No. Especial (2020)
Proyectos y actividades

Biosafety, Preventive Conservation and Risk Management for the Preservation of Heritage and Health Protection of the Professionals Who Work in It

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Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Published 2021-07-08

Keywords

  • biosafety,
  • preventive conservation,
  • risk management,
  • virus SARS-CoV-2

How to Cite

Biosafety, Preventive Conservation and Risk Management for the Preservation of Heritage and Health Protection of the Professionals Who Work in It. (2021). CR. Conservación Y Restauración, Especial, 181-193. https://revistas.inah.gob.mx/index.php/cr/article/view/17013

Abstract

It is well known that the professional categories of archivists, museologists, librarians and conservators-restorers are exposed daily in the exercise of their work activities to various risks caused by biological agents. For this reason, it is indispensable and necessary to incorporate scientific practices in the areas of preventive conservation and biosafety, as a way to avoid irreparable damage to the health of professionals, particularly at this time, due to the aggressiveness of virus SARS-CoV-2, which shows even more the vulnerability to which they are exposed. This article aims to inform, guide, stimulate and sensitize professionals working in archives, libraries, museums and documentation centers about the application of the best procedures from preventive conservation, risk management and biosafety to protect their health and preservation of documents. To this end, a research based on a bibliographic survey on the topics previously mentioned and virus SARS-CoV-2 was carried out, associating them with the objective of improving documentary safeguard actions.

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