(1) Error correction training must be provided and your proficiency documented in writing by a person who meets the requirements of paragraph (b)(4) of this section. This training must occur within 30 days of the date you are notified of the error that led to the need for retraining. If you make a mistake in the alcohol testing process that causes a test to be cancelled ( i.e., a fatal or uncorrected flaw), you must undergo error correction training. No less frequently than every five years from the date on which you satisfactorily complete the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, you must complete refresher training that meets all the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. (d) You must meet the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section before you begin to perform STT or BAT functions. (3) If you are an STT who will be using an ASD that indicates readings by changes, contrasts, or other readings in color, you must demonstrate as part of the mock test that you are able to discern changes, contrasts, or readings correctly. (2) These tests must use the alcohol testing devices ( e.g., EBT(s) or ASD(s)) that you will use as a BAT or STT. (1) Another person must monitor and evaluate your performance, in person or by a means that provides real-time observation and interaction between the instructor and trainee, and attest in writing that the mock collections are “error-free.” This person must be an individual who meets the requirements of paragraph (b)(4) of this section. Following your completion of qualification training under paragraph (b) of this section, you must demonstrate proficiency in alcohol testing under this part by completing seven consecutive error-free mock tests (BATs) or five consecutive error-free tests (STTs). (4) The instructor must be an individual who has demonstrated necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities by regularly conducting DOT alcohol tests as an STT or BAT, as applicable, for a period of at least a year, who has conducted STT or BAT training, as applicable, under this part for a year, or who has successfully completed a “train the trainer” course. (3) The training must emphasize that you are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the testing process, ensuring the privacy of employees being tested, and avoiding conduct or statements that could be viewed as offensive or inappropriate. (2) Qualification training must include training to proficiency in using the alcohol testing procedures of this part and in the operation of the particular alcohol testing device(s) ( i.e., the ASD(s) or EBT(s)) you will be using. On request, ODAPC will review BAT and STT instruction courses for equivalency. The training can also be provided using a course of instruction equivalent to the DOT Model Courses. The DOT Model Courses are available from ODAPC ( Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590, 20, or on the ODAPC web site, ). (1) Qualification training must be in accordance with the DOT Model BAT or STT Course, as applicable. You must receive qualification training meeting the requirements of this paragraph (b). You must subscribe to the ODAPC list-serve at ( ). You must keep current on any changes to these materials. Procedures and guidance are available from ODAPC ( Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 20, or on the ODAPC Web site, ). (a) You must be knowledgeable about the alcohol testing procedures in this part and the current DOT guidance. To be permitted to act as a BAT or STT in the DOT alcohol testing program, you must meet each of the requirements of this section: § 40.213 What training requirements must STTs and BATs meet?
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