Building Safety Programs for Community and Museum Collections

The George Washington University Museum, The Textile Museum and The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health will be hosting an October session in their Building Safety Programs for Community and Museum Collections series. 

The original six sessions were held in 2025 with a resumption in 2026. A link to those recorded sessions can be found below.

The October session is scheduled for October 22 from 10:30am to noon EDT (3:30pm to 5pm BST): Screening collections for toxic pesticides and the adoption of safety protocols in Zimbabwe’s museums: Lessons from approaches adopted by museums in the USA presented by Davison Chiwara and Maggi Loubser.

Presentations provide case studies of those connecting cultural heritage care with Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety practices and/or partners in order to mitigate chemical and physical hazards. 

The format is a free, virtual series of presentations, though registration is required here. Just scroll down to the 'Registration' and '2026 Sessions' sections. Recorded presentations are available there as well and will also be archived on the JHU Education and Research Center for OSH YouTube channel.

The registration and recordings link is also here: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/johns-hopkins-education-and-research-center-for-occupational-safety-and-health/building-safety-programs-for-community-and-museum-collections-webinar-series