BS ISO 10381-3:2001

1 Scope
2 Preliminary procedures
3 Concepts of hazards, risks and safety
4 Exposure of personnel to hazards
  4.1 General
  4.2 Exposure by contact
  4.3 Exposure through ingestion
  4.4 Exposure through inhalation
  4.5 Exposure to physical hazards
  4.6 Exposure to fire and explosions
5 Potential on-site hazards relating to sampling
  and the area of investigation
  5.1 General
  5.2 General hazards
  5.3 Particular hazards on agricultural sites
  5.4 Particular hazards in contamination
      investigations
  5.5 Hazards in geological and geotechnical
      investigations
6 Safety precautions
  6.1 Safety policy
  6.2 Planning and managing for safety
  6.3 Safety precautions in relation to
      particular hazards
  6.4 Safety procedures
  6.5 Safety equipment
  6.6 General environmental safety
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Gives guidance on the hazards that may exist during a site investigation and when collecting samples of soil and other ground material, including hazards that are intrinsic in the sampling operation in addition to the hazards that may arise from contamination and other physical hazards. Designed specifically to deal with the problems of safety during sampling and site investigation.