Articles & Guides Published in AIC News

Beginning in 1998, the Health & Safety Network has contributed articles to the AIC News. Occasionally, the Network has prepared or commissioned special pull-out sections for the publication. Our most current contributions can be found in the lists below. Some have been updated recently in order to keep current with health and safety guidelines.

For a list of all of our AIC News articles and guides, please click here.

Articles and Columns Published in AIC News

• COVID-19 Information Sources
  May 2020 (45:3) 17; Members of the AIC Health & Safety Network
• Compressed Gas Safety
  May 2020 (45:3) 17-18; Katherine Ridgway
• Live Ordnance and Response
  January 2020 (45:1) 30-32; Katherine Ridgway
• Health and Safety Training for Emerging Museum Professionals and the Evolving Work Economy
  September 2019 (44:5) 25-26; Emily England, UIC MUSE Graduate Student and Curator at Swedish American Museum; Joy Erdman, MS, CIH, CSP, Joy Solutions LLC; Melissa Miller, MA, Sole Proprietor of MQM Museum Services
• Laser Safety
  May 2019 (44:3) 22; Dr. Martin Cooper
• Flammability of Rehousing Materials
  March 2019 (44:2) 25; Josh Stewart
• Paint Strippers: Evaluating available chemicals and their hazards
  January 2019 (44:1) 19; Kerith Koss Schrager
• Please Read the Warning Label: Care of Historic Pharmacy Collections
  September 2018 (43:5) 1, 4; Jennifer French

Guides Published in AIC News (with updates)

• Health and Safety Technical Resources for the Conservator [July 1998] (2018)
• Pigment Health & Safety Quick Guide [November 2017]
• Health and Safety in Emergency Response  [November 2007] (2016)
• A Conservator's Guide to Respiratory Protection [September 2002] (2016)