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670 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher for Cleanup Operations
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On-site Survey Monitoring

  • Note any tags, labels, markings, or other identifying indicators.
  • Collect samples from the following:
    • air
    • drainage ditches
    • soil (surface and subsurface)
    • standing pools of liquids
    • storage containers
    • streams and ponds
    • ground water (up gradient, beneath site, down gradient)
  • Sample for or otherwise identify:
    • biologic or pathologic hazards
    • radiologic hazards

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

8-7. During the on-site survey, where should workers collect samples from?