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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm monitoring requirements with supervising staff
   • Clarify the purpose, objectives and the preferred site for the remote-sensing activities
2. Review all emergency and hazard/risk assessments, site safety and environmental requirements, and data quality procedures for the field activities
3. Clarify details of all field parameters to be monitored and the preferred monitoring and data quality procedures
4. Confirm final data formats will suit stakeholders who receive or use the data
5. Clarify details of any statutory requirements that apply to the site and associated field activities
6. Review existing remote-sensing monitoring protocols, and siting standards or associated in-house requirements which relate to the field activities
7. Assemble remote-sensing field monitoring system
   • Identify required instruments, equipment and consumables and associated maintenance and replacement procedures
8. Identify site access, services and security requirements and any site constraints
9. Complete all administrative requirements and obtain appropriate approvals
10. Confirm required instrument calibration and data storage, handling and transfer systems
11. Field-check site suitability for monitoring activities and define alternative sites as necessary
12. Assemble remote-sensing monitoring system and check all components under laboratory conditions
13. Organise and establish the remote-sensing monitoring site
    • Identify, and confirm with senior staff, all resources required for operation of monitoring system in the field
14. Confirm that all safety, emergency and risk assessment requirements and data quality procedures have been correctly applied to the field activities
15. Ensure correct packaging and transportation of equipment and instruments to defined field site
16. Establish remote monitoring station
17. Test operation of total system under field conditions
18. Operate and maintain monitoring site
    • Undertake regular or emergency inspections of the site according to set procedures
19. Undertake calibration checks according to written instructions
20. Inspect and maintain all instruments, equipment and data systems and organise replacement of defective items
21. Perform all field and laboratory activities safely and with minimal impact on the environment
22. Document all site visits and associated actions
23. Review the total monitoring activity on a regular basis and implement any required modifications or improvements
24. Close down field monitoring activities
    • Confirm decision to close down site and finalise all data requirements with supervising staff
25. Dismantle monitoring system and arrange checking, packaging and transportation of all equipment and instruments back to base
26. Close down site in accordance with workplace and environmental requirements
27. Hand back site and inform all relevant authorities
28. Test, decontaminate, if required, and store all equipment appropriately
29. Document all close-down actions