Marja Peek
Research Department
ICNNetherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage
Amsterdam
Risk maptool for
Collection Risk Management
ICMS Conference
Québec September 2009
Netherlands Institute for Cultural heritage
Collection Risk ManagementICN Research program 2009-2012
International cooperation
ICN research program CRM
•Develop user friendly method for CRM by practical tools (e.g. risk maps)
•Disseminate the method, knowledge and tools by presentations, workshops and publications (Collection Risk Management Handbook)
Heritage professionGoals:• Passing on cultural heritage
collections to next generations with maximum values and maximum access, now and in the future
• Taking well-considered decisions about the spending of means to reach that goal
Setting priorities!
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Identify risks
Evaluate risks
Collection risk management
Analyse risks
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Treat risks
Establish the context
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Based on AS/NZS 4360:2004 Risk Management
Options for risk reduction Preventive & interventive conservation
Implement Emergency preparedness & response
Agents of deteriorationAfter Michalski and Waller
1. Physical forces2. Fire3. Water4. Thieves and vandals5. Pest and plants6. Radiation7. Contamination8. Incorrect Temp 9. Incorrect RH10.Dissociation
SecurityFacilities
Preventive conservationCollections
Registration
Types of riskAfter Waller
Mild
Sig
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Incidents
Degradation processes
Rare Sporadic Continual
Imp
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Probability
Risk is
Probability X ImpactLikelihood X Consequence
Chance X Effect
How soon? X How bad?
the possibility of loss
Scenario
of cultural value
All the zillion causes and sources
All the zillion effects and losses
Cause or source
Barrier 1
Effect or damage
Barrier 2
Barrier 3
Object
Cause or source
Barrier 1
Effect or damage
Barrier 2
Barrier 3
How often?
How effective are these barriers?
How does damage look?
What is the loss of value to each
affected object?
Which barriers are there?
How much of collection value will be affected?
ObjectWhich objects damaged?
Object
Unsafe practice Arson Fire in neighbourhood
Object
Building systems Small equipment
Fire
Identification tool -
causes
Unsafe practice Arson Fire in neighbourhood
Operational - procedures
Building
Electronics - systems
Operational - procedures
Building
Electronics - systems
Object
Building systems Small equipment
Identification – basis
for analysis
Unsafe practice 32% Arson 30% Fire in neighbourhood 10%
Operational - procedures
Building
Electronics - systems
Operational - procedures
Building
Electronics - systems
Object
Building systems 20% Small equipment 8%
Analysis tool –
“quantify”
Unsafe practice Arson Fire in neighbourhood
B - Fire resistant materials Fire resistant materials, physical barrier Fire wall, space
E - Detection, alarm Detection, alarm Detection, alarm
O - Instructions, fire watch Surveillance rounds, keeping clean, extinguish agreement with neighbours
Zooming in on one barrier:
Which barriers are there? How effective are these
barriers?
What do they cost? (in five years from now)
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Dia van CL s en/of tabel
Source: Jean Tétreault, Fire Risk Assessment for Collections in Museums, J.CAC vol. 33, 2008
Reducing risks….
• Reduce Likelihood and/or Impact
• Going back to risk map – where are barriers missing or weak?
• Procedures - O• Technical solutions – B & E• Conservation• Emergency preparedness