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Arsenic and its compounds
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What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Asbestos
Keywords
What is it?
Why is it hazardous?
What does it look like?
Where might you find it?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Biological hazards
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Controlled drugs
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Explosives and energetic materials
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Firearms
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Kinetic hazards
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Lead and its compounds
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Mercury and its compounds
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Mould
Keywords
What is it?
Why is it hazardous?
What does it look like?
Where might you find it?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Nitrate film
Keywords
What is it?
Why is it hazardous?
What does it look like?
Where might you find it?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Radiation
Keywords
What is it?
Why is it hazardous?
What does it look like?
Where might you find it?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references
Spirit collections
Keywords
What are they?
Why are they hazardous?
What do they look like?
Where might you find them?
The Law
What must a museum do?
What can I do?
Sources and references

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Arsenic and its compounds
2

Asbestos
3

Biological hazards
4

Controlled drugs
5

Explosives and energetic materials
6

Firearms
7

Kinetic hazards
8

Lead and its compounds
9

Mercury and its compounds
10

Mould
11

Nitrate film
12

Radiation
13

Spirit collections

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This eTool is a source of general information for people that work with museum, gallery, archive, library and heritage collections in the UK. It is provided in good faith, for the purpose of improving knowledge and raising awareness about hazards that may be found in collections. The accuracy of information in this eTool was checked prior to publication in September 2019 but it may not have been updated or checked for accuracy and completeness since. All information in this eTool must be used with a degree of caution. Nothing in this eTool can be interpreted as legal advice; readers are encouraged to seek independent legal advice. References to any item of UK legislation and the requirements of these may have been superseded or revoked since the publication of this eTool.