Category: Specimen Collection Training & Certification

DOT Urine Specimen Collector Trainings and Required Proficiency Demonstration Our program is the most comprehensive in the industry for initial certification as a DOT collector. Your certification can be obtained from the comfort of…

We often hear about mistakes in the urine specimen collection process for drug testing.  It is important that your drug testing operation perform collections without mistakes. The Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) recently…

By Lisa Ruehle …..Every Designated Employer Representative (DER) relies on their collection sites to perform collections as required by 49 CFR Part 40 for Urine Collectors and Breath Alcohol Technicians (BAT) and Screening Test…

DOT Direct Observation Urine Collection 1. DOT’s 49 CFR Part 40 directly observed collections are authorized and required only when: ● The employee attempts to tamper with his or her specimen at the collection…

FMCSA Audits Urine Specimen Collection Sites, Are you Ready? 40.61(c) – Does the collector positively identify the employee by photo identification or know the procedures to identify the employee before beginning the collection process?…

The importance of the collection sites in the drug testing process cannot be emphasized enough.  This is the only place where the testee (donor) is confronted with the drug test program and all of…

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (OCAPC) have issued a new document to assist employers in monitoring drug test collection sites.  This document…

DOT drug and alcohol testing programs require expert specimen collectors. The industry has a long way to go and continued training for urine specimen collectors is more than necessary. Are you a DOT-certified collector…

SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND CHAIN OF CUSTODY PROCEDURES “Chain of custody” is the method of tracing each urine specimen to maintain control from initial collection to final disposition. To prevent mistakes when collecting urine samples,…

The point of collection is the part of the process where the donor is involved, there needs to be a priority that the collection is done with integrity, security, and overall good customer service. …

Subpart C – Urine Collection Personnel Need Training – Click Here § 40.33 What training requirements must a collector meet? To be permitted to act as a collector in the DOT drug testing program, you…

Looking for training for oral fluid collection, hair drug test collections, or instant drug test collections?  Quest Diagnostics makes these training courses available.  These alternative drug testing methods are not currently permitted for DOT…