Endangered Heritage & LMI College Webinar | Victoria Pearce

Safeguarding Heritage from Water, Mould & Workplace Risks

In disaster situations, the window to protect our heritage assets is narrow but critically important. Victoria Pearce works across the full disaster cycle – helping organisations prepare for and reduce risks before crises occur, and providing the vital expertise needed to protect and recover culturally significant sites and collections when disasters strike.

• Conservation Science & Art Exposures – How science and cultural heritage expertise combine to protect valuable collections.
• Workplace Hazards in Art – Recognising and managing risks such as asbestos, pesticides, mould, and aged plastics.
• Mould Case Studies – Real-world examples of detection, control, and prevention after flood or fire recovery.
• Disaster Planning – Flood & Mould – Strategies to anticipate, respond to, and recover from environmental threats.
• Pre-Disaster Building & Site Assessments – How to evaluate risks before a crisis strikes.
• Risk Assessment & Management – Best practices tailored for insurance and OH&S professionals.

Who Should Attend?

Perfect for general insurance professionals, WorkCover specialists, and OH&S insurance experts (insurers, brokers, underwriters) looking to deepen their knowledge of common artefact and disaster risk management, plus anyone interested in innovative approaches to environmental risk mitigation.

LMI College Testimonial:

Victoria recently presented to our team and we found the session both fascinating and highly informative. Even if you don’t work directly in the art or heritage sector, all homes have sentimental items, her innovative insights into flood risks and practical mitigation strategies are relevant and valuable to a wide range of insurance professionals.

Webinar Details

Session 1 | Understanding Cultural Heritage Risks & Hazards

Thursday 25 September 2025 | 1:00 – 1:30pm AEST

CPD: 0.5 points

Key Topics:

• Introduction to Cultural Heritage & Conservation Science – How scientific approaches are applied to protect cultural collections and historic buildings.
• Art Exposures – Understanding environmental and material vulnerabilities in cultural assets.
• Workplace Hazards in the Art & Heritage Sector – Managing risks from asbestos, pesticides, mould, lead paint, aged plastics, and other hazardous materials.
• Case Examples – Hazard identification in real-world cultural heritage projects.

Learning Outcome:

Participants will develop an awareness of the unique hazards present in the cultural sector and in homes, how they can impact insurance, safety, and risk assessment processes.

Click here to register for our upcoming webinar series. Attend one session, or all three.

Session 2 | Flood, Mould & Environmental Disaster Response

Thursday, 9 October 2025 | 1:00 – 1:30pm  AEST

CPD: 0.5 points

Key Topics:

• Case Studies on Mould – Detection, containment, and remediation in post-flood or post-disaster contexts.
• Flood Risks & Mitigation Strategies – Practical measures that can be applied across cultural and commercial contexts.
• Innovative Solutions for Environmental Hazards – Lessons from the heritage sector that can be adapted to other industries.
• Real-World Incident Review – How a flood-impacted site was assessed and recovered.

Learning Outcome:

Participants will gain insights into managing environmental threats like flood and mould.  Knowledge that can be applied to insurance underwriting, claims, and risk advisory roles.

Click here to register for our upcoming webinar series. Attend one session, or all three.

Session 3 | Disaster Preparedness & Risk Management for Cultural Assets

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 | 1:00 – 1:30pm AEST

CPD: 0.5 points

Key Topics:

• Pre-Disaster Building & Site Assessments – How to evaluate vulnerabilities before a crisis.
• Risk Assessment & Management Frameworks – Tools and processes for prioritising preventive measures.
• Disaster Planning – Flood & Mould Focus – Creating plans that address the highest-risk scenarios.
• Integrating Artefact Risk into Insurance Portfolios – Understanding the crossover between cultural preservation and insurance practice.

Learning Outcome:

Participants will leave with a framework for assessing and mitigating risks to heritage sites and collections, and be able to apply these principles in broader insurance and OH&S contexts.

Click here to register for our upcoming webinar series. Attend one session, or all three.

Webinar Schedule

Click the registration link to join.

All times are quoted in AEST.

CPD points:  0.5 CPD points per session (total 1.5 points for all sessions)

ANZIIF and NIBA approved

Platform:   Zoom webinar

Cost:  $FREE

Endangered Heritage

Who is Victoria Pearce

Victoria Pearce is the Director & Senior Conservator at Endangered Heritage Pty Ltd, Australia’s premier fine art and cultural heritage conservation lab, based in Canberra.  With dual qualifications in Fine Arts (Honours) from ANU and a Bachelor in Art Conservation from the University of Canberra, she brings deep expertise in modern and contemporary materials, art investment, and collection management.

Victoria is recognised internationally for her leadership in disaster preparedness and recovery for heritage sites, often called upon as a “second responder” within the critical first 48 hours following a crisis to help preserve culturally significant sites and objects. She also contributes to global heritage conservation standards through her roles with ICOMOS-ICORP and other international bodies.

As a Hazard-in-Collections Specialist and Occupational Hygienist, Victoria blends technical conservation, policy insight, environmental safety, and cultural preservation, making her a sought-after consultant, speaker, and trainer in Australia and beyond.

Who is Andrew Pearce

Andrew Pearce is a highly skilled Senior Objects Conservator at Endangered Heritage, specialising in objects and metal conservation. Bringing prior experience from premier institutions like the National Museum of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, Andrew has an outstanding background in preserving complex artefacts.

At Endangered Heritage, he plays a pivotal role in mentoring the next generation, regularly supervising interns and guiding new conservation graduates as they enter the field. His expertise also includes the conservation of large technological objects and glass repairs, contributing to a wide-reaching impact across the lab’s projects.

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