![]() "Nine times out of 10 we're able to make sure they don't get the specimen in the testing area," Claflin says. At Fastest Labs, workers also conduct a visual examination, checking specifically the top of the beltline and sock areas because those are the most common places people store fake or borrowed urine. ![]() The DOT also requires that nothing should be taken inside the collection area - no purses, backpacks or outerwear. "We have to have specimens between 90 and 100 degrees ," he says, adding, "the reason we don't accept it under 90 is that people usually run a 98.6 degree temperature, but by the time you bring out of the bathroom in two to three minutes, it should be in the 92-94 range." So, while exterior proximity to her body would have kept the urine on the warm side, it's not likely that it would have fallen anywhere near the required temperature range. Fastest Labs, along with other reputable drug-testing facilities, follows Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines, which require collectors to establish a chain-of-custody, which involves taking an immediate temperature reading of the specimen. Would she have gotten away with it? In this case, probably not. Let's say the woman had been successful in getting the urine in the deposit cup within the allotted time. "But it took her so long that we knocked on the door and startled her, so it spilled all over her shirt." Not only was she mortified, it was obvious what she'd been up to, he notes. People will put "borrowed" urine near their body parts to try and get it up to a temperature resembling warm pee. "This lady put a Ziploc baggie in her brassiere," he recalls. He's seen some really wild attempts at people trying to game the system. Dave Claflin is CEO for Fastest Labs, which offers testing for drugs, alcohol and DNA, as well as other services.
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