BS 8550:2010
Guide for the auditing of water quality sampling
- Standard No.
- BS 8550:2010
- Release Date
- 2010
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Status
- 2016-04
- Replace By
- BS ISO 5667-24:2016
- Latest
- BS ISO 5667-24:2016
- Scope
- This British Standard provides an audit protocol to monitor conformity with declared, or assumed, practices in all areas of water quality sampling. Specifically, the standard provides guidance on the systematic assessment of sampling practices and procedures in the field, and assessing conformity with those given in the organization’s sampling manual. It is applicable to the audit of sampling activities from the development of a sampling manual through to the delivery of samples to the laboratory. This standard is applicable to sampling practices associated with wastewaters, including discharges to water bodies, environmental monitoring, potable water supplies from source to tap, commercial and industrial uses of water, and power generation. This standard is applicable to the auditing of sampling practices relevant to the management of water stored in containers, such as temporary supply tanks and bottled supplies. However, it is not applicable for the auditing (or calibration and maintenance) of on?site test equipment or kits. The following sampling occasions are excluded from both the fieldand desk-audit procedures set out in this standard: a) chemical and microbiological incidents, which are investigated by agencies such as the emergency services, e.g. where an immediate risk to the health of the sampling practitioner/operative is evident; b) radiochemical sampling of water quality, other than that specified as a routine requirement under the UK Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations [1],[2],[3],[4], i.e. radiochemical incidents which are investigated by agencies such as the emergency services. Annex A contains a series of forms to assist with auditing. These are for guidance only. Annex B gives procedures for monitoring temperature control, while Annex C provides guidance on measuring the uncertainty associated with sampling practices.
BS 8550:2010 history
- 2016 BS ISO 5667-24:2016 Water quality. Sampling. Guidance on the auditing of water quality sampling
- 2010 BS 8550:2010 Guide for the auditing of water quality sampling
