Market Consultation Hazardous Substances in Kb Collections

• Country: Netherlands
• Summary: Market Consultation Hazardous Substances in Kb Collections
• NLT Ref No: 123605597
• Deadline: 08 Sep 2025
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
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• Description:
• 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. This way it can be found On the book binding, back, corners, cuts, bracts or ribbons (read 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 Act and regulations indicate how an employer should handle these hazardous substances as employees this is exposed. These substances are classified as CMR fabrics (carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or reproduction oxic substances). As part of the risk inventory and evaluation (RI&E), an employer must also assess the exposure to hazardous substances. That means for the KB, where We do not have the option to drain 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. This is the wearing of personal protective equipment 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 in the collection contain 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 are.
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