Appendix 9: Museum record series commonly containing environmental information

Facilities/buildings and grounds

– waste (rubbish, biohazard-related, building work byproducts, etc.) policies, plans and logs

– building plant plans and operational manuals

– risk assessments.

Biological collections

– environmental impact assessments

– risk assessments.

Health and safety

– incident and health reports relating to the built environment

– pest control plans, procedures and risk assessments

– COSHH files on use and disposal of chemicals used for pest control, conservation, cleaning, etc.

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