Let Kristina Consulting Group, LLC. design a training program to meet your company's drug and alcohol needs. We have a network of instructors available across the country and more than 23 years experience in the drug and alcohol field. Kristina Consulting Group, LLC. provides breath alcohol technician training and urine collection training on-site or in our training facility located in scenic Evergreen, Colorado. Our small class size, with only six students to an instructor, and our post-training availability and follow-up assures that your staff will performs tests accurately, saving your company time and money.
New BAT Training Requirements:
On December 19, 2000, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an updated version of their 49 CFR Part 40 regulations. These updated regulations titled "Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol testing Programs" govern how all DOT alcohol testing must be conducted. These regulation changes are effective August 1, 2001 and include changes in the training requirements for individuals who perform DOT alcohol testing. Effective August 1, 2001, in addition to the current qualification and proficiency training requirements, individuals who perform DOT alcohol testing for U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing must also complete refresher training every five years. Additionally, BATs/STTs must also complete error correction training whenever an alcohol test must be cancelled due to a BAT/STT error. This error correction training must be completed within 30 days.
BATs, who were trained more than 5 years ago, will have to complete the required refresher training. This must be completed by January 1, 2003. DOT published an amendment to the rule to cover this issue on July 31st.
For the complete rule text outlining the BAT/STT Alcohol Technician training requirements, please refer to 49 CFR Part 40.213. You can download a copy of these new regulations from the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and compliance'' web site at http://www.dot.gov/ost/dapc/
If you are doing drug collections you now have to be certified. If you have been doing collections prior to August 1, 2001 you have until January 31, 2003 to get your certification. If you are new, you cannot begin collection urine samples until you have completed a course and had 5 observed collections (with no errors). There is also error correction training required for urine collections.
We will be doing courses monthly throughout the year. We are certified to train on the Lifeloc PBA and Phoenix; Draeger 7410, and Alcohol Countermeasures J4Xec.
These courses are designed for BATs who were previously trained that need to complete refresher training as well as employees who need to complete the initial training course. The training course is a one day course beginning at 8 am and finishing around 6 pm. Please indicated your preferred class date and if you would be interested in attending a collector training session as well.
