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  • What specific components must be included in DOT collector qualification training?

    Collector Qualification Training must include:

    • The necessary steps to complete a valid collection, including completing and distributing Custody and Control Forms.
    • How to handle shy bladder situations, attempted specimen tampering and other problem collections.
    • Fatal and correctable flaws and how to correct problems in collections.
    • The Collector’s critical role in the collection process. As the collector, you are responsible for ensuring the integrity of the collection process, the privacy of the donor and the security of the specimen.

  • What must the collector’s initial proficiency demonstrations cover?

    The demonstration must include five, consecutive error-free mock collections. The mock collections must cover the following situations:

    • Two “Uneventful” scenarios
    • One “Insufficient Quantity of Urine,” or Shy Bladder, scenario
    • One “Temperature Out-of-Range” scenario
    • One scenario in which the donor refuses to sign the CCF and initial the tamper-evident bottle seals

  • What information must be covered in alcohol technician training?

    Screening Test Technician (STT) and Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) Qualification Training must consist of a DOT Model BAT and STT Course or its equivalent, and include:

    • Training to proficiency in the DOT’s alcohol testing procedures and the specific alcohol testing devices to be used.
    • An emphasis on the STT’s/BAT’s role in maintaining the integrity of the testing process, ensuring the privacy of the employees being tested and avoiding conduct or statements that could be viewed as offensive or inappropriate.

  • What are the proficiency demonstration requirements for STTs and BATs?

    BATS must complete seven consecutive error-free mock tests and STTs must complete five consecutive error-free tests. The mock tests must be performed on the device(s) that the BAT/STT will be used to perform DOT alcohol tests.

  • How often must collectors, BATs and STTs complete Refresher Training?

    Collectors, BATs and STTs must complete Refresher Training a minimum of once every five years.

  • According to the DOT, what must be covered during Refresher Training?

    The required training is to include a regulation review and update as well as a Qualification Training review. In conjunction with each Refresher Training, collectors, BATs and STTS must once again complete the mock collections or tests that were required as part of their initial proficiency demonstration.

  • When is Error Correction Training required?

    A collector or alcohol technician must complete Error Correction Training when he or she makes a mistake that causes a drug or alcohol test to be canceled. The training must be completed within 30 days of notification.

  • What must Error Correction Training cover?

    The Error Correction Training is only required to cover the subject matter relating to the error that caused the test to be cancelled, but must include a proficiency demonstration. The required demonstration must include one uneventful scenario and two scenarios related to the area or areas in which the error occurred.

  • Which agencies require DOT drug and alcohol testing?

    The Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administrtion, Pipeline and Hazardous Matierals Safety Administratino and the United States Coast Guard.

  • What are the circumstances under which an employee refuses a DOT drug test?

    A DIT-regulated employee refuses a required alcohol test when he or she...

    • Fails to appear for any test (except a pre-employment test) within a reasonable time, as determined by the employer, consistent with applicable DOT agency regulations, after being directed to do so by the employer. This includes the failure of an employee (including an owner-operator) to appear for a test when called by a Third Party Administrator (TPA).
    • Fails to remain at the testing site until the testing process is complete. Exception: An applicant who leaves the testing site before the testing process commences for a pre-employment test is not deemed to have refused to test.
    • Fails to provide a urine specimen for any drug test required by regulation. Exception: An applicant who does not provide a urine specimen because he or she left the testing site before the testing process began for a pre-employment test is not deemed to have refused to test.
    • In the case of a directly observed or monitored collection for a drug test, fails to permit observation or monitoring.
    • Fails to provide sufficient quantity of urine within the time limit under then-current regulations and it has been determined, through a required medical evaluation that there was no adequate medical explanation for the failure.
    • Fails or declines to take a second test the employer, Medical Review Officer (MRO), or collector has directed the driver to take.
    • Fails to undergo a medical examination or evaluation, as directed by the MRO as part of the verification process, or as directed by the DAPM/DER as part of the “shy bladder” procedures.
    • Fails to cooperate with any part of the testing process (e.g., refuses to empty pockets when so directed by the collector, behaves in a confrontational way that disrupts the collection process, fails to wash hands after being directed to do so by the collector, etc.).
    • Fails to remain readily available for post-accident testing or fails to report, without a valid reason, that he or she was in a post-accident situation that required testing.
    • If the MRO reports to the driver that he or she has a verified adulterated or substituted test result.
    • For an observed collection, fails to follow the observer’s instructions to raise the employee’s clothing above the waist, lower clothing and underpants, and to turn around to permit the observer to determine if the employee has any type of prosthetic or other device that could be used to interfere with the collection process.
    • Possesses or wears a prosthetic or other device that could be used to interfere with the collection process.
    • Admits to the collector or MRO that he or she has adulterated or substituted the specimen.

  • In what ways does a donor refuse an alcohol test?

    A DOT-regulated employee refuses a required alcohol test when he or she…

    • Fails to appear for any test (except a pre-employment test) within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the employer, after being directed to do so by the employer. This includes the failure of an employee (including an owner-operator) to appear for a test when called by a TPA.
    • Fails to remain at the testing site until the testing process is complete. Exception: An individual who is there for a pre-employment test and leaves before the testing process begins is not deemed to have refused to test.
    • Fails to provide a saliva or breath specimen, as applicable, for any DOT required test. Exception: An individual who does not provide a saliva or breath specimen because he/she left the testing site before the testing process began for a pre-employment test is not deemed to have refused to test.
    • Fails to provide a sufficient breath specimen and a physician has determined through a required medical evaluation that there was no adequate medical explanation for the failure.
    • Fails to undergo a medical examination or evaluation, as directed by the employer as part of the insufficient breath procedures.
    • Fails to sign the certification at Step 2 of the alcohol testing form (ATF).

  • What’s included in Foley’s DOT Collector Training Program?

    Foley’s top-selling video training program for DOT Collectors covers all of the material collectors need to know to become qualified to perform DOT collections. The 90-minute video includes a quick introduction to 49 CFR Part 40 drug testing requirements and a thorough review of specimen collection procedures. It was designed to give collectors the information and confidence they need to handle uneventful collections as well as any problem situations that may occur. This comprehensive training package Includes Train the Trainer Video (41 minutes), Collector Training Manual, DOT Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines, Collection Procedure Checklist, DOT Collection Procedure Summary, Certificates of Collector Training (6), Collector ID Badges, Certificate of Trainer Training and A Sample Certificate Frame

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