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Handouts for upcoming courses will be added closer to the event.

•  Conservation Housekeeping

   Housekeeping & Maintenance Checklist Housekeeping & Maintenance Notes Housekeeping Equipment List Risk Assessment Example 1 Risk Assessment Example 2 Risk Assessment Example 3 Risk Assessment Example 4 Risk Assessment Example 5 Risk Assessment Guidance

•  Handle With Care: Object Handling & Packing

   Object Handling Guidelines Object Packing Guidelines

•  Integrated Pest Management Level 1

   Insect Pests Found In Historic Houses – PosterPoster showing Insect Pests Found In Historic Houses (English Heritage and Collections Link) Insect Trap Record – TemplateInsect Trap Record Template Guidelines for Pest PreventionGuidelines for Pest Prevention Using insect traps and pheromones in Museums and Historic HousesA guide to using insect traps and pheromones in Museums and Historic Houses Suppliers ListList of useful suppliers for IPM Recognising Insect DamageHandout for recognising insect damage Pest Management – Practical Survey ChecklistPest Management – a Practical Survey Checklist Pest and Damage TableSummary of the most common insect pests and damage in museums Insect Pests Found In Museums

  List of insect pests found in museums (common and Latin names)

   What Is IPM?

  Introduction to IPM, plus further reading

   Key Questions for Pest Prevention

  Checklist of key questions for IPM pest prevention

•  Integrated Pest Management Level 2

   IPM: Insects Found In Traps Which Are Not Pests Insect pest identification Guides and Handbooks Identification of museum insect pests – Practical Exercise Practical Exercise – Answer Sheet A-L Practical Exercise – Answer Sheet M-Z Insect Pests Found in Museums

•  Keeping A Record: The Essentials of Museum Documentation

   Course Programme

•  Labelling & Marking Museum Objects

   Labelling & Marking Museum Objects BookletLabelling & Marking Booklet from Collections Trust Marking and Labelling Methods and Positions Writing on the Object Sewn-on Label Sticking a Label on the Object Tie-on LabelSeries of guides for labelling different types of object – all from National Museums Liverpool Health & Safety InformationHealth & Safety/COSHH information for the chemicals participants will be using. From Colchester + Ipswich Museums.

•  Managing Digital Images

   Managing Digital Images Handout

•  Mounting & Pinning

   Fabric covered display boards: How To Design A Label: Guidelines on Labelling for Museums Top Tips on Design for Labels and Display Panels Pinning on Small Objects: How To

•  Point & Shoot: Collections Photography

   Point & Shoot handout