"A risk assessment of the Piql Services" by FFI

crush everything they land on, but simply add more weight to the piqlBoxes and –Films underneath them.

For the piqlFilms, we have no information regarding its ability to withstand any kind of physical pressure, nor have we been informed of a standard they should adhere to on this point. All we can assume is that there is an advantage in the way the piqlFilms are tightly rolled into a coil. This way they are able to withstand more pressure than when uncoiled. The piqlBoxes, on the other hand, we know are intended to protect its contents from an impact of 5 Joule, though, no tests have been conducted to this effect. 32 An impact of 5 Joule is also quite modest, so it is unlikely that the piqlBoxes would endure the kind of pressure described in the scenarios. Initially, the issue of jolts and drops seemed to be a major problem for the Piql Preservation Services. The piqlBoxes could drop to the floor, either due to human error or external force (such as an earthquake), and the piqlFilms could fall out of the box and be damaged as a result. There is a drop test specified by the Library of Congress in the US stipulating that a container must be able to be dropped on its edge from a height of 180 cm while containing a full roll. 33 The piqlBox fails this test today, meaning that the box pops open upon impact and the piqlFilm falls out. The PreservIA Consortium has set a new requirement of 120 cm, but testing still remains, so this could potentially be an issue for the integrity of the piqlFilm. However, the choice of an automated storage and handling system as opposed to a manual one seems to make a substantial difference on this outcome. While keeping in mind that FFI has not done any tests on this system, nor gained access to any such tests from Element Logic, meaning that this is a theoretical assessment, the design of the piqlVault system grid seems quite stable in and of itself and cannot easily be tilted or overturned. This stability is strengthened by the tight stacking of the piqlBins within the grid. The risk of upsetting the contents of the piqlBins thus seems lower than if they were stacked on shelves and manoeuvred by trollies. Additionally, minimal handling of the piqlBoxes by human operators in an automated system decreases the risk of human error, e.g. dropping the piqlBin- or Box on the floor. Though still present with an automated system, due to the human involvement during pick up and insertion into the grid upon arrival of the piqlBoxes, the risks are greater with a manual system, as the piqlFilms are exposed to these potentially dangerous situations more often. 9.1.7 Jolts and Drops

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Chemical Compounds

In the scenario describing the effects an accident can have on the Piql Preservation Services, we chose to examine the effects a chemical agent would have on the system if there is a leak at a

32 The information regarding the level of external impact the piqlBox should withstand was given during a meeting with Alfredo Trujillo, Product Manager at Piql AS, and Tore Magne Skar, Project Manager at Piql AS, on 23.11.15. They were quoting Spec. Ref. IK08 in EN 62262/ IEC 62262:2002 33 The information regarding the drop test was given during a meeting with Alfredo Trujillo, Product Manager at Piql AS, and Tore Magne Skar, Project Manager at Piql AS, on 23.11.15. They were quoting Spec. Ref. «Library of Congress Preservation Directorate Specification Number 800 ‐ 852 – 11‖

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