Is a contact person for violations required to be recorded for each sample collected?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only for certain samples
• D. Not required

Answer: (D)

Recording a contact person for violations for each sample is not required. The information captured with each sample is focused on identifying and tracking the sample itself—where and when it was collected, who collected it, the sample type, and how it was preserved and handled—to ensure traceability and integrity. A contact person for violations belongs to the facility’s regulatory communications or incident reporting process, not to every individual sample record. If a violation occurs, the facility uses its designated compliance contact to report it through the proper channels, rather than attaching a per-sample contact label. So, per-sample records do not include a required field for a violations contact.