What Training Does a DOT Oral Fluid Collector Need?

A DOT oral fluid collector completes qualification training and then an initial proficiency demonstration, according to 49 CFR 40.35. Under 40.35(d), both steps are finished before the person begins to perform collector functions.

Under 40.35(b), qualification training covers these subjects:

• The testing procedures of Part 40
• Proficiency in the operation of the particular oral fluid collection device or devices the collector will use
• All steps necessary to complete a collection correctly and the proper completion and transmission of the Custody and Control Form (CCF)
• Problem collections, such as dry mouth and attempts to tamper with a specimen
• Fatal flaws, correctable flaws and how to correct problems in collections
• The collector's responsibility for the integrity of the collection process, the privacy of employees being tested and the security of the specimen, and for avoiding conduct or statements that could be viewed as offensive or inappropriate

Under 40.35(c), the collector then completes five consecutive error-free mock collections for each device. Under 40.35(c)(1), the five scenarios are one uneventful collection, one insufficient specimen quantity, one in which the employee has something in the mouth that might interfere with the collection, one in which the employee attempts to tamper with the specimen and one in which the employee refuses to sign the CCF. In each mock collection, the collector checks the expiration date of the device, shows it to the employee and records the date on the CCF, and the labels must not cover the expiration dates. Who may monitor these mock collections is covered in Who Can Monitor a DOT Oral Fluid Collector's Mock Collections?.

Under 40.35(e), refresher training that meets all the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) is due no less frequently than every five years. Under 40.35(a), the collector also stays knowledgeable about Part 40, the current DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines and the DOT agency regulations for the employers served. The urine collector rule in 49 CFR 40.33 is covered in What Training Does a DOT Urine Collector Need?.

Learn Laws® offers DOT Oral Fluid Collector Training, an online course on the training and mock collections in 40.35.

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