If the records are damaged beyond a reasonable clean-up, and they do not
require retention, you should be all right to record what they are as
best possible and then destroy them. This way you'll have a record (to
some degree) of what was destroyed. Skupsky, in one of his books,
mentions a "one-time destruction" -- this could be your ticket.
Stephen Cohen, MLIS
Document Controls Manager
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Bowen
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Damaged Records
Thank you, all of you, for you quick responses.
This is the question though--somewhat informally.
I have no reason to believe that these records hold any legal, fiscal,
audit, or historical value. Unfortunately, they were never inventoried
or
properly placed on a retention schedule from the start.
What is necessary is justification for their disposal without a detailed
inventory. --as contrary as that may be to all the good records
management
bones in my body--any suggestions?
On 4/2/07, Roach, Bill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >>Since the records are dry, and have been dry for quite a while now,
> they pose no problem.<<
>
> I would suggest that you might want to get another opinion. I have
had
> to deal with it in the past and the warnings have always been to tread
> carefully. Mold spores on dried records are not dead, only waiting
for
> proper growing conditions (Read noses and eyes of folks exposed.)
>
>
> Here is a link to some recommendations from OSHA:
> http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib101003.html
>
> "As a general rule, simply killing the mold, for example, with biocide
> is not enough. The mold must be removed, since the chemicals and
> proteins, which can cause a reaction in humans, are present even in
dead
> mold."
>
> Bill R
>
> Bill Roach, CRM
> Manager, Corporate Records
> MoneyGram International
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