How to take a urine sample
Before you start
Please post your sample on the same day as the sample collection.
Wash your hands and check the kit is within the expiry date. This can be found on the top of your mailing box. If the kit seal is broken do not use the kit and contact us.
Check you have all materials as described in the list of components. If components within the kit are damaged or missing, do not use the kit and contact us.
Please do not urinate for at least 1 hour before taking your sample.
You will need:
Safe2Pcanter
Urine sample tube
Pipette
Taking your sample
Open the Safe2Pcanter, using the instructions on the side.
We need the urine from the start of your urine stream for this sample, so urinate straight into the Safe2Pcanter.
Keep the sample tube upright and then unscrew the cap, to avoid any liquid spillage. Place your tube into the tube holder labelled B.
Squeeze the bulb of the pipette, putting the tip into the urine, and releasing the bulb so the pipette fills.
Place the pipette into the collection tube.
Lightly squeeze the bulb to add urine to the collection tube, until the urine reaches fill window. Do not use the pipette to remove any urine from the tube.
Keep adding urine until your sample reaches the fill area between the 2 lines marked on the side of the tube.
Screw the cap of the tube back on. Remove a tube label from your lab form and apply it to the side of your tube vertically as shown.
Posting your samples
Before you post your samples:
You’ll need your lab form and a pen.
Check all your sample tubes are securely closed and you've stuck labels to each one.
Place your tubes into the plastic pouch and follow the instructions on the front to seal it.
Place this into your mailing box.
Write the date you took your samples on your lab form.
Place your completed lab form into your mailing box alongside your samples.
Close your mailing box. Making sure you don’t cover the UN3373 markings or your return postage label, seal your mailing box shut using the security seal provided.
Post your samples to the lab. Making sure to follow your local guidelines, dispose of all your used and unused items.
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