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AS/NZS 4760:2019
[Current]Procedure for specimen collection and the detection and quantification of drugs in oral fluid
Sets out procedures for oral fluid specimen collection, storage, handling, on-site screening tests and, if required, dispatch to the laboratory. It also covers applicability of oral fluid for drug testing and general issues related to drug screening on-site and drug screening and/or confirmation in the laboratory.
Published: 11/03/2019
Pages: 37
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope and application
1.1.1 Scope
1.1.2 Application
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
2 Collection, storage, handling and dispatch
2.1 General
2.2 Collection site
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Privacy
2.2.3 Security
2.2.4 Informed consent
2.2.5 Chain-of-custody
2.3 Integrity and identity of the collected specimen
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Precautions
2.3.3 Collection procedure
2.4 Preparation for dispatch
2.5 Transportation to the laboratory
3 General laboratory requirements
3.1 General
3.2 Reagents
3.3 Apparatus
3.3.1 Volumetric glassware
3.3.2 Piston operated volumetric apparatus
3.4 Laboratory security
3.5 Specimen reception and general acceptance criteria
3.6 Reconciliation of test results
3.7 Storage of specimen
3.7.1 Short-term storage
3.7.2 Long-term storage
4 Laboratory screen testing
4.1 General
4.2 Method
4.3 Laboratory security, specimen reception and storage of specimens
4.4 Responsibilities and personnel
4.4.1 Laboratory supervision
4.4.2 Laboratory analyst
4.4.3 Analytical toxicologist
4.4.4 Acceptance of results
4.5 Number of determinations
4.6 Calibration
4.7 Blank determination
4.8 Quality control
4.9 Screening test cut-off levels
4.10 Acceptance criteria
4.11 Interpretation of results
4.12 Reporting of results
4.12.1 Conditions for reporting
4.12.2 Test report
4.13 Record keeping
5 Laboratory confirmatory procedures
5.1 Scope
5.2 Principle
5.3 Apparatus
5.3.1 Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer
5.3.2 Liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer
5.4 Laboratory security, specimen reception and storage of specimens
5.5 Responsibilities and personnel
5.5.1 Laboratory management
5.5.2 Laboratory supervision
5.5.3 Laboratory analyst
5.5.4 Acceptance of results
5.5.5 Review results
5.6 Confirmatory procedures
5.7 Instrumentation
5.8 Number of determinations
5.9 Instrument setup
5.10 Blank determination
5.11 Quality control
5.12 Calculations
5.13 Uncertainty of measurement
5.14 Acceptance criteria
5.15 Test report
5.16 Record keeping
5.17 Disputed results
Appendix A
A1 General
A2 Personnel
A3 Procedure
A3.1 General
A3.2 Requirements for on-site drug testing
A3.3 Requirements for quality control and quality assurance, including proficiency testing
A4 Reporting of results
A4.1 General
A4.2 Conditions for reporting
A4.3 Test report
A4.4 Record keeping
A4.5 Reconciliation of test results
Appendix B
Appendix C
C1 General
C2 Collection devices
C3 On-site testing devices
C4 Transportation and storage devices
Appendix D
D1 General recommendations
D2 Disinfection of spills
D3 Disinfection of equipment
D4 Waste disposal
D5 Bibliography
Appendix E
E1 Immunoassay (IA)
E2 Gas chromatography (GC)
E3 Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)
E4 High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC or LC)
E5 Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS)
E6 Tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS, LC/MS/MS)
E7 High resolution and accurate mass spectrometry
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Cited references in this standard
[Withdrawn]
Verification and use of volumetric apparatus, Part 1: General — Volumetric glassware
[Withdrawn]
Verification and use of volumetric apparatus, Part 2: Guide to the use of piston-operated volumetric apparatus (POVA)
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