152
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Learning from incidents and recovering resiliently: integrating incident management into preventive care practices

Pages 224-240 | Received 01 Jun 2023, Accepted 20 Aug 2023, Published online: 28 Sep 2023
 

Abstract

From day-to-day events to the urgency of emergencies, the lessons and tools of incident management can be adapted for use in preventive care, supporting long-term preservation and institutional resiliency. To this end, interviews were conducted with 11 US-based institutions that have implemented some form of incident management system and these were then used to help clarify the state of the field and its needs moving forward. Incident management is not a straightforward process and a need for further guidance and tools to support it were highlighted in the interviews. However, the results also demonstrate that, when done effectively, systematic incident documentation, analysis and discussion can inform preventive care in many ways: providing data for risk assessments, improving emergency planning and response procedures, demonstrating the utility of preventive care practices, and allowing for data-driven decisions about the allocation of funding and resources for mitigation.

Résumé

« Apprendre des incidents et se rétablir de manière résiliente: intégrer la gestion des incidents dans les pratiques de prévention »

Des événements quotidiens à l’urgence des situations de crise, les leçons et les outils de la gestion des incidents peuvent être adaptés pour être utilisés dans les actions préventives, en soutenant la préservation à long terme et la résilience institutionnelle. À cette fin, des entretiens ont été menés avec onze institutions établies aux États-Unis qui ont mis en place une certaine forme de système de gestion des incidents et ceux-ci ont ensuite été utilisés pour aider à clarifier l'état du terrain et ses besoins pour aller de l'avant. La gestion des incidents n'est pas un processus simple et le besoin de conseils et d'outils supplémentaires pour l’appuyer a été souligné dans les entretiens. Cependant, les résultats démontrent également que, lorsqu'ils sont effectués efficacement, la documentation, l'analyse et le débat systématiques sur les incidents peuvent éclairer les actes de prévention de plusieurs façons : fournir des données pour les évaluations des risques, améliorer les procédures de planification et d'intervention d'urgence, démontrer l'utilité des mesures préventives mises en oeuvre et permettre des décisions fondées sur des données concernant l’attribution de financements et de ressources pour l’atténuation des effets.

Zusammenfassung

„Aus Vorfällen lernen und sich widerstandsfähig erholen: Integration des Vorfallsmanagements in die präventive Praxis der Bestandserhaltung“

Von zerstörten Kunstwerken bis hin zu undichten Dächern können die Lehren und Instrumente des Notfallmanagements für den Einsatz in der präventiven Betsnadserhaltung angepasst werden, um den langfristigen Erhalt und die institutionelle Resilienz zu unterstützen. Zu diesem Zweck wurden Interviews mit elf US-amerikanischen Einrichtungen geführt, die eine Form von Notfallmanagement-System eingeführt haben, und diese wurden dann genutzt um den Ist-Zustand sowie die zukünftigen Bedarfe dieses Themenbereichs zu evaluieren. Das Management von Notfällen ist kein einfacher Prozess, und in den Interviews wurde der Bedarf an weiteren Leitlinien und Instrumente zur weiteren Unterstützung hervorgehoben. Die Ergebnisse zeigen jedoch auch, dass eine systematische Dokumentation, Analyse und Diskussion von Zwischenfällen, wenn sie effektiv durchgeführt wird, die Präventivversorgung in vielerlei Hinsicht unterstützen kann: Sie liefert Daten für Risikobewertungen, verbessert die Notfallplanung und die Reaktionsverfahren, zeigt den Nutzen von Präventivversorgungspraktiken auf und ermöglicht datengestützte Entscheidungen über die Zuweisung von Finanzmitteln und Ressourcen für die Schadensbegrenzung.

Resumen

“Aprendiendo de los incidentes y recuperándose con resiliencia: integración de la gestión de incidentes en las prácticas de atención preventiva”

Las herramientas usadas y las lecciones aprendidas durante las gestiones de incidentes (desde eventos cotidianos hasta emergencias urgentes) pueden adaptarse y aplicarse a los servicios de prevención, y así facilitar la preservación a largo plazo y la resiliencia institucional. Con este fin, se realizaron entrevistas con once instituciones estadounidenses que habían implantado algún tipo de sistema de gestión de incidentes usado, posteriormente, para ayudar a determinar el estado del sector y sus necesidades de cara al futuro. La gestión de incidentes no es un proceso sencillo y las entrevistas recalcaron la necesidad de más orientación y herramientas de apoyo. Sin embargo, los resultados también demuestran que, cuando se hace de forma eficaz, la documentación, el análisis y el debate sistemático de los incidentes pueden aportar información en muchos aspectos para orientar el cuidado preventivo, como proporcionando datos para las evaluaciones de riesgos, mejorando la planificación de emergencias y los procedimientos de respuesta, demostrando la utilidad de las prácticas de atención preventiva y permitiendo tomar decisiones sobre la asignación de fondos y recursos para la mitigación basadas en datos.

摘要

“在事件中学习并顽强复原:将事件管理纳入预防性保护实践”

从日常工作到紧急情况,事件管理的经验和方法可用于预防性保护,以助于长期保护和机构复原。为此,我们采访了 11 家运用某些事件管理系统的美国机构,并以此来理清该领域的现状及未来需求。 事件管理并非一个简单的过程,在访谈中我们强调了它需要进一步的指导和手段支持。然而,访谈结果也表明,如果能有效地进行系统的事件记录、分析和讨论,可在诸多方面为预防性保护提供信息:为风险评估、改进应急计划和响应程序提供数据;证实预防性保护实践的效用;以及在资金和资源分配方面考虑以数据为导向的决策。

Acknowledgements

Special thanks go to Daniel Burge, who was an invaluable partner in conceiving and developing these ideas, and individuals from the following institutions who provided insights into the practice of incident management at collecting institutions based on their experiences (in alphabetical order): Art Institute of Chicago, Canadian Conservation Institute, Cardiff University, Colonial Williamsburg, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, Curae Collections Care LLC, Glenstone Museum, Historic New England, National Park Service, New York Public Library, Smithsonian Institution, and others who provided resources via email. Thanks as well to the two anonymous reviewers and Icon editorial team who provided valuable feedback for the development of this article.

Notes

1 Canadian Conservation Institute and International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, A Guide to Risk Management of Cultural Heritage (Government of Canada and ICCROM, 2016).

2 Rob Waller, Assessing and Managing Risks to Collections: An Introduction to the Cultural Property Risk Analysis Model (CPRAM) (workshop, Leipzig, Germany, 10 November 2018).

3 Personal communication by email with Renate van Leijen and Agnes Brokerhof of RCE, spring 2021.

4 See, for example, National Park Service, ‘Chapter 10: Emergency Planning’, in Museum Handbook, Part I (NPS: 2019), 10:48, 10:88–10:89, https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/mhi/Chap10.pdf (accessed 10 August 2023).

5 Samantha Owens, ‘Learning from Incidents: Artwork Interaction Reporting and Lessons’ (paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Institute for Conservation, 3 May–24 June 2021).

6 Angela Chang, Penley Knipe, and Kate Smith, ‘Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After’ (paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Institute for Conservation, Chicago, Illinois, 28 May–2 June 2017).

7 See, for example, Doris Hamburg, ‘Chapter 7: Safeguarding Heritage Assets—The Library of Congress Planning Framework for Preservation’, in To Preserve and Protect: The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources (Washington: Library of Congress, 2002), https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/preserve_protect/chap7.html (accessed 10 August 2023).

8 On implementation, see, for example, Jason Hand, Post-Incident Reviews: Learning from Failure for Improved Incident Response (Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, 2017). On barriers see, for example, European Safety Reliability & Data Association, Barriers to Learning from Incidents and Accidents (ESReDA, 2015), https://www.esreda.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ESReDA-barriers-learning-accidents-1.pdf (accessed 10 August 2023). Both of these resources were fundamental to organising the thoughts presented here.

9 Cf. Irene Karsten, ‘Identifying Collections Vulnerable to Disasters: Evidence from Risk Analysis of Rare Events’, Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation 44 (2019): 27.

10 See, for example, Silvia Manrique Tamayo and Clara Huisman, ‘Cognito Forms: A Comprehensive Solution for Collection Surveys and Condition Reports’ (paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Institute for Conservation, Jacksonville, Florida, 16–20 May 2023).

11 Hand, Post-Incident Reviews, 65.

12 Cf. Joseph Grenny et al., Crucial Conversations: Tools for When Stakes Are High (New York: McGraw Hill, 2021).

13 Hand, Post-Incident Reviews, 64.

14 Hand, Post-Incident Reviews, 64.

15 Waller, Assessing and Managing Risks to Collections.

16 Canadian Conservation Institute and International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, A Guide to Risk Management of Cultural Heritage.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Kelly McCauley Krish

Kelly McCauley Krish is the Senior Preventive Conservator at the National Museum Cardiff within Amgueddfa Cymru. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation, and Chair of their Preventive Care Network. Kelly is involved in numerous research and sustainability initiatives in the conservation field, including projects to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of different environmental measures within historic houses and to integrate pollutant monitoring into more sustainable mechanical system operation.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.