Breath Alcohol Technician Training Requirements What are the Breath Alcohol Technician training requirements for DOT alcohol testing programs? A Breath Alcohol Technician, or BAT, is someone who conducts breath alcohol […]
Properly Securing a Collected Specimen
Properly Securing a Collected Specimen Recently we received a call from a customer inquiring about steps he should take in properly securing a collected specimen obtained for a DOT drug […]
FMCSA Random Drug Testing Rate Lowered for 2016
FMCSA Random Drug Testing Rate Lowered for 2016 On December 21, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the lowering of the required 2016 testing rate for random […]
New Drug Testing Legislation Using Hair Tests
Drug Testing Using Hair Tests Affects Commercial Truck Drivers The Omnibus Transportation Bill that Congress passed December 4, 2015, includes a provision that authorizes hair testing when conducting pre-employment drug […]
Development of Hair Testing Guidelines for Drug Abuse Authorized
Development of Hair Testing Guidelines for Drug Abuse Authorized DATIA article, published on December 8, 2015 On Dec. 4, 2015, Congress passed H.R. 22, an act to authorize funds for […]
N.I.S.T Keeper of the Golden Rule
N.I.S.T. Keeper of the Golden Rule Have you ever noticed the words “Certification Traceable to N.I.S.T. RGM Ethanol Standards” on the label of your Alcohol Gas Tank? Here’s what that […]
Three Common Alcohol and Drug Testing Problems
Three Common Alcohol and Drug Testing Problems As a breath alcohol technician or specimen collector, you will undoubtedly encounter some common alcohol and drug testing problems, that if not addressed could […]
Dry Gas Standards: Corrected or Uncorrected
Dry Gas Standards: Corrected or Uncorrected When evaluating dry gas standards, have you ever noticed the large “C” on the label of your dry gas tank? Or maybe your tank […]
Breath Alcohol Confirmation Test at a Different Location: 3 Steps
Breath Alcohol Confirmation Test at a Different Location: 3 Steps It is not uncommon for a breath alcohol screening test to be conducted by one individual at one location and […]
Why Isn’t There A “Re-Certification” Box As A Reason To Test On The Federal CCF Form”?
Have you ever wondered why the DOT Custody and Control form (CCF), doesn’t list “re-certification” as a reason to perform DOT drug testing? This is a good question. It is a common practice for some companies to request a DOT drug test at the same time a CDL driver is scheduled for a DOT Re-certification Physical. When confronted with this request, the tendency is for specimen collectors to mark the “Other” box on the Federal CCF and write in “Re-Cert” as the reason for the drug test. This practice creates a couple of issues:
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