Hair Drug & Alcohol Testing Sample Collector Assessment

Please watch the following video demonstration and have the SOP (SOPDRG003S) to hand before starting this assessment.

Name:

Please select any of the statements below, which you believe to be TRUE:

1cm of head hair is equal to approximately 1 month time frame for drug analysis.

Head hair taken from the crown of the head is the preferred sample for all hair tests

If hair is longer than the amount required, the sample should be cut to size, prior to placing in the foil.

Body hair should be used if available, to ensure bald patches are not visible.

All types of body hair can be used for both drug and alcohol testing.

Head hair and body hair should NEVER be mixed together in a sample.

How can you gauge that enough hair has been collected?:

The plastic hair collection disk must be tightly packed with hair and full to ensure we have enough sample.

The hair sample should be approximately the width of a mobile phone charger cable.

The plastic hair collection disk should be used as a guide and only include hair strands which have roots within the diameter of the small hole.

When collecting body hair, the foil should be filled. Using a piece of paper to collect the shaved hair can help.

If a sample donor does not appear to have enough hair at the site specified in your instructions, what must you do?:

Stop the test and contact Crystal Health immediately, they will advise how to proceed.

Just take the sample from another part of the body where more hair is available.

Continue to take the sample from the specified site, as the laboratory can analyse any sample length.

Which 2 of the following hair samples must have the cut end aligned at the purple dot within the foil?:

Body hair samples.

A head hair sample which is 5 cm in length.

A head hair sample which is 1cm in length.

When obtaining details of declared medication, what time frame must be recorded?:

14 days.

The period of analysis.

Whatever the donor has provided at the appointment.

For which of the following situations must the Non-conformity section be completed?:

Refusal to provide a sample.

Refusal to sign necessary consent.

Failure to attend appointment.

Unable to provide required identification.

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