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(latest NCVER data)Employers, courts and health services rely on collectors who have completed HLTPAT005 Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing to gather urine, oral fluid and breath specimens in a way that prevents tampering and keeps chain of custody intact. RTOs whose pathology learners also service workplace or legal testing can add it to their scope, with HLTPAT005 training resources covering the standards-based procedures involved.
Learners develop skills in confirming collection requirements, preparing a compliant collection environment, supervising clients to prevent tampering, testing and securing samples, labelling specimens to standards requirements, completing documentation and maintaining chain of custody.
Get our HLTPAT005 RTO training materials and avoid developing standards-based collection procedures from scratch. Purchase RTO materials and give trainers HLTPAT005 training materials that keep chain of custody at the centre of each task.
These HLTPAT005 learning materials provide a prepared foundation for collecting specimens for drugs of abuse testing. Purchase RTO materials to reduce development time and start with HLTPAT005 RTO training materials your team can align with current standards.
Check the latest unit requirements on training.gov.au before delivery. Your team should contextualise and validate these HLTPAT005 training materials for its learner cohort, delivery model and selected compliance environment. Use the supplied mapping as a starting point when reviewing your HLTPAT005 materials against the Standards for RTOs.
HLTPAT005 Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing covers confirming collection requirements, preparing the client and equipment and collecting urine, oral fluid and breath specimens following the special procedures that apply to drugs of abuse testing. It applies to people working in collection centres, hospitals, other health care environments and workplaces where this testing takes place.
The unit addresses five core areas:
The tasks are designed around collections from at least three different clients, using compliant equipment and kits and following technical, infection control and safety procedures plus those required by the relevant standard.
Yes. The content refers to the standards for urine and oral fluid testing named in the unit. Your team should check that learners use the current versions of these standards during delivery.
Yes. The editable files allow your team to insert local custody forms, collection kit details and workplace testing procedures where contextualisation is permitted.
Yes. They can be used by RTOs training collectors for workplace, health and legal settings. They are developed as compliant learning resources, but your team should contextualise and validate them for its own clients.
Yes. Free samples let your team review structure and presentation before you purchase RTO materials.
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