EWDTS Guidelines

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• Specimen Collection Guidelines July 2009
  
  
  • These Guidelines for Specimen Collection Procedures therefore cover the general principles for Chain of Custody, the specific features for each specimen type (urine, oral fluid and hair), and the competency of the collecting officers.
    
    
  • Where immediate test results are required Point of Collection Tests (POCT) can be utilised, but the principles and procedures for specimen collection outlined in these guidelines still apply.
  
  
• Guidelines for Oral Fluid, version 001, March 2011
  
  
• Drug and Alcohol Testing in Hair, Collection and Analysis August 2010

The guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Testing in Hair, Collection and Analysis were submitted to EA (European co-operation for Accreditation) for approval on 14 June 2010. These guidelines were first published in Drug Testing and Analysis, August 2010.

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European Laboratory Guidelines for Legally Defensible Workplace Drug Testing

1.0 Urine Drug Testing

These guidelines for Legally Defensible Workplace Drug Testing have been prepared by the European Workplace Drug Testing Society (EWDTS). They are based on the UK Guidelines drawn up by a Steering Group representing the following UK analytical laboratories:

• Cardiff BioAnalytical Services
• Department of Forensic Medicine & Science, University of Glasgow
• Forensic Science Service
• JMJ Laboratories
• LGC
• London Toxicology Group
• Medscreen
• Newcastle Royal Infirmary Toxicology Department
• OmniLabs
• Scientifics
• Tackler Analytical