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NOMINATIONS DUE DEC 2 FOR The Health & Safety Virtual Exhibit of the Year Award

  • 1.  NOMINATIONS DUE DEC 2 FOR The Health & Safety Virtual Exhibit of the Year Award

    Posted 11-21-2022 07:57 AM

    NOMINATIONS DUE DEC 2 FOR The Health & Safety Virtual Exhibit of the Year Award! Sponsored by the AIHA/AIC Museum and Cultural Heritage Working Group
    The Award acknowledges the power of an instructive, visually appealing Virtual Exhibit to tell a story about occupational & environmental health and safety issues. 

    • Does your Museum/Gallery/Park Service site have a Virtual Story to tell about a safety/health aspect of their mission?
    • Does your campus have one on their Library/Archives websites? Department websites for Museums Studies? Conservation Science? Public health and safety?
    • Does your country's government Health Departments and Research Centers host one?

     

    The 2021 Award was: Cornell University School of Industrial Labor and Relations for their compelling exhibit "The 1911 Triangle Factory Fire", highlighting a tragedy that became the bedrock for so many transformational workplace fire, health and safety Regulatory Acts and initiatives.

     

    BY Dec 2: Please nominate an accessible, online, in-English, Virtual Exhibit that you feel meets these criteria:

    1. Relevant to Worker and/or Public Health & Safety; could also address an environmental community health and safety component.
    2. Instructive, explains issues well, easy to understand, visually appealing, and has interactive elements that add value to the site.

     

    Reply to this posting or send an email to Kathryn Makos: kamakos@verizon.net. Please include the following information:

    1. VIRTUAL EXHIBIT TITLE and WEBSITE LINK :
    2. ORGANIZATION HOST OF THE EXHIBIT:
    3. WHY DO YOU FEEL THIS EXHIBIT SHOULD WIN THIS AWARD?:
    4. Your/Nominator's Name and contact information:
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