Drug Test/Screening Collector Training & Certification, Norvelt, PA
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Collection Sites, Medical Facilities, DER's, HR Managers, Safety Managers, Court Personnel, Probation Officers, TPA's
Accredited Drug Testing provides a comprehensive online/web-based Urine Drug Testing Collector Training and Certification course in Norvelt, PA for persons required as part of their responsibilities to perform or supervise urine drug testing specimen collections. The collector training program may be completed with or without the required mock collection proficiency assessments. Upon completion of the training program, students will receive a certificate of successful completion of the training course. In Norvelt, PA to be qualified/certified as a DOT urine drug test collector, you must satisfactorily complete both the training course and a minimum of 5 error free proficiency mock demonstrations.
The Drug Test Collector plays a critical role in the workplace drug screening process. Along with the employer, the testing facility and the Medical Review Officer (MRO), the collector is an essential part of a system developed to ensure drug-free workplaces for the sake of public safety.
As the collector, you are the only individual in the drug-testing process who has direct, face-to-face contact with the employee. You ensure the integrity of the urine specimen and collection process and begin the chain of custody that includes the laboratory; the MRO; the employer; and, possibly, the courts.
This training is a professional-level course that provides the knowledge and skills to qualify Drug Test Collectors to perform U.S. Department of Transportation-regulated drug tests and non-regulated tests. Course participants also have the option of becoming professionally certified after completion of this course. This designation confirms that the collector is committed to the highest standards in the drug and alcohol testing industry.
The Course
This professional-level course meets the regulatory standards of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rule 49 CFR Part 40 and provides a solid foundation for a wide range of testing programs.
- Library of terms & resources
- Universal skills set
- Multiple industries
- Lessons
- DOT Qualification
- Public sector
- Short quizzes & final examination
- Professional Certification
- Private sector
- Mock collections
- Regulated by local, state and federal authorities
- Signature
How to become a DOT Qualified Urine Colletor?
To become qualified as a collector, you must be knowledgeable about Part 40 regulations, the current "DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines," and DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom you will perform collections, and you must keep current on any changes to these materials. You must also (1) successfully complete a qualification training program and (2) pass a monitored proficiency demonstration, as required by DOT regulations [See 49 CFR Part 40.33 (b-c), effective August 1, 2001]. Please note: there is no "grandfather" clause or waiver from this requirement. A collector's qualifications are not location/collection site specific, and their eligibility will follow them anywhere DOT Agency regulated urine specimens are collected. There is no requirement for qualified collectors to register or to be on any federally-maintained or federally-sponsored list, but they are required to maintain (for Federal inspection) documentation of successful completion of their training and proficiency demonstration requirements.
How to Take the Course
The Drug Test Collector Training involves multiple parts that need to be completed in a specific order to achieve certification.
- Before starting the training, the collector must:
- review 49 CFR Part 40 and be familiar with the regulatory language;
- review the DOT Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines;
- review "Instructions for Completing the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Urine Specimen Collection"
- watch DOT's 10 Steps to Collection Site Security and Integrity video.
- and download the sample Custody and Control Form. This form guides the entire drug-collection process. Review the document and have it at hand through the entire course. (All required materials are also available in the Reference Library.) NOTE: The 2017 version of the CCF is no longer current. If you intend to use it, you must attach a Memorandum for Record (MFR).
- Take the course Pre-Test to show familiarity with the subject matter based on a review of the materials provided.
- Complete the lessons of the training along with the required short quizzes.
- Take the final exam. A score of at least 90 percent is required.
- When you pass the online portion of this training, continue to the Next Steps lesson for instructions on how to set up five mock collections with a live examiner. These must be scheduled within 30 days of course completion and are required for qualification and certification.
- Once the mock collections are completed without error, you will be qualified and can perform both federally regulated and non-regulated drug test collections.
- To be certified, qualified collectors are asked to sign an agreement promising to adhere to the standards set in the training. The course administrator will then issue a certification form documenting that the collector is both a USDOT Qualified and Professionally Certified Drug Testing Collector. Contact the course administrator for more information.
Additional Courses Available
- DOT Alcohol Screening Test Technician Training
- Saliva/Oral Fluid Training & Certification
- Certified Drug Test Collector Annual Exam
- DOT Breath Alcohol Technician Training
- Hair Specimen Collector Training & Certification
- DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training Course
- DER Training FMCSA
- DER Training FAA
- DER Training PHMSA
- DER Training FRA
- DER Training FTA
- DER Training USCG
- MRO Assistant Training
- New Business Start Up Overview
** Accredited Drug Testing's Urine Specimen Collector training course is developed in conjunction with the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association.
Drug and Alcohol Testing Locations Norvelt, PA
830 ROUTE 819 S 3.5 miles
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
615 W SMITHFIELD ST 4.9 miles
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
508 S CHURCH ST 5.3 miles
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
6396 STATE ROUTE 819 S 5.5 miles
MT PLEASANT, PA 15666
870 WEATHERWOOD LN 5.8 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
811 S Center Ave 5.8 miles
NEW STANTON, PA 15674
206 ARLINGTON PL 5.8 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
143 HARTMAN RD STE 10 6.0 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
308 BESSEMER RD STE 100 6.4 miles
MT PLEASANT, PA 15666
5240 ROUTE 30, STE B, 6.5 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
3876 STATE ROUTE 30 7.0 miles
LATROBE, PA 15650
5927 STATE ROUTE 981 STE 6 7.0 miles
LATROBE, PA 15650
161 E OTTERMAN ST STE 2 7.0 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
532 W PITTSBURGH ST 7.1 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
5126 STATE ROUTE 30 STE 300 7.6 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
200 VILLAGE DR Mt. View Medical Park 7.6 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
4000 HEMPFIELD PLAZA BLVD Ste 991 7.6 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
134 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD 2300B 7.6 miles
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
Greengate Centre, 2510 Greengate Centre Circle 8.2 miles
Greensburg, PA 15601
W 2ND AVE 9.4 miles
LATROBE, PA 15650
6510 STATE ROUTE 30 11.4 miles
JEANNETTE, PA 15644
9173 RTE 30, STE 5 12.7 miles
IRWIN, PA 15642
146 MOTOR DROME RD 12.8 miles
SMITHTON, PA 15479
8943 STATE ROUTE 30, 12.9 miles
IRWIN, PA 15642
905 SPRUCE ST 13.7 miles
IRWIN, PA 15642
421 ROUTE 22 13.8 miles
DELMONT, PA 15626
12116 STATE ROUTE 30 14.3 miles
NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA 15642
11347 ROUTE 30 STE 3 14.3 miles
IRWIN, PA 15642
301 S ARCH ST 14.4 miles
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
1048 MORRELL AVE 15.2 miles
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
1440 Morrell Ave 15.6 miles
Connellsville, PA 15425
4889 William Penn Highway - Wa, 15.6 miles
Murrysville, PA 15668
800 PLAZA DR STE 210 17.0 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
4620 WILLIAM PENN HWY 17.6 miles
MURRYSVILLE, PA 15668
4918 STATE ROUTE 51 S 17.9 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
1951 LINCOLN HWY 18.6 miles
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137
1829 UNIVERSITY RD 18.7 miles
DUNBAR, PA 15431
1829 UNIVERSITY DR 18.8 miles
DUNBAR, PA 15431
2001 Lincoln Way, Suite 16, Oak Park Mall 18.9 miles
White Oak, PA 15131
760 Tri County Lane, Suite 104, 19.1 miles
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
860 ROSTRAVER RD 19.1 miles
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
1000 MCKEAN AVE 19.3 miles
DONORA, PA 15033
2380 MCGINLEY RD 19.9 miles
MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
3706 5TH AVE Ste 2 20.3 miles
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137
2570 HAYMAKER RD 20.3 miles
MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
2550 MOSSIDE BLVD STE 214 20.3 miles
MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
2644 MOSSIDE BLVD 20.6 miles
MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
125 Daugherty Drive, Suite 420 20.9 miles
Monroeville, PA 15146
28 COLONY BLVD 20.9 miles
BLAIRSVILLE, PA 15717
140 N BEESON AVE STE 300A 21.2 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
600 Oxford Drive, Suite 110 21.7 miles
Monroeville, PA 15146
3824 NORTHERN PIKE STE 775 21.9 miles
MONROEVILLE, PA 15146
3824 Northern Pike, Suite 125 21.9 miles
Monroeville, PA 15146
625 LINCOLN AVE STE 203 22.1 miles
NORTH CHARLEROI, PA 15022
1200 MCKEAN AVE STE 107 22.2 miles
CHARLEROI, PA 15022
1163 COUNTRY CLUB RD 22.4 miles
MONONGAHELA, PA 15063
201 PENN CENTER BLVD STE 500 22.6 miles
PITTSBURGH, PA 15235
447 W Main Street, 23.0 miles
Monongahela, PA 15063
565 COAL VALLEY RD SOUTH HILLS MEDICAL BUILDING SUITE 502 23.5 miles
CLAIRTON, PA 15025
751 PITTSBURGH MCKEESPORT BLVD 23.6 miles
DRAVOSBURG, PA 15034
3433 WILLIAM PENN HWY 23.7 miles
PITTSBURGH, PA 15235
575 Coal Valley Road Suite 502 24.4 miles
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
1000 INTEGRITY DRIVE, STE 320 24.5 miles
PITTSBURGH, PA 15235
1200 Brooks Ln STE 100 24.6 miles
CLAIRTON, PA 15025
404 West Main Street, 24.8 miles
Uniontown, PA 15401
129 SIMPSON RD, STE 105 24.8 miles
BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417
695 CLAIRTON BLVD 24.9 miles
PLEASANT HILLS, PA 15236
500 W BERKELEY ST 24.9 miles
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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Local Area Info: Norvelt, Pennsylvania
Norvelt is a census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Calumet-Norvelt CDP for the 2000 census, but was split into the two separate communities of Calumet and Norvelt for the 2010 census. Calumet was a typical company town, locally referred to as a "patch" or "patch town", built by a single company to house coal miners as cheaply as possible. On the other hand, Norvelt was created during the depression by the federal government of the United States as a model community, intended to increase the standard of living of laid-off coal miners. Award winning writer Jack Gantos was born in the village and wrote a book about it
As part of the sweeping National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA), Congress allocated $25 million for the creation of "subsistence homesteads" for dislocated industrial workers. Over the course of the program's eleven-year history, the federal government seeded nearly 100 planned, cooperative communities. Norvelt, in southwestern Pennsylvania, was the fourth. The idea for the program was a throwback to the Jeffersonian ideal of a back-to-the-land movement, popularized by Americans who promoted small-scale subsistence farming as an antidote to economic exploitation and the alienation of modern life. The idea gained strength in the 1920s among a wide variety of progressive organizations, including church-related groups such as the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) which was the social services arm of the Quakers. During the 1920s, the AFSC had become deeply concerned with the violence that resulted from labor strife, particularly in the bituminous coal fields of Appalachia. So AFSC volunteers traveled to the bituminous-coal regions in West Virginia and Pennsylvania to help the families of striking and unemployed coal miners. The AFSC also believed in the necessity of economic and social justice as a means of insuring lasting peace in this section of the United States. To that end, it clothed and fed the families of unemployed miners during strikes, and later launched subsistence gardening and vocational retraining programs. After the onset of the Great Depression, these experiences placed the AFSC in the forefront of the movement for cooperative communities, so much so that the United States Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes recruited AFSC staff to guide its subsistence homesteads program.
The Great Depression was an opportunity to put these ideals into action. Supporters lobbied for the creation of a government-sponsored resettlement program that would place unemployed industrial workers in farmstead communities. Promoted as a relief measure, it quickly became weighted with the much more ambitious goal of cooperative living. In 1934, Interior Secretary Ickes named Milburn Wilson to head the newly created "Division of Subsistence Homesteads". Wilson, in turn, selected the AFSC's Clarence Pickett to help administer the program. As the AFSC's executive secretary, Pickett already had overseen vocational reeducation and cooperative farm programs for unemployed coal miners in West Virginia. The AFSC's work supplied the prototype for the federal program. In the years that followed, AFSC lent its support to the federal program and later sponsored its own cooperative community, Penn-Craft in Fayette County.