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NOTES ON THE SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVING CULTURAL MATERIAL IN THE FIELD         16.
V. [[underlined]]PROCEDURE IN SAFEGUARDING AND CONSERVATION [[/underlined]]

A. [[underlined]] General principles [[/underlined]]

1. Safeguarding and conservation are two types.
(i) Dealing with the risks to which monuments and materials are exposed
(a) By establishing protection against the risks
(b) By removing the causes of the risks.
The second of these methods is often forgotten, but may be more effective.
(ii) Treatment of objects, to stop deterioration or to make good the damage.
Both types should be kept in mind; and both should be utilized at the same time, when necessary.
2. In [[underlined]] dealing with risks [[/underlined]] and their causes:
(i) Estimate which are the most serious and cope with them first.
Decision will depend upon three variable factors:-
(a) The risks present at a given time and place
(b) The chances of their coming into operation
(c) The nature of the monuments and material to be protected.