Safety & Health Hazards in Museums & Collection Care – Where can you get help?

  • Wednesday, May 10, 2023
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Zoom

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Safety & Health Hazards in Museums & Collection Care – Where can you get help?

May 10, 2023 | Zoom

Join Savita Trivedi of the Connecticut Labor Department’s Division of Occupation Safety & Health where she will talk about hidden hazards associated with museum work and how you can ensure the safety of your staff and guests. This presentation will discuss: 

  • Historic Works Collections, Natural Science Collections, Photography, Textiles, Decorative & Fine Arts, etc.  

  • Trends in Injury & Illness at Museums & Historical Sites
  • Mission of the Museum & Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group
  • CONN-OSHA’s Free On-Site Consultation Services


Speakers:

 

  Savita Trivedi
  Industrial Hygienist
  Connecticut Labor Department 
  Division of Occupation Safety & Health




Savita is an Industrial Hygienist with the Connecticut Labor Department’s Division of Occupation Safety & Health, where she has worked for over 25 years helping employers address safety and health hazards in the workplace. She has been working with AIHA’s Museum & Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group as a consultation program representative.  She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, and holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. degree in Industrial Hygiene from the University of New Haven. 



Connecticut League of Museums
Central Connecticut State UniversityDepartment of History
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
(860) 832-2674
info@clho.org

with support from
CTHumanities

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