Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.02.24 - CLANDESTINE DRUG LABORATORY CLEANUP › Section 16.02.24.400 - CLEARANCE SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Qualified Industrial Hygienist Required
. Sampling must be conducted by a
			 qualified industrial hygienist to verify that cleanup standards have been met.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
General
			 Sampling Procedures
. Sample collection must be conducted according to
			 the following minimum requirements: (3-17-22)
a. All sample locations must be photographed,
			 and the photographs included in the final report required under Section
			 600 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
b. All sample locations
			 must be shown on a floor plan of the property, and the floor plan included in
			 the final report required under Section
			 600 of these rules.
			 (3-17-22)
c. All samples must be
			 obtained, preserved, and handled in accordance with professional standards for
			 the types of samples and analytical testing to be conducted under the chain of
			 custody protocol. (3-17-22)
d.
			 Samples must be analyzed by a laboratory certified by the U.S. Environmental
			 Protection Agency or accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association
			 laboratory accreditation program for the analyte being analyzed.
			 (3-17-22)
e. All sampling locations
			 must be numerically identified and the numbered sampling locations delineated
			 on the floor plan, visible in photographs, and linked to samples.
			 (3-17-22)
f. Standard three inch by
			 three (3x3) inch gauze must be used for all sampling. The gauze must be wetted
			 with analytical grade methanol or isopropanol. Each surface being sampled must
			 be wiped at least five (5) times in two (2) perpendicular directions and the
			 gauze turned onto itself throughout the wiping process. (3-17-22)
g. After sampling, the sample must be placed
			 in a new, clean sample container and sealed with a Teflon-lined lid. The sample
			 container must be properly labeled with at least the site or project
			 identification number, date, time, and actual sample location. The sample
			 container must be handled according to professional standards and conducted
			 under the chain of custody protocol. (3-17-22)
h. Discrete sampling must be used in areas
			 expected to have the highest levels of contamination, as identified on the
			 Department approved form. A ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter area
			 (one hundred square centimeters (100 cm2), or
			 approximately sixteen (16) square inches) must be sampled from non-porous
			 surfaces such as floors, walls, appliances, sinks, or countertops in each room.
			 The sample area must be composed of no fewer than three (3) discrete samples.
			 (3-17-22)
i. All other rooms of the
			 property with lowest levels of contamination must be sampled using one (1)
			 discrete sample per room. (3-17-22)
j. A ten (10) centimeter by ten (10)
			 centimeter area (one hundred square centimeters (100
			 cm2), or approximately sixteen (16) square inches)
			 must be sampled from the ventilation system in a location to be determined by
			 the qualified industrial hygienist. (3-17-22)