The article outlines the work done to date by the Collections Emergency Preparedness Project group which was created back in 2004 by Dutch institutional conservators. The group’s aim is to ensure that a comprehensive Collections Emergency Preparedness (CEP) plan is available to cultural institutions in the Netherlands so that it can be integrated into their general disaster plan. According to the project group, collection retrieval is integrally linked to many other factors, such as risk management prior to eventual disasters, implementing procedural guidelines for staff, and regular training sessions. It also involves merging collection emergency preparedness with that of the emergency plan for facilities (FEP). Examples are given in various tables aimed at streamlining and managing these interrelated subjects. The project group has been working at acquiring an official status within the Dutch Association of Museums (NMV), in order to secure future maintenance of the plan.