ISO TS 24283-2:2022 pdf download – Geotechnical investigation and testing — Qualification criteria and assessment — Part 2: Responsible expert.
1 Scope This document specifies the qualification criteria for the person who is responsible for the performance of sampling, testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment (e.g. piezometers, borehole heat exchangers, inclinometers and extensometers) in the framework of geotechnical investigation. 2 Normative references There are no normative references in this document. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: — ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso .org/obp — IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia .org/ 3.1 responsible expert person who has documented competence and is responsible for the technical management, supervision and reporting of the execution of specified parts of sampling, laboratory and field testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment 4 Qualification criteria The responsible expert should have: — college or university degree of a relevant subject and proof of relevant work experience of at least three years in an enterprise that performs specified parts of sampling, laboratory and field testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment; or — a completed vocational training of a relevant subject and proof of relevant work experience of at least five years in an enterprise that performs specified parts of sampling, laboratory and field testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment; or — proof of relevant work experience of at least ten years in an enterprise that performs specified parts of sampling, laboratory and field testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment. The responsible expert should have sufficient proven documented competence concerning: a) the appropriate laws, health, safety and environmental regulations, technical rules and standards; b) the purpose of geotechnical ground investigation, about geological, soil and/or rock mechanical and hydrogeological principles;
c) appropriate parts of sampling, laboratory and field testing, measuring, monitoring and installation of equipment according to the standards in the Bibliography; d) reporting according to the relevant standards; e) f) the identification and description of soil and rock in each sample according to ISO 14688-1 and ISO 14689, if relevant; the quality management system. The responsible expert should be able to: — understand the aim of the investigation programme; — supervise the work of the qualified technician or operator; — ensure the completeness and quality of the report according to the relevant standards in the Bibliography, especially divergences influencing the results of the investigation; — call for additional expertise if required. 5 Responsibility The responsible expert should supervise the geotechnical investigation and control the correct execution of the geotechnical investigation in accordance with the standards in the Bibliography. The responsible should check and sign the test report(s) for which the responsible expert is responsible.
ISO TS 24283-2:2022 pdf download – Geotechnical investigation and testing — Qualification criteria and assessment — Part 2: Responsible expert
