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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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 conservatio

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Types of riskAfter Waller

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Incidents

Degradation processes

Rare Sporadic Continual

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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