Subpart D - W1 Collection Sites, Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections

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What is the first, and preferred, type of facility for urination for a collection site that has a full-length privacy door, within which urination can occur?
single-toilet room
The second type of facility for urination that a collection site may include is a multistall restroom. The following statements are TRUE about this facility type:
one example of this is a toilet stall with a partial-length door, must provide substantial visual privacy
A collection site may be in a medical facility, a __________ facility, a dedicated collection facility, or any other location meeting the requirements.
mobile
Collectors and operators of collection sites must take the steps listed to prevent unauthorized access that could compromise the integrity of collections. As a collector, you must do the following before each collection to deter tampering with specimens:
Secure any water sources or otherwise make them unavailable to employees (e.g., turn off water inlet, tape handles to prevent opening faucets);, Ensure that the water in the toilet is blue., Inspect the site to ensure that no foreign or unauthorized substances are present
As a collector, you must do the following before each collection to deter tampering with specimens:
Tape or otherwise secure shut any movable toilet tank top, or put bluing in the tank., Ensure that undetected access (e.g., through a door not in your view) is not possible, Secure areas and items (e.g., ledges, trash receptacles, paper towel holders, under-sink areas) that appear suitable for concealing contaminants
Can a collection site use a facility normally used for other purposes like a public rest restroom or hospital examining room provided that the collector also ensures before the collection that access to collection materials and specimens is effectively restricted and that the facility is secured against access during the procedure?
Yes
To avoid distractions that could compromise security, you are limited to conducting a collection for only one employee at a time. However, in what situation may you conduct a collection for another employee at the same time?
“shy bladder” situation, one employee is in the period for drinking fluids
To the greatest extent, you can keep an employee's collection container within whose view between the time the employee has urinated and the specimen is sealed?
both you and the employee
Ensure you are the only person in addition to the employee who handles the specimen before it is poured into the bottles and sealed with _______________ seals.
tamper-evident
Who maintains personal control over each specimen and CCF throughout the collection process?
collector
If you are operating a collection site, you must implement policies and procedures to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering any part of the site in which urine specimens are collected or stored.
True
When can you permit anyone to enter the urination facility in which employees provide specimens?
In the case of a monitored collection or In a directly observed collection
You or the collector may remove any person who obstructs, interferes with or causes a delay in the collection process. Is this correct?
Yes
You must not use a non-Federal form or an expired CCF to conduct a DOT urine collection.
True
As a participant in the DOT drug testing program, you are NOT permitted to modify or revise the CCF except to include, in the area outside the border of the form, other information needed for billing or other purposes necessary to the collection process.
True