To increase the awareness of safety hazards and general health issues related to the conservation profession, the Committee is charged with providing educational and technical information through contributions to the AIC Newsletter and the AIC Web site, and through lectures, workshops and displays. The Committee will periodically identify the health and safety issues of concern to the AIC membership through statistically valid surveys and use the results of these surveys to establish priorities.

From Cradle to Grave: Waste Management for Conservators

Set Up for a Safe Space: A Chemical Hygiene Plan

Health and Safety Technical Resources for the Conservator

The Committee is striving to provide low-cost respirator fit testing to attendees at the AIC Annual Meeting. Regulation requires that testing cannot be performed without an OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire completed by both the conservator and their physician or other licensed health care professional. The form is available at the OSHA site, we have made a copy here, and as a dowloadable pdf file. In addition, the AIC and the Committee requires a signed Physician or Other Licensed Health Care Professional Approval Form (pdf file) to be provided to us before we can begin fit testing. This form allows your physician or other licensed health care professional to indicate that you passed the OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation without disclosing confidential medical information.