Tenders Are Invited For Market Consultation Hazardous Substances In Kb Collections

Dangerous Substances Occur In The Collections Of The Kb. Heavy Metals Such As Arsenic, Mercury, Lead And Chromium Are Used In Color And Dyes That Were Used To Enrich Books. These Substances Can Be Found In Different Places On An Object. For Example, It Can Be Found On The Book Binding, Back, Corners, Cuts, Bracts Or Ribbons (Reading And Closing Ribbons). At The Moment, The Kb Can Only Test On Arsenicum With A Time -Consuming Indicator Test In The Laboratory Of The Studio. Other Mobile Analysis Techniques, Such As Xrf Fluorescence (Xrf) And Ramanspectroscopy (Raman), Could Be Used On Location In The Warehouses, To Determine Not Only Arsenic, But Also Other Dangerous Heavy Metals Such As Lead, Mercury And Chromium. The Working Conditions Law And Regulations Indicates How An Employer Should Handle These Hazardous Substances If Employees Are Exposed To This. These Substances Are Classified As Cmr Substances (Carcinogenic, Mutagenene And/Or Reproduction Toxic Substances). As Part Of The Risk Inventory And Evaluation (Ri&E), An Employer Must Also Assess Exposure To Hazardous Substances. For The Royal Decree, Where We Do Not Have The Option To Remove Hazardous Substances In Collections, That The Royal Decree Is Obliged To Prevent Contact With This. The Kb Is Held At The Alara Principle, Where Exposure As Low As Reasonly Possible Is Kept. In Doing So, Wearing Personal Protective Equipment Is The Last Permitted Measure. So We Are Asked To Come Up With Measures That Make It Possible To Work Safely With Infected Collection To A Large Extent Without Having To Protect Themselves Personally. To Be Able To Do This, The Kb Must Know Which Items Contain In The Collection Of Hazardous Substances. For This, Parts Of The Collection Must Be Screened For These Hazardous Substances. In Addition, Taking Samples For Analysis Is Not An Option-The Applied Technology Must Be In-Situ And Non-Destructive. The Scope Of The Screening Project Is As Follows: • Dangerous Substances Used In Color And Dyes: Arsenic, Lead, Chromium And Mercury (Heavy Metals Used To Make Colors) • The Collection To Be Tested Is That At Least Half A Million Signatures Must Be Checked On Heavy Metals. Nb: One Signature Can Consist Of Multiple Items. This Corresponds To Around 650,000 Tires. Based On The Results Of The Analyzes, This Number Could Be Adjusted To The Top Or Below Via Pattern Recognition And Additional Research. O The Hazardous Substances Can Be Found In Different Places On An Object. For Example, It Can Be Found On The Book Binding, Back, Corners, Cuts, Bracts Or Ribbons (Reading Ribbons And Closing Ribbons).