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Collection Site Checklist
(To be used by Specimen Collection Personnel)
1. Record the employee’s arrival time at the collection site. Notify the transit agency if the
employee fails to report or arrives late.
2. Prepare the collection site. Ensure that all collection supplies are available, the area is
properly secured, water sources are secured, and bluing agent has been placed in the toilets.
3. Begin the test without undue delay. If an alcohol breath test is to be performed, conduct it
prior to collecting the urine specimen.
4. Verify the identity of the employee through the use of an official picture identification or
verification by a transit official. Provide a copy of your identification if the employee
requests you to do so.
5. Explain the collection process to the employee and review the instructions on the back of the
CCF with the employee.
6. Check to see if the information provided in Step 1 of the CCF is accurate: specimen ID
number, laboratory name and address, employer’s name, address, telephone and fax number,
MRO name, address, telephone and fax number; employee ID number; reason for the test;
test to be performed; and collection site information.
7. Request that the employee check his/her belongings, including unnecessary outer garments,
purses, and briefcases. The employee may retain his/her wallet. If the employee requests it,
provide a receipt for his/her personal belongings.
8. Direct the employee to empty his or her pockets and display the items. Assess the items to
ensure that no items are present that could be used to adulterate the specimen. If nothing is
present, the employee should be allowed to return the items to his/her pockets. Refusal to
empty one’s pockets constitutes a test refusal. If an item is identified as a potential
adulterant, but appears to be inadvertently brought to the site, secure the item and continue
with the test. If the item appears to be brought to the site with the intent to adulterate the
specimen, a direct observation collection should be conducted.
9. Request the employee to rinse his/her hands with water and dry them.
10. Provide the employee with a specimen bottle or allow him/her to choose one and direct
him/her to the privacy enclosure. Instruct the employee to provide a specimen of at least 45
mL. Also, advise the employee not to flush, and to return the specimen to the collector as
soon as possible so that the temperature of the specimen can be checked. Do not enter the
enclosure. You should not observe the specimen collection unless special circumstances
exist. You may set a reasonable time limit for the employee to be inside the privacy
enclosure. Notify the employee of the time limit.
11. If the employee refuses to provide a specimen, or otherwise fails to cooperate with the
process, inform the employer and document the refusal on the custody and control form.
Chapter 7. Drug Testing Procedures 7-31 August 2002