A qualified urine collector who has demonstrated the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities monitors and evaluates a new collector's five mock collections. Under 49 CFR 40.33(c)(2), that person qualifies in one of three ways:
Under 40.33(c)(2), the monitor observes the mock collections in person or by a means that provides real-time observation and interaction between the instructor and trainee, and attests in writing that the mock collections are error-free. Under 40.33(c)(1), the five scenarios are two uneventful collections, one insufficient quantity of urine, one temperature out of range and one in which the employee refuses to sign the CCF and initial the specimen bottle tamper-evident seal. The full training sequence is covered in What Training Does a DOT Urine Collector Need?.
The same qualifications apply to error correction training. Under 40.33(f)(1), error correction training is provided, and the collector's proficiency documented in writing, by a person who meets 40.33(c)(2). Under 40.33(f)(3), that person monitors and evaluates three consecutive error-free mock collections and attests in writing that they were error-free.
An FAA answer on collector qualifications lists documentation an employer may obtain, including documentation that the five mock collections were monitored by a qualified collector with one year of practical experience as a collector, one year of experience training other collectors or successful completion of a train the trainer course. How employers check collector qualifications is covered in How Can an Employer Confirm That a DOT Collector Is Qualified?.
Learn Laws® offers DOT Urine Specimen Collector Train-the-Trainer, a urine train the trainer course. According to the course page, it qualifies learners to perform DOT urine collections and meets the monitor criterion in 49 CFR 40.33(c)(2)(iii).
A few trainer profiles in the MyDrugTesting.com directory list Mock Collection as a separate service.
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