk@pdx.edu

 

Normandy Helmer, University of Oregon

541-346-1864

nhelmer@darkwing.uoregon.edu

 

Gary Menges, University of Washington

menges@u.washington.edu

 

Jack Thompson, Thompson Conservation Laboratory

503-735-39424

tcl@teleport.com

 

Paper & Book

Photographs

Computer Records

 

Insurance

Insurance company

Agent/Contact

Policy number (attach copy of policy)

Self-insured? ___ If yes, list contact

 

Other

Legal Advisor

Counseling service

Architect

Other

 

Collection Salvage Supplies

On-site location / off-site sourceSource phone number

Freezer or wax paper

Gloves, rubber

Interfacing (Pellon)

Masks

Milk crates, plastic

Mylar polyester sheets

Newsprint, blank

Notepads & clipboards

Nylon twine (brightly colored)

Paper towels (no dyes)

Sponges

Trash bags, plastic

 

 

Other Equipment and Supplies

On-site location / off-site source Source phone number

Aprons, smocks

Book trucks, metal

Boots, rubber

Brooms

Buckets & trash cans, plastic

Camera (to document damage)

Dehumidifiers

Drying space

Emergency funds

Cash

Purchase orders

Institutional credit cards

Extension cords, grounded

Fans

Flashlights

Forklift

Generator, portable

Hard hats

Labels (large, self-adhesive)

Library trucks

Lighting, portable

Mops, pails

Pallets

Paper towels

Plastic sheeting

(2 mil, or some 2 mil, some 3 ml,)

and stored with scissors and tape)

Refrigerator trucks

Safety glasses

Security personnel

Sponges, dry chemical

(for smoke/soot removal)

Sponges, industrial

Sponges, natural rubber

Sump pump, portable

Tables, portable

Trash bags, plastic

Vacuum, wet

Water hoses

Water-proof clothing

Water-proof pens

Other:

  

 Disaster Response Supply Barrel Checklist

 

For use for immediate response in an emergency.

Label supplies and the barrel and seal.

Check barrels and supplies and check flashlight batteries twice a year (when the time changes). Replace batteries as needed. Store them outside the flashlights.

 

Contents:

33 gal. plastic trash can with lid (preferably red)

1 roll 10' x 100' 2 mil plastic sheeting

1 roll filament tape (to tape sheeting)

10 large plastic trash bags with ties (to fit can)

2 large sponges

1 Lysol spray can, 19 oz.

1 5 gal. bucket with lid

1 box disposable latex gloves

1 roll "Do no enter" barricade tape

2 rolls white paper towels

1 pair scissors

Pencils (1 doz. sharpened)

2 black permanent marking pens

Yellow lined pad

Flashlight

Batteries (replace semi-annually and store outside flashlight)

10 dust masks

Disposable camera

Duct tape

 

Information Technology

 

IT emergency contacts

Day:

Night:

Location(s) of central systems:

Back-up schedule:

Locations of back-up tapes

On-site:

Off-site:

Hot site service(s):

Library software vendors:

Library hardware vendors:

 

Data Priorities:

 

Priority for data recovery:

1.

2.

etc.

 

 

Disaster Prevention

 

Fire prevention

  1. Avoid piles of loose paper in work areas.
  2. Unplug all non-essential machines at night and on weekends, including coffee pots.
  3. Store flammable materials in safe areas.
  4. Inspect work/office and storage areas twice a year for potential fire hazards.
  5. Regularly inspect fire extinguishers and other fire equipment.
  6. Train staff so everyone is familiar with procedures for fire and other emergencies.
  7. Conduct regular emergency drills.
  8. Enforce no smoking regulations.
  9. Turn off fans, heaters, etc. when the building is closed (unless they are rated for 24 hour operation).

 

Water damage prevention

  1. Store all books and other materials off the floor, even in upper stories.
  2. Check ceilings for leaks during heavy rain. Immediately remove materials from areas that have leaks. Use plastic sheeting to protect susceptible areas (stacks, storage areas, etc.) as a precautionary measure.
  3. Store boxes tightly against each other to minimize water penetration if materials are exposed to water.

 

Safety:

  1. Offer first aid, CPR, and fire extinguisher training (and training updates) to all staff.
  2. Try to have at least one staff member in each area with current first aid/CPR training.

 

Daily checklist

The following should be checked during opening/closing and included in night security patrols.

 

Weekly checklist

(include -- Do door locks work? Are they secure?)

 

 

Disaster Recovery Outline

 

Collection priorities (by section / floor / subject / whatever makes sense for each library)

Recovery steps

Assess damage

Stabilize environment

Water damage

Non-water damage

Establish command center

Activate in-house disaster recovery teams

Notify PORTALS teams (mutual aid agreement0

Triage

Documentation

Organize work crews

Action plan

Procure supplies

Procure services

Notifications

Sorting

Reassess damage to the collections

Reassess damage to the facility

Facility restoration

Building(s)

Public and office areas

Storage areas

Staff restoration

Debriefing

Counseling

Modify plan - lessons learned

Salvage options for water damaged paper materials

Options

Air drying

Warm dry air dehumidification

Cold dry air dehumidification

Freezing

Stable water submersion

Vacuum freeze drying

Not recommended

Vacuum drying

Microwave drying

General cautions

Library formats

Books

Periodicals

Maps

Photographic prints

Other

Salvage options for water damaged non-paper materials

Library formats

Photographic

Microforms

Audio / Video / Computer tape

CD-Rom and sound recordings

Computer disks

Salvage options for smoke, heat and/or burn damaged material

Deoderizing

Ozone

Library formats

Magnetic tape

Manuscripts

Photographs

Salvage options for mechanically damaged materials

Salvage options for chemically damaged materials

Salvage options for air pollution damaged materials

Soot and fire ash

Volcanic ash

Salvage options for computer virus damaged materials

 

Staff Emergency Procedures

 

Staff trained in First Aid and CPR

Name Dept/locationDate of last training

1.

2.

etc.

 

Emergency Procedures Outline

 

Medical emergency: staff

Medical emergency: library user / public

Earthquake

Explosion

Fire

Flooding and water damage

High wind and tornados

Toxic events, chemical spills

Threatening / suspicious people

Phone or mail threat, suspicious objects

Power outage

Volcanic eruption

Building evacuation procedure

 

Attachments

 

__ 1. List of salvage priorities for each department, area and/or office

__ 2. Emergency procedures and evacuation plan

__ 3. Copy of insurance policy

__ 4. Copy of disaster recovery vendor contract

__ 5. Other emergency planning and recovery documents:

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

 

Date of last fire drill:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Inspection / replacement of fire extinguishers:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Date of last inspection by local fire department:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Date of last earthquake drill:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Date of last civil defense drill:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Date of last analysis/update of insurance coverage:

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Photographs of interior and exterior stored off-site?

Frequency: Required?Next scheduled date:

 

Is there an off-site record (microform, computer tape) or the collection? Y/N

Frequency of update:

Location:

Attach copies of last inventory report.

 

Locations where this plan is on file

In-house:

Off-site:

 

 

Information Links

 

American Institute for Conservation: http://aic.stanford.edu/

 

American Library Association Disaster Preparedness Clearinghouse: http://www.ala.org/alcts/publications/disaster.html

 

Amigos Imaging and Preservation Services: http://www.amigos.org/preserve.htm

 

Amigos Preservation Service leaflets. http://www.amigos.org/preservation/leaflets.html

 

California Preservation Clearinghouse: http://cpc.stanford.edu

 

Colorado Preservation Alliance: http://www.aclin.org/~cpa/

 

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA): www.ccaha.org

 

Conservation OnLine (CoOL): http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

Links to disaster plans: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/plans/

 

The Disaster Center: http://www.disastercenter.com/

 

Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange: http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/epix/

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Response & Recovery: http://www.fema.gov/r-n-r/ers_wl.htm

 

Library of Congress Emergency Preparedness and Response: http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/pubsemer.html

 

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): http://www.nara.gov/arch/

 

Natural Hazards Center: http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/

Human response to disasters

 

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC): http://www.nedcc.org

They have a series of excellent technical leaflets including:

"Disaster Planning: by Beth Lindblom Patkus and Karen Mltylewski. NEDCC, Technical Leaflet, Section 3, Leaflet 3. http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf33.htm

"Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan" by Karen E. Brown. NEDCC, Technical Leaflet, Section 3, Leaflet 4. http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf34.htm

"Protection from Loss: Water and Fire Damage, Biological Agents, Theft, and Vandalism" by Sherelyn Ogden. NEDCC, Technical Leaflet, Section 3, Leaflet 1. http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf3.1.htm

"Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Libraries and Archives" by Karen E. Brown and Beth Lindblom Patkus. NEDCC, Technical Leaflet, Section 3, Leaflet 12. http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf3.12.htm

 

Regional Alliance for Preservation: http://www.rap-arcc.org/

 

SILDRN: San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network: http://orpheus-1.ucsd.edu/sildrn/

 

Solinet: http://www.solinet.net

"Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: Selected Bibliography" http://www.solinet.net/presvtn/leaf/disasbib.htm

"Preservation Resources on the Internet: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery" http://www.solinet.net/presvtn/leaf/disweb.htm

 

University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, Disaster Resources Preparedness & Recovery: http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/prep.html

 

Western Association for Art Conservation: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/

Includes a soon-to-be online resource guide to 400 manufacturers and suppliers used by conservators and archivists, with an emphasis on vendors in the western United States

 

Disaster Recovery Services and Supplies

Always get at least two bids for disaster recovery services.

 

Belfor: http://www.belfor.com/

Portland office, 503-408-8880

Recovery from and clean-up after disasters

 

Conservation Center Online: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/suppliers/

Links to preservation related suppliers and service providers

 

Document Reprocessors: http://www.documentreprocessors.com/

Burlingame, CA, 1-800-4DRYING (1-800-437-9464)

Restore water and fire damaged materials

 

Excalibur Data Recovery: http://www.excaliburdr.com/

N. Billerica, MA, 1-800-466-0893

Data recovery from wide range of media and operating systems

 

Midwest Freeze-Dry, Ltd.: http://www.midwestfreezedryltd.com/

Skokie, IL, 1-847-679-4756

Freeze-drying for restoration of water-damaged materials

 

Munters Corporation: http://www.muntersmcs.com

Glendale Heights, IL 1-630-351-6808 / Sales offices in Vancouver, WA and Hillsboro, OR

Dehumidification, facility and contents water damage recovery

 

Quake Kare, Inc. http://www.quakekare.com/index.html

Thousand Oaks, CA, 1-800-2PREPARE (800-277-3727)

Emergency supplies

 

Rothstein Associates, Inc.: http://www.rothstein.com

Brookfield, CT, 1-203-740-7400

Disaster recovery books, articles, links, information

 

Specs Bros: http://www.specsbros.com/

Ridgefield Park, NJ, 1-800-852-7732

Video and audio tape reclamation, restoration, decontamination; disk recovery

Includes disaster prevention and recovery information

 

Survive: http://www.survive.com

Woking, Surrey, England, 01101483 710 600

International group for business continuity management professionals

Includes online directory of disaster recovery companies worldwide

 

VidiPax - The Magnetic Media Restoration Company: http://www.panix.com/~vidipax

New York, NY, 1-212-563-1999

Magnetic media restoration

 

This document is largely based on AMIGOS Preservation Services "Disaster Plan for Libraries and Archives" with additional material from:

Minnesota Historical Society Disaster Preparedness Plan

Basic Guidelines for Disaster Planning in Oklahoma

Oregon Historical Society - Collections Disaster Response Plan

NDCC - Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan

Northup Library - Disaster Procedures

SILDRN

Portland State University disaster plan

 

Special thanks to Tom Clareson (AMIGOS), Julie Page (UC San Diego and SILDRN) and the PORTALS Disaster Response Group (DIRG), M.-C. Cuthill (OHS), Kris Kern (PSU), Jean Caspers (Linfield), Carolyn Piatz (UP), Marilyn Kierstead (Reed), Alex Toth (Pacific), Linda Weimer (OHSU) and Normandy Helmer (UO).