Dealing with wet records
Quick links to information on how to deal with wet records and disasters affecting records
Disasters and unfortunate incidents can strike with little warning, so having quick access to information to help in the recovery action and a plan for how to react before the event occurs is essential.
State Records has information on our website that will help you to be prepared, including:
- Conservation Tip No. 6: Dealing with wet records. This advice outlines the salvage and handling of wet records.
- a topics page on Disasters and records which is designed to provide quick and easy access to information you might need if you are dealing with a disaster which covers concisely managing a disaster, managing recovery, and damaged records.
Also available from the Disasters and records page is a protocol for insurance assessors for disasters at NSW Government organisations which involve records (both paper and digital records).
We encourage all public offices to forward the protocol to relevant staff in their organisations, so that they are familiar with these requirements.
