Harwell Case Study: Harwell leads triage to minimise damage after major leak. Custodians of libraries and archives prepare for emergency incidents that threaten their collections, both through writing emergency plans and training colleagues in their implementation, because they recognise the need to preserve collections through rapid response. Early incident control will limit the number of books and boxes that are affected by the peril and the severity of water penetration. Preparation in advance also ensures that a salvage operation can be established quickly, ensuring that affected objects are recovered and stabilised before secondary damage such as mould growth can take hold. When Keele University suffered a major leak in its top floor plant room on a Saturday lunchtime –

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