G/TBT/N/UGA/764  
 
3 October 2017  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: UGANDA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Uganda National Bureau of Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Air quality. 
Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100), Workplace atmospheres 
(ICS 13.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: DUS 1819: 2017, 
Standard Guide for Air Monitoring at Waste Management Facilities for Worker Protection. 
(14 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft guide is intended to prov ide a standardized approach 
for establishing and carrying out an air monitoring program to protect workers at waste 
management facilities. This guide may apply to routine operations at an active treatment, 
storage, or disposal site or the extraordinary con ditions that can be encountered in 
opening and cleaning up a remedial action site.  The user shall understand that it is 
impossible to predict all the issues that could arise at a waste management facility due to 
hazardous airborne emissions. Although air c ontaminant measurements obtained in 
accordance with this guide may indicate acceptable or tolerable levels of toxic agents are 
present, care and judgment must still be exercised before concluding that all atmospheric 
contaminants at the site are under cont rol and that a reasonable safe work environment 
exists.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site 
Activities, NIOSH/OSHA/USCG/EPA, DHHS, NIOSH Publication No. 85 -115, NIOSH, 
1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, OH45202, October 1985 .  
2. Standard Operating Safety Guides, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Environmental Response Branch, November 1984.  
3. Instrumentation for Monitoring Air Quality, ASTM STP 555, ASTM, 1973.  
4. Sampling and Analysis of Toxic Organics in the Atmosphere, ASTM STP 721, ASTM, 
1979.  G/TBT/N/UGA/764  
 
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  5. Air Sampling Instruments for Evaluation of Atmospheric Cont aminants, American 
Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, latest edition.  
6. Direct Reading Colorimetric Indicator Tubes Manual, American Industrial Hygiene 
Association, AIHA, latest edition.  
7. Lewis, R. G., Martin, B. E., Sgontz, D. L., and Howes, Jr., J. E., “Measurement of 
Fugitive Atmospheric Emissions of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Hazardous Waste 
Landfills,” Environmental Science & Technology, October 1985.  
8. Manual of Recommended Practice for Combustible Gas Indicators and Portable, 
Direct Re ading Hydrocarbon Detectors, AIHA, latest edition.  
9. Toxic Materials in the Atmosphere: Sampling and Analysis, ASTM STP786, ASTM 
International, 1982.  
10. ASTM D1356  – Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres  
11. ASTM D1605  – Practices for Sampli ng Atmospheres for Analysis of Gases and 
Vapors (Withdrawn 1992)  
12. ASTM D2820  – Test Method for C Through C Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere by 
Gas Chromatography (Withdrawn 1993)  
13. ASTM D2913  – Test Method for Mercaptan Content of the Atmosphere  
14. ASTM D3162  – Test Method for Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere (Continuous 
Measurement by Nondispersive Infrared Spectrometry)  
15. ASTM D3249  – Practice for General Ambient Air Analyzer Procedures  
16. ASTM D3269  – Test Methods for Analysis for Fluoride Content of the Atmosphere 
and Plant Tissues (Manual Procedures) (Withdrawn 2010)  
17. ASTM D3413  – Test Method for Lead (Inorganic) in Workplace Atmospheres by 
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (Withdrawn 1989)  
18. ASTM D3449  – Test Method for Sulfur Dioxide in Workplace Atmospheres (Barium 
Perchlorate Method) (Withdrawn 1989)  
19. ASTM D3476  – Test Method for bis (Chloromethyl) Ether (bis CME) in Workplace 
Atmospheres (Gas Chromatography -Mass Spectrometry (Withdrawn 1989)  
20. ASTM D3614  – Guide for Laboratories Engaged in Sampling and Analysis of 
Atmos pheres and Emissions  
21. ASTM D3686  – Practice for Sampling Atmospheres to Collect Organic Compound 
Vapors (Activated Charcoal Tube Adsorption Method)  
22. ASTM D3687  – Practice for Analysis of Organic Compound Vapors Collected by the 
Activated Charcoal Tube Adsorp tion Method  
23. ASTM D3824  – Test Methods for Continuous Measurement of Oxides of Nitrogen in 
the Ambient or Workplace Atmosphere by the Chemiluminescent Method  
24. ASTM D4185  – Practice for Measurement of Metals in Workplace Atmospheres by 
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry  
25. ASTM D4240  – Test Method for Airborne Asbestos Concentration in Workplace 
Atmosphere (Withdrawn 1995)  
26. ASTM D4323  – Test Method for Hydrogen Sulfide in  the Atmosphere by Rate of 
Change of Reflectance  
27. ASTM D4490  – Practice for Measuring the Concentration of Toxic Gases or Vapors 
Using Detector Tubes  
28. ASTM D4532  – Test Method for Respirable Dust in Workplace Atmospheres Using 
Cyclone Samplers  
29. ASTM D4599  – Practice for Measuring the Concentration of Toxic Gases or Vapors 
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  30. ASTM D4600  – Test Method for Determination of Benzene -Soluble Particulate 
Matter in Workplace Atmospheres  
31. ASTM D4687  – Guide for General Planning of Waste Sam pling 
32. ASTM D5681  – Terminology for Waste and Waste Management  
33. ASTM D6561  – Test Method for Determination of Aerosol Monomeric and 
Oligomeric Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDl) in Air with (Methoxy -2–phenyl -1) 
Piperazine (MOPIP) in the Workplace  
34. ASTM D6562  – Test Method for Determination of Gaseous Hexamethylene 
Diisocyanate (HDI) in Air with 9 -(N-methylaminomethyl) Anthracene Method 
(MAMA) in the Workplace  
35. ASTM D6785  – Test Method for Determination of Lead in Workplace Air Using 
Flame or Graphite Furnace Ato mic Absorption Spectrometry  
36. ASTM D6832  – Test Method for the Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in 
Workplace Air by Ion Chromatography and Spectrophotometric Measurement Using 
1,5-diphenylcarbazide  
37. ASTM D7035  – Test Method for Determination of Metals and  Metalloids in Airborne 
Particulate Matter by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry 
(ICP-AES) 
38. ASTM D7036  – Practice for Competence of Air Emission Testing Bodies  
39. ASTM D7539  – Practice for Using a Test Chamber for Humidity Conditioning of Test 
Panels of Pavement Marking Paints  
40. ASTM D7773  – Test Method for Determination of Volatile Inorganic Acids (HCl, HBr, 
and HNO3 ) Using Filter Sampling and Suppressed Ion Chromatography  
41. ASTM D7948  – Test Method for Measurement of Respirable Crystalline S ilica in 
Workplace Air by Infrared Spectrometry  
42. ASTM E1370  – Guide for Air Sampling Strategies for Worker and Workplace 
Protection  
43. ISO 17025  – General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration 
Laboratories  
44. OSHA  – Analytical Methods Manual  
45. NIOSH  – Manual for Analytical Methods  
46. OSHA, 29  – CFR Part 1910 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response; 
Interim Final Rule, December 1986  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Upon declaration as mandatory by the Minister for 
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body: