Blue Shield Australia has promoted disaster preparedness activities around the theme of May Day linking in with information management activities during the month of May. This timing will change in 2020.
Even though risks are present at all times, the Blue Shield Australia committee recognises that the Australian disaster season more commonly falls over summer months. From 2020, BSA will focus its awareness raising campaign around 13 October, the United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The campaign will focus on simple practical steps that organisations can take to prepare for and respond to threats to the cultural heritage held by galleries, archives, libraries, museums and sites. The potential damage from fire, intense storms and floods is large but all sectors can take small steps to ensure:
✅ Contact lists and telephone trees are up to date
✅ Link to BSA resources is handy: http://blueshieldaustralia.org.au/resources/
✅ Documents like Disaster preparedness, Business continuity or Risk plans are readily available from several locations
You can find more information and download International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and Practical Preparedness for Disaster posters here on the Blue Shield Australia website.
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