What Training Does a DOT Urine Collector Need?

A DOT urine collector must complete qualification training and then five consecutive error-free mock collections before performing collections, according to 49 CFR 40.33.

The rule states that qualification training covers the steps of a collection and the Custody and Control Form (CCF), problem collections such as shy bladder and attempts to tamper, fatal and correctable flaws, and the collector's duties for integrity, privacy and specimen security. The five mock collections include two uneventful scenarios, one insufficient quantity scenario, one temperature out-of-range scenario and one scenario in which the employee refuses to sign the CCF and initial the bottle seal. A qualified person monitors them and attests in writing that they were error-free.

Under 40.33, refresher training is required at least every five years. A collector who makes an error that causes a test to be cancelled completes error correction training within 30 days of being notified. Collectors keep documentation of their training and provide it on request to DOT agency representatives, employers and C/TPAs.

Learn Laws® offers DOT Urine Specimen Collector Training for new collectors and DOT Urine Specimen Collector Error Correction Training for collectors who need retraining under 40.33(f). Other collector training providers are listed in the MyDrugTesting.com directory under the Trainers category.