§ 16.330 - Specimen handling and shipping.

(a) The employer shall obtain a specimen collection and shipping kit to be used to collect specimens and ship them to the certified drug testing laboratory.

(b) The specimen collection and shipping kit, as required by 49 CFR part 40, shall contain:

(1) Plastic urine specimen bottles in a sufficient quantity to accommodate the people to be tested;

(2) Means for sealing and identifying specimen bottles;

(3) Chain of custody forms;

(4) A set of step-by-step instructions which describe the proper procedures to be followed during specimen collection, handling, and shipping; and

(5) Shipping materials.

(c) The marine employer shall ensure that specimens are promptly shipped to a certified testing laboratory meeting the requirements of § 16.340. Chain of custody documents must accompany each specimen from the time of specimen collection through shipment to and testing by the laboratory.

(d) Specimens shall be shipped by an expeditious means.