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Hi Margie,

My major concern with exhibit safety has to be electrical wiring standards. Quite frankly, there aren't any. I've seen extremely poor wiring used by even commercial houses. At some point I'd like to put together a handbook to help out in this area. It's not that hard to follow the National Electric Code and observe good practice. The end results are exhibits that are not only safe but also far easier to keep functioning.

John Bowditch

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> From:         Margie Marino
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> Subject:      Safety in exhibitions
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> Kathy Kraft from Sciencenter of Ithaca and I are putting together a
> session for next year's ASTC conference on safety in exhibitions. If you
> have some case studies or horror stories that you would like to share,
> we would like to hear from you. We want to keep these anonymous so
> please contact Kathy or me directly, Kathleen Krafft
> [[log in to unmask]] or [log in to unmask] If there are any burning
> issues about safety that you would like us to address, please share them
> with us via the listserve. Thank you for your help.
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> 
> Margie Marino, Manager, Exhibition Services
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> Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
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> Washington, D.C.  20005-6310
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> Phone: 202-783-7200, ext. 117
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