Field Chain of Custody Sample Clauses

Field Chain of Custody. Collecting data of known quality begins at the point of sample collection. Legally defensible data are generated by using proven evidentiary procedures. These procedures are outl ined in the following sections and must be used to preserve and ensure the integrity of each sample from the time of collection through analysis. Sample custody records must be maintained both in the field and in the laboratory. A sample is considered to b e in someone’s custody if it is either in his or her physical possession or view, locked up, or kept in a secured and restricted area. Until a sample is shipped, its custody will be the responsibility of the sampling team leader. Chain-of-custody records d ocument sample collection and shipment to the laboratory. A chain-of-custody form is completed for each sampling event. The original copy is provided to the laboratory with the sample -shipping cooler, and a copy retained in the field documentation files. T he chain-of-custody form identif ies the contents of each shipment and maintain s the custodial integrity of the samples. Each chain-of-custody form is signed and dated by each responsible party. The “ relinquished by ” box will be signed by the responsible sampling team personnel, and the date, time, and air bill number will be noted on the chain-of-custody form. Once the laboratory receives the chain of custody and associated samples, the samples will be inspected, and the chain of custody will be signed. Once the chain of custody is signed, l aboratory personnel will return the executed copy of the chain of custody with the hardcopy report. A self -adhesive custody seal will be placed across the lid of each sample and will be initial ed and dated by the person c losing and shipping the cooler to maintain integrity until receipt by the laboratory. The shipping coolers containing the samples will be sealed with a custody seal during the time they are not in an individual ’s possession or view before shipping. The following will be recorded on the chain-of-custody form:  Project nameProject locationProject numberProject contact  Discharger or client representativeProject Manager (RWQCB or facility)  Sample numbers  Date (of sample collection)  Time (of sample collecti on, hour:minutes)  Sample type (composite or grab)  Sample description (location and matrix)  Preservation  Container typeNumber of sample containers  Analysis required  Remarks (i.e., filter groundwater samples designated for metals ...
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  • Medical/Dental Appointments (a) Where medical and/or dental appointments cannot be scheduled outside the employee's working hours, sick leave with pay will be granted in accordance with Clause 19.1(c) (Sick Leave Credits). (b) Where an employee's qualified medical practitioner refers the employee to a Specialist, then any necessary travel time, to a maximum of one working day, for the employee to visit such Specialist, will be granted in accordance with Clause 19.1(c) (Sick Leave Credits).

  • Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians The Fund hereby authorizes and instructs the Custodian to employ as sub-custodians for the Portfolio's securities and other assets maintained outside the United States the foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories designated on Schedule A hereto (the "foreign sub-custodians"). Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, together with a certified resolution of the Board of Trustees, the Custodian and the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio(s) may agree to amend Schedule A hereto from time to time to designate additional foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories to act as sub-custodian. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Fund may instruct the Custodian to cease the employment of any one or more such foreign sub-custodians for maintaining custody of the Portfolio's assets.

  • Termination of Agreement, Resignation, or Removal of Custodian Either party may terminate this agreement at any time by giving written notice to the other. We can resign as custodian at any time effective 30 days after we send written notice of our resignation to you. Upon receipt of that notice, you must make arrangements to transfer your IRA to another financial organization. If you do not complete a transfer of your IRA within 30 days from the date we send the notice to you, we have the right to transfer your IRA assets to a successor IRA trustee or custodian that we choose in our sole discretion, or we may pay your IRA to you in a single sum. We will not be liable for any actions or failures to act on the part of any successor trustee or custodian, nor for any tax consequences you may incur that result from the transfer or distribution of your assets pursuant to this section. If this agreement is terminated, we may charge to your IRA a reasonable amount of money that we believe is necessary to cover any associated costs, including but not limited to one or more of the following. • Any fees, expenses, or taxes chargeable against your IRA • Any penalties or surrender charges associated with the early withdrawal of any savings instrument or other investment in your IRA If we are a nonbank custodian required to comply with Regulations section 1.408-2(e) and we fail to do so or we are not keeping the records, making the returns, or sending the statements as are required by forms or regulations, the IRS may require us to substitute another trustee or custodian. We may establish a policy requiring distribution of the entire balance of your IRA to you in cash or property if the balance of your IRA drops below the minimum balance required under the applicable investment or policy established.

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  • Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee (a) The Master Servicer shall transmit and each Servicer (to the extent required by the related Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer or such Servicer from time to time as are required by the terms hereof, or in the case of the Servicers, the applicable Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders subject to the Master Servicer's right to retain or withdraw from the Master Servicer Collection Account the Master Servicing Compensation and other amounts provided in this Agreement, and to the right of each Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall, and (to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall cause each Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information. (b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the Master Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall be entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or such Servicer under this Agreement or the applicable Servicing Agreement.

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