Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm requirements for field monitoring activities
- Clarify the purpose, objectives and the defined site for the field monitoring activities with supervising staff
- Review all emergency plans, risk assessments, and safety and environmental requirements associated with the field activities
- Review and discuss the detailed work program with supervising staff
- Clarify the need for permits and any access restrictions or local concerns at field site
- Clarify details of all samples to be collected and field parameters to be measured
- Confirm final data formats will suit stakeholders who receive or use the data
- Review existing in-house protocols and/or associated in-house requirements that relate to field sampling, monitoring and data quality procedures
- Prepare for field monitoring activities
- Develop checklists, based on work program, to facilitate correct preparation of field activities
- Identify and implement all actions required under workplace emergency plan, risk assessment, and environment, safety and data quality procedures
- Complete all administrative requirements and obtain appropriate approvals/permits
- Prepare and check all instruments, equipment, materials and supplies required to implement field program
- Confirm correct and safe use of equipment and details of field activities with supervisor
- Arrange and check correct operation, packaging and transportation of all supplies and equipment
- Arrange all additional pre- and post-monitoring activities
- Perform field activities
- Establish and maintain field camp in accordance with workplace procedures, as necessary
- Perform field sampling, monitoring, data collection and recording in accordance with the agreed work program
- Label all samples and complete data sheets and field log book in accordance with workplace procedures
- Store samples/specimens in accordance with any special requirements for continued wellbeing, viability or integrity
- Perform all tests and operate all equipment according to workplace instructions
- Store and maintain equipment and, where appropriate, calibrate instruments during field activities
- Perform all activities safely with minimal impact on the environment
- Close down field monitoring activities
- Arrange and check final packaging and transportation of all samples, equipment and supplies back to home base
- Ensure that monitoring/camp site is left in accordance with workplace and environmental requirements
- Ensure all samples and data are stored safely
- Ensure dispatch of collected samples for subsequent analysis
- Test and, if required, decontaminate equipment before storage
- Report results, noting any anomalies with users, data analysers and/or supervisor