
Environmental Remediation Drilling
Safety Guideline
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4.16.3 - Standard Materials and Equipment
The following are standard materials and equipment that may be used as a part of the decontamination
process:
• Appropriate protective clothing,
• Air purifying respirator (APR),
• Field log book,
• Non-phosphate detergent,
• Selected high purity, contaminant-free solvents,
• Long-handled brushes,
• Drop cloths (plastic sheeting),
• Trash containers,
• Paper towels,
• Galvanized tubs or equivalent (baby pools),
• Tap water,
• Contaminant-free distilled or deionized water,
• Metal or plastic container for storage and disposal of contaminated wash solutions,
• Pressurized sprayers, water,
• Pressurized sprayers, solvents,
• Trash bags,
• Aluminum foil,
• Sample containers,
• Safety glasses or splash shield, and
• Emergency eyewash bottle.
Specific decontamination materials and equipment will be specified in the site-specific HASP.
4.16.4 - Field Sampling Equipment Cleaning Procedures
The general equipment cleaning steps that may be followed for general field sampling activities are
provided below:
1. Physical removal
2. Scrub with non-phosphate detergent plus tap water.
3. Tap water rinse.
4. 10% nitric acid (required during sampling for inorganics only).
5. Distilled or deionized water rinse.
6. Solvent rinse (required during sampling for organics only).
7. Total air dry (required during sampling for organics only).
8. Triple rinse with distilled or deionized water.
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