Museum Handbook: Primer on Disaster Preparedness
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Orange Block Graphic REMOVAL AND PACKING OF WATER-DAMAGED MATERIALS -- THE WORK FORCE

Safety of the materials and future restoration costs will depend largely on the competence and dedication of the salvage crews. The work will be arduous, dirty, and often frustrating. Team leaders should not hesitate to dismiss careless and thoughtless workers. Experience has shown that well-disciplined crews having brief rest periods with refreshments about every hour and a half are the most efficient. Working salvage crews to exhaustion pays no dividends.


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