Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:1850:p110
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1850 (pt 110/117)
Character Range: 678735–681949

-       a copy of signed chain-of-custody forms acknowledging receipt date and time, conditions of samples on receipt and identity of samples included in shipments
  -       record of holding times and a comparison with method specifications
  -       analytical methods used
  -       laboratory accreditation for analytical methods used
    -       laboratory performance in inter-laboratory trials for the analytical methods used, where available
  -       the results for blind duplicate samples collected from the field.

19.9           QA/QC documentation
The site assessment reports should include documentation of QA/QC procedures including all information relevant to the site assessment:
    * the QA/QC checklist items (see Section 19.10), related to field quality assurance and quality control, laboratory QA/QC and data evaluation QA/QC
    * the names of the accredited laboratories used and relevant details of their accreditation for each analytical method
    * the limits of reporting (ensuring that appropriate assessment can be made according to site criteria as stated in the DQOs for relevant media)
    * the acceptance limit(s) for each QC test, such as duplicate RPDs and recoveries for laboratory quality control analyses
    * where used, the origin of certified reference material (CRM), its batch number and the concentrations of the chemicals of potential concern
    * the QC results relevant to the sample analysis
    * for each sample, the highest measurement result wherever replicate measurements are taken (or all measurement results for each sample)
    * results for all data tabulated separately according to each type of soil, fill, groundwaters, surface waters and sediments, with appropriate statistical analysis
    * the laboratory specifying compliance with the requirements of Schedule B3 and equivalence with the reference method or non-standard methods.

19.10      Quality assurance and quality control checklist

Field quality assurance and quality control
 details of sampling team
 decontamination procedures carried out between sampling events
     field logs for samples collected — including time, location, initials of sampler, duplicate locations, duplicate type, chemical analyses to be performed, site observations and weather conditions
     chain-of-custody fully identifying (for each sample) the sampler, nature of the sample, collection date, analyses to be performed, sample preservation method, departure time from the site and dispatch courier(s)
 sample splitting techniques
 statement of duplicate frequency
 field blank results
 background sample results
 rinsate sample results
 laboratory-prepared trip spike results for volatile analytes
 trip blank results
 field instrument calibrations (when used)

Laboratory QA/QC
     a copy of the signed chain-of-custody forms acknowledging receipt date and time, and identity of samples included in shipments
 record of holding times and a comparison with method specifications
 analytical methods used
 laboratory accreditation for analytical methods used
     laboratory performance in inter-laboratory trials for the analytical methods used, where available
 description of