Drug Test/Screening Collector Training & Certification, Taft, TX
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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 Taft, TX 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 Taft, TX 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 Taft, TX
308 Creay St Bldg 1152 5.5 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78449
1605 US HIGHWAY 181 STE D 6.1 miles
PORTLAND, TX 78374
2413 MEMORIAL PKWY 7.4 miles
PORTLAND, TX 78374
621 E SINTON ST 7.6 miles
SINTON, TX 78387
1500 WILDCAT DR STE M 8.1 miles
PORTLAND, TX 78374
710 BUFFALO ST STE 810 PARK TOWER BUILDING 12.5 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
3933 UP RIVER RD 12.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408
2209 N PADRE ISLAND DR STE O 13.0 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408
7406 UP RIVER RD 13.2 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78409
4544 BALDWIN BLVD STE E 13.3 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408
2601 Hospital Blvd, Suite 104 13.9 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78405
1521 S STAPLES ST STE 103 14.0 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404
11559 LEOPARD ST 14.9 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410
1731 W WHEELER AVE 15.1 miles
ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336
1711 W WHEELER AVE STE 3 15.1 miles
ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336
1711 W WHEELER AVE 15.1 miles
ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336
3133 S Alameda Street, Suite 500 15.4 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
13310 LEOPARD ST STE 3 15.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410
13310 LEOPARD ST STE 6 15.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410
246 S COMMERCIAL ST 16.3 miles
ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336
4737 LARCADE DR 16.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
3945 US HIGHWAY 77 16.9 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410
4201 DRIFTWOOD PL 17.0 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411
14101 Northwest Blvd, Suite 113 17.2 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78410
4455 SPID Ste 21 17.2 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
3403 S PADRE ISLAND DR STE 301 17.4 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
3825 S PADRE ISLAND DR 17.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
3817 S PADRE ISLAND DR 17.7 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
4025 S PADRE ISLAND DR 17.8 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411
4455 S PADRE ISLAND DR STE 9 18.1 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411
4637 S PADRE ISLAND DR 18.1 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411
3325 SARATOGA BLVD STE 230 19.0 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
2319 Highway 35 N, 19.7 miles
Rockport, TX 78382
5722 ESPLANADE DR STE 101 20.1 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78414
5536 Saratoga Blvd 20.2 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
7326 S STAPLES ST 20.3 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413
901 S SAN PATRICIO ST 21.2 miles
SINTON, TX 78387
508 S SAN PATRICIO ST 21.2 miles
SINTON, TX 78387
400 ENTERPRISE BLVD 21.2 miles
ROCKPORT, TX 78382
9708 S Padre Island Dr Ste B-101 22.0 miles
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
9708 S PADRE ISLAND DR STE B100 22.0 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418
1121 HIGHWAY 35 N 22.3 miles
ROCKPORT, TX 78382
107 SWIFT ST 23.8 miles
REFUGIO, TX 78377
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Local Area Info: Taft, Texas
Taft, often called the "Friendliest Cotton-Pickin' Town in Texas", is not only rich in cotton, but also gas and oil resources. Taft was once the center of the million acre Taft Ranch. The ranch was built and owned by Charles Phelps Taft, the half-brother of President William Howard Taft. The nearby town of Sinton, Texas is named for his father in law David Sinton. The Blackland Museum houses everything from antique farm equipment to personal and household items used by the town's earliest inhabitants. Every year at Christmas time Santa leads a parade from his perch high atop a city fire truck, delighting residents and visitors of all ages.[citation needed]
On the evening of 25 August 2017, Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 Hurricane, made landfall near Rockport, Texas approximately thirty miles north of Taft, at 10 PM CST. Taft was brushed by the outer-bands of the eye wall with winds recorded at 90 mph.[citation needed]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Taft has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.