ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18400-103 First edition 2017-01 Soil quality - Sampling - Part 103: Safety Qualite du sol - Echantillonnage - Partie 103: Sécurité Reference number IS0 18400-103:2017(E) International Organization for Standardization see=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 @IS02017 vided by IHS under I No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0 18400-103:2017(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +4122 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org Licensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIzRoISQ 7 - All rights reserved Not for Resale, 2017/3/28 02:54:48 networking permited without license from IHS IS0 18400-103:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. .. 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Preliminary considerations ..1 5 Concepts and processes .3 5.1 General. .3 5.2 Risk assessment. .3 5.3 Risk management. .4 5.4 Identifying hazards ..5 6 Safety precautions - General aspects ..5 6.1 Safety policy ..5 6.2 Planning and managing for safety .6 6.3 Personnel .7 6.4 Safety equipment. 7 7 Safety precautions in relation to particular hazards .11 7.1 General 11 7.2 Personal protective equipment 11 7.3 Chemicals. .11 7.4 Gases. .12 7.5 Biological hazards (bacteria and viruses) .13 7.6 Radiation 13 7.7 Asbestos... 13 7.8 Topography .13 7.9 Machines. ..14 7.10 Buildings and other structures .15 7.11 Unexploded ordnance and other explosive hazards ..15 7.12 Extreme weather conditions. .16 8 Safety procedures - Specific activities .16 8.1 General 16 8.2 Protection of buildings and installations including underground utilities ..16 8.3 Safety on agricultural sites (see also 6.4 and B.2) ..17 8.4 Safety on contaminated sites (see also 6.4 and B.3) ..17 8.4.1 Preliminary investigation and site reconnaissance. .17 8.4.2 Field investigations - General. .18 8.4.3 Field investigations Soil gas. .18 Annex A (informative) Routes of exposure to hazard ..20 Annex B (informative) Potential on-site hazard relating to sampling and the area of investigation. .22 Annex C (informative) Example of risk assessment ..29 Bibliography ..30 ii icenSee=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 ed without license from IHS