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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HSPS 272 - Sampling Procedures
PREREQUISITES: HSPS 104 - Introduction to Environmental Technology .
PROGRAM: Homeland Security/Public Safety
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2013
Introduces students to a variety of sampling procedures used in industrial settings for emergency response. Topics to be covered include: sampling and monitoring devices, industrial hygiene monitoring, water and waste stream monitoring, outside air sampling, soil and radiation sampling. Emphasis will be placed on collecting and preserving representative samples, interpreting laboratory results, and complying with relevant federal regulations.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Identify situations requiring either sampling and/or monitoring.
- Operate various monitoring devices that provide information about the environmental workplace, emergency response to hazardous materials exposures and analyze the information to make judgments about a recommended course of action.
- Investigate the principles of and reasons for collecting representative samples, analyze issues related to sampling bias, calculate sampling frequency using the EPA SE-846 method, and determine sampling locations using a random numbers table and systematic griding.
- Select appropriate equipment for intrusive sampling of various media and wastes, use the equipment safely, maintain sample integrity and interpret laboratory reports and evaluate results.
- Applying sampling and monitoring practices to a hypothetical field situation with emphasis on site measurement, griding, and marking and development of the documentation/communication skills.
- Interpret a topographical map, interpret lab reports and evaluate results against regulatory requirements, including sampling practices used in lead paint abatement.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Sampling and monitoring
- Function of the hazardous materials technician
- Role of mathematics in sampling, monitoring and laboratory analysis
- Monitoring devices
- Collecting representative samples
- Analyze issues related to sampling bias
- Calculate sampling frequency
- Determine sampling locations
- Equipment used for sampling
- Application of sampling
- Topographical mapping
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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