Art Handling Manual
Introduction
To be rewritten ...
Categories:
Category 1: The Team
This opening category include history of the department, current job descriptions, organisation chart and then profile of staff; past and present
Category 2: Admin Working Procedures
This category describes; the way we receive requests, use of the calendar, use of TMS and worksheets/location recording incl relation to the calendar, filtering and arrangement of curatorial plans, the relationship of Administrator to head of department, the loans program, administering store visits.
Category 3: The Collection
This category describes the colour category system. This followed by description of each category including equipment associated with it and how to use it. Then complicated/bespoke examples (NG6337 etc) and finally how to prepare the collection for loan. This will include all the casing stuff plus a description of the relationship with KSL.
Category 4: Exhibitions
Category 5: Health and Safety
This category deals with the relevant legislation applying to the Department, examples of documentation such as risk assessments and our training responsibilities. The chapter also gives a summary of the changes in our working practices as a direct result of Health and Safety Legislation.
[[Category 6: Business Continuity and Salvage]
This category will include our role as a department, our training programs equipment etc. possible include some action examples (water ingress)
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Category 4: Installation & Preparation
This category involves written explanations of the procedures we adopt in the transportation/handling and de/installation of the Gallery Collection. Further information on equipment or more complicated technical issues are held elsewhere in the manual.
Category 6: Complicated Installations
This category describes the de/installations that require special methods or particular pieces of equipment. There is also a description of the categorisation method adopted by the Department as well as an example of the document used to list further issues for each picture.