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Safeguarding your documents, collection, and archives requires planning and partnerships beyond simply having a number to call after a disaster. Businesses and organizations are taking a multi-pronged approach to ensure they minimize potential damage and protect the materials they depend on and care about. Consider these 4 strategies to strengthen your program.

With storm season approaching it’s important to prepare your archives to the best of your ability. Polygon sponsored CoSA in creating an emergency preparedness resource page with some in-depth checklists and information for your archives. In this blog we’ll be sharing the 4 “Rs” which represent the 4 stages of emergency preparedness, Risk, Readiness, Response, and Recovery.

Water damage remains one of the most common and costly risks facing properties across the United States. While severe weather events continue to drive insurance losses, many of the most expensive incidents start much smaller, such as an unnoticed plumbing leak, a slow drip in a mechanical room, or elevated humidity behind walls. Left unchecked, these minor issues can quickly escalate into major damage, operational disruption, and costly repairs. For property managers overseeing multiple buildings, relying on reactive maintenance is both inefficient and expensive. Today, smart monitoring technology makes it possible to detect issues early and shift from reactive response to proactive prevention.

A recent article in the New York Times “Floods, Fires and Humidity: How Climate Change Affects Book Preservation” discusses the affects of climate change on book preservation with the overall increase in natural disasters. Between flood, fires, and humidity, the possibilities for damage are constantly growing. Below, our subject matter expert, Matt DeCirce, discusses his point of view on how climate change affects he’s seeing and what Polygon is doing to help our clients prepare for the unexpected.