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FW: Composition of workstation equipment



Reply from a colleague

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rekrut, Ala (CHT) 
> Sent: 2002-Feb-14 9:20 AM
> To:   Beattie, Judith H. (CHT)
> Cc:   'jean_tetreault@pch.gc.ca'
> Subject:      RE: Composition of workstation equipment
> 
> Judy, would you mind posting this reply?
> -----------------------
> When selecting materials for construction in records storage, consultation
> and processing areas we have found several publications from the Canadian
> Conservation Institute to be especially useful.  "Guidelines for Selecting
> Materials for Exhibit, Storage and Transportation"(1993) by Jean Tétreault
> is available on-line, and has a section specifically about wood panel
> products.  While there is no direct link to the article, go to
> http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/frameset_e.shtml and click on "Conservation
> Information" to get to the search engine.  Jean's name is in the drop down
> author menu and I found using "materials " as my keyword brought the
> article I wanted up as #3.  An excellent synthesis and update of Jean's
> materials research is the CCI's Technical Bulletin #21 "Coatings of
> Display and Storage in Museums" (1999), which can be purchased by going to
> the CCI's Bookstore page and clicking on "Technical bulletins".  Laminates
> are, of course, just a kind of rigid coating.
> While your room may look empty, I assume it has been painted, had some
> ceiling treatment and a floor covering.  These are also serious potential
> sources for harmful gases and particulates, especially when new.  The good
> news is that a work room (hopefully!) gets lots of air circulation, so the
> concentration of gases will decrease significantly over time.
> I hope this information proves helpful,
> Ala Rekrut
> Chief, Preservation Services
> Provincial Archives of Manitoba
> 200 Vaughan Street
> Winnipeg, MB  R3C 1T5
> CANADA
> (204) 945-1265
> (204) 948-2008 fax
> arekrut@gov.mb.ca
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beattie, Judith H. (CHT) 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 4:08 PM
> To:   Rekrut, Ala (CHT)
> Subject:      FW: Composition of workstation equipment
> 
> If you want to respond to this, I will pass it along.  Otherwise ignore.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcia Stein [SMTP:mstein@USCSVD.ORG]
> Sent: 2002-Feb-13 3:59 PM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      Composition of workstation equipment
> 
> Hi List,
> I am equipping a workroom for archive processing and preservation.  The
> room is separate from the archive storage space, and I plan to include
> work surfaces and storage units.  The modular units on the market for
> work stations are described as composed of pressurized laminate.  Metal
> components are also available, but have fewer sizes and so have less
> flexibility.  My questions are:
> If you had an empty room what would you use to create the supporting
> base units, storage units, and work surfaces, wood, metal or composition
> units?
> Should I be concerned about off-gassing from the composition products,
> (even standard utility tables have pressurized laminate tops)?
> 
> Any comments, or thoughts would be useful and appreciated.
> Thank you very much,
> 
> Marcia C. Stein, Archivist
> Society of the Divine Word
> Chicago Province Archive
> Archive and Records Department
> Techny, Illinois 60082
> (847) 753-7431
> mstein@uscsvd.org
> 
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