First Aid For Disasters

How you react in a disaster can mean the difference between a legacy and a total loss

When man made and natural disasters strike, they can wipe out whole collections that have taken generations to build.
Having REACT • PAK™ in strategic locations throughout your faciity can make all the difference in your ability to come to the immediate aid of water-damaged books, files, and other valuable materials.
REACT • PAK™ is a valuable disaster limitation tool.

WHAT’S IN EVERY REACT • PAK ?

T0 KEEP THE RECOVERY TEAM CLEAN AND DRY
Protect hands, feet and clothing when salvaging wet, messy materials. Protects workers from breathing contaminated, mould-laden air
8 disposable aprons
8 pairs of disposable vinyl gloves
2 pairs slip-on stretchable boots with skid resistant soles
2 dust masks, NIOSH/MSHA — approved for protection against dust and mists

TO CONTAIN WATER DAMAGE QUICKLY
Tackle the number one priority — stabilize the environment by removing pools of standing water
Paper towels (folded brown sheets)
2 large, cellulose sponges
1 cotton deck mop and handle (wooden handle breaks down into 3 pieces)
1 mop bucket (includes handle, wringer, bucket)
2 extra large duty rubbish bags
7.6 metres of Barricade CAUTION Tape

TO DEFLECT WATER FROM CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE
Shield material from the source of water, such as overhead leaks preventing further damage to collections, book shelves, and furniture 2 pre-cut 4 mm polyethylene sheets (each 91cm x 3.6 metres) to cover shorter or single-faced shelving or to use on top, as an awning 2 pre-cut 4mm polyethylene sheets (each 91cm x 5.4 metres) to cover regular double-faced shelving 30.4 metre roll of 50mm plastic all-purpose heavy-duty tape Tape dispenser

FOR PERSONAL SAFETY IF THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY
To assist in the event of a power failure, e.g. during weather disasters
Waterproof flashlight
2 alkaline D-cell batteries

FOR WRAPPING/PACKING WET BOOKS
To implement the evacuation of wet materials from flooded attack areas and to separate wet books when packed to send to a freezer Dispenser-pack of polyethylene inner-folded deli wrap (1000 jumbo 27.3 x 36.5cm sheets wrap 1000 average size books)
RESCUBE™ — the reusable polyethylene corrugated box which holds your REACT-PAK™ components.
The RESCUBE™ is collapsible, records-size, with breathing holes, reinforced bottom, and 3 nylon 55mm cable ties.
It can withstand temperatures as low as -60°F

FOR PREPARING WRITTEN DAMAGE SURVEY
To make inventories of salvageable, unsalvageable and surviving materials
Clipboard
Pad of 21 x 28cm lined paper
2 sharpened pencils
Pack of 100, 19 X 55mm cards
China marker pencil