On January 31, 2024, employees of the institution «State Archive of the Gomel Region» were trained to study a special set of hazard prevention measures that were introduced during the reconstruction of the new archival building

On January 31, 2024, employees of the State Archive of the Gomel Region institution were trained to study a special set of hazard prevention measures that were introduced during the reconstruction of the new archive building in Gomel on the street. Kosareva. The archive stores a large volume of documents on a material with a high fire load – paper, and therefore is subject to special protection. Increased attention was paid to fire safety of the new archive storage.

The briefing was conducted by a representative of the contractor. He told the archivists about special fire safety rules, which prescribe more stringent requirements for the technical equipment of archival structures. In particular, the archive staff were told about fire extinguishing means. The new archive storage facility has a carbon dioxide gas system. The advantages of gas installations are compactness, ease of use, safety for the environment, effective fire fighting and no harm to stored documents.

«Comprehensive measures make it possible to minimize risks in ensuring the safety of employees, documents and the archives as a whole, which is the most important task of the industry,» noted archive director A.N. Suschevich.