Plans
In this section there are copies of templates of blank plans that will give an idea of the sorts of information that needs to be in a disaster plan.
Template Disaster Plan
Template Disaster Plan.pdfA blank template of a preventive disaster plan for use by cultural
institutions to help them design their own disaster plan.
Middletown plan
Middletown.pdfA template of a generic disaster plan that can be utilised by cultural
institutions to build up their own disaster plan.
Conservation OnLine
Disaster Preparedness and responseLists specific plans from Libraries and Universities with cultural collections.
Australian National Herbarium
Disaster Recovery Plan for The Australian National HerbariumA specific plan for the Australian National Herbarium.
Conservation OnLine
Illinois State University Libraries Disaster PlanExample of a specific library disaster plan.
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Historical Society Disaster Preparedness PlanExcerpts of plans and how to salvage individual types of objects.
Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa
Disaster Planning & RecoveryBe ready for an emergency. In the event of an earthquake, a fire, or a flood, your museum or gallery staff need to know how to keep themselves and visitors safe.
Find plans and suggestions for salvage on this site.
Heritage Collections Council
Be prepared - Writing a disaster preparedness planProviding guidelines to enable the museum sector to write useful Disaster Preparedness Plans was seen as a vital step towards achieving this mission.
The Ghetty Centre
Building an emergency planA guide for museums and other cultural institutions / compiled by Valerie Dorge and Sharon L. Jones. (1999)
F.A.Q's
For a quick reference and disaster plan templates use the following links.
Disaster Plans
The CDST has compiled a selection of examples of Disaster Plans & Plan Templates.