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TFE, Inc. has been providing training to Bechtel Jacobs and their subcontractors in Oak Ridge, Portsmouth and Paducah since 1999.

Mobile Equipment | HAZWOPER | Asbestos | Sampling

A Practical and Regulatory Review 

This course discusses the practical as well as the technical and regulatory aspects of waste sampling., with emphasis on hazardous, PCB, and radioactive and mixed waste sampling.  Topics covered include: 

bulletWhy waste is sampled.
bulletImportance of defensible samples.
bulletImportance of proper, complete documentation.
bulletSampling guidance documents.
bulletThe sampling process, from beginning to end.
bulletInformation required to perform sampling.
bulletSelection of suitable sampling method for a particular waste matrix.
bulletContamination control and equipment decontamination.
bulletOperation of various sampling equipment, including corer, COLIWASA, scoop, and scissors.
bulletAuthoritative sampling based on visual inspection for contamination.
bulletRandom sampling based on a grid system.
bulletSampling the correct points in various waste containers.
bulletTypes of field samples and QC samples.
bulletForming and properly mixing composite samples.
bulletFilling sample bottles, preparing sample labels, and preparing and applying COC seals.
bulletPreparing sample COCs.
bulletSample preservation.
bulletField log book entries.
bulletProper discard of waste generated during sampling activities.
bulletProper turn over of samples to analytical laboratory.

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Drivers:

RCRA, PCB, and CERCLA regulations and DOE orders require proper waste characterization; defensible waste sampling is an integral part of the waste characterization process. 

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Target Audience:

Waste samplers, waste sampling supervisors, and waste sampling project managers. 

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Terminal Objective:

Sampling personnel will become familiar with the regulatory, technical, and practical aspects of waste sampling and will understand the waste sampling process, including sampling process initiation, sampling preparation activities, sampling activities, sampling documentation, and sample transfer to the analytical laboratory under chain of custody.

 
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