health and safety

Science for curatorial safety: Detecting toxic heavy metal pesticides on museum collections

National Services Te Paerangi August 31, 2018

National Services Te Paerangi shares a recent investigation into chemical residue in collection objects by Te Papa’s Scientist-in-residence, GNS Science’s Dr Karyne Rogers.

Impact of new asbestos regulations for organisations with collections

National Services Te Paerangi March 7, 2018

New asbestos regulations come into effect on 4 April 2018 under the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016. These regulations are focused on eliminating, and where this is not reasonably practicable, controlling the risks of exposure to asbestos.