ASTM D5680-14(2022) - 1.5.2022
 
Significance and Use

5.1?This practice is intended for use in collecting samples of unconsolidated solid materials from drums or similar containers, including those that are unstable, ruptured, or compromised otherwise. Special handling procedures (for example, remote drum opening, overpressurized drum opening, drum deheading, etc.) are described in EPA/600/2-86/013, Drum Handling Practices at Hazardous Waste Sites.

 
1. Scope

1.1?This practice covers typical equipment and methods for collecting samples of unconsolidated solids in drums or similar containers. These methods are adapted specifically for sampling drums having a volume of 110 U.S. gal (416 L) or less. These methods are applicable to hazardous material, product, or waste. Specific sample collection and handling requirements should be described in the site-specific work plan.

1.2?The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.3?This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.4?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

 
2. Referenced Documents

Accident Prevention Manual

for Industrial Operations, 1992 Available from National Safety Council, P.O. Box 558, Itasca, IL 60143-0558.

E300-03(2022)

Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals

EPA/540/4-91/001

Soil Sampling and Analysis for Volatile Compounds, February 1991

Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual

for Hazardous Waste Site Activities, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), October 1985

D6051-15(2023)

Standard Guide for Composite Sampling and Field Subsampling for Environmental Waste Management Activities

D6063-11(2018)

Standard Guide for Sampling of Drums and Similar Containers by Field Personnel

D6311-98(2022)

Standard Guide for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Selection and Optimization of Sampling Design

D6323-19

Standard Guide for Laboratory Subsampling of Media Related to Waste Management Activities

D5088-20

Standard Practice for Decontamination of Field Equipment Used at Waste Sites

D5283-18(2025)

Standard Practice for Generation of Environmental Data Related to Waste Management Activities: Quality Assurance and Quality Control Planning and Implementation

D5451-21

Standard Practice for Sampling Using a Trier Sampler

D4547-20

Standard Guide for Sampling Waste and Soils for Volatile Organic Compounds

D4687-14(2022)

Standard Guide for General Planning of Waste Sampling

D4700-15

Standard Guide for Soil Sampling from the Vadose Zone (Withdrawn 2024)

D6009-19

Standard Guide for Sampling Waste Piles

C702-98

Standard Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size

D6044-21

Standard Guide for Representative Sampling for Management of Waste and Contaminated Media

D5633-21

Standard Practice for Sampling with a Scoop

EPA/600/2-86/013

Drum Handling Practices at Hazardous Waste Sites, January 1986