Alcohol and drug testing program

An employer who uses a driver more than once a year, but does not employ the driver, must obtain the information fisted above at least once every 6 months, verifying that the driver participates in an alcohol and drug testing program that meets the requirements of the regulations. 

Records related to the administration of the alcohol and drug testing programs and... 

In accordance with 382.601, motor carriers are required to have written materials and a pohcy outlining their alcohol and drug program. These materials must be provided to each driver, and written notice of the availability of these materials must be provided to rmion representatives. These materials must be distributed prior to the start of alcohol and drug testing. Each driver must sign a receipt that he/she has received a copy of the materials. Information on the following eleven areas must be included in the materials ... 

Frequency of task hazard analyses performed for high hazard activities Implementation of substance abuse program, which includes alcohol and drug testing... 

This coalition of businesses, business groups, and individuals promotes efforts to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace in order to protect the health and safety of workers as well as business productivity. It also supports drug-testing programs when done under proper guidelines to protect employees rights. 

Owner-operators must implement an alcohol and drug program that includes more people than himself/herself as covered employees in the random testing pool. Essentially, this means an owner-operator must join a consortium. 

A Failing To Implement An Alcohol And/Or Drug Testing Program 813 813 37.28%... 

Finally, some questions received uniformly low scores. This is the case, for example, with question 35. Employees are not widely confident that the EAP is effective in eliminating alcohol and drug abuse, even in the best sites. Again, this could be because workers in the 1990s had more experience with, and knowledge of the effect of, EAP programs on alcohol and drug abuse than did the samples tested in 1980. 

Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety, Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs. Fed Reg 2000 65 79462 Fed Reg... 

Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. 

This term (C/TPA) includes, but is not Limited to, groups of employers who join together to administer, as a single entity, the DOT drug and alcohol testing programs of its members. 

After a driver, who tested positive for drugs, failed an alcohol test, or refused to take a drug or alcohol test, successfully completes an education and/or treatment program (including a negative return-to-duty drug and/or alcohol test) prescribed by a substance abuse professional (SAP) he/she is subject to follow-up testing. 

The DOT uses PIEs to exclude from participation in its drug and alcohol testing program any service agent who, by serious non-compliance, has shown that it is not currently acting in a responsible manner. 

Background, rationale, and coverage of the DOT s drug and alcohol testing program ... 

Part 40 — Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs... 

Your DOT drug and alcohol testing program must take priority over, and be completely separate from, any non-DOT testing program. This is required under 40.13 How do DOT drug and alcohol tests relate to non-DOT tests . 

Keep your non-DOT records separate. The DOT requires you to keep records of your drug and alcohol testing program (see 382.401), but not your non-DOT program. 

Shop around, but verify compliance Given the variety of tasks involved in any drug and alcohol testing program, it makes economic sense to shop around for companies that can provide those services cheaper and more efficiently than you can perform them in-house. 

However, keep in mind that the federal regulations are quite strict when it comes to the separation of the DOT drug and alcohol testing program from any company-specific requirements. You must be certain that you are in full comphance with DOT requirements before you start imposing additional restrictions, tests, and/or penalties on your drivers. 

Ensure that all drivers operating CDL-required vehicles are in your drug and alcohol testing program, even if they are only local drivers. The only exceptions are listed in 382.103(d). 

Establish a comprehensive testing program that discourages drug use and alcohol abuse. Conduct pre-employment tests on all prospective drivers. Make sure all drivers are in a random testing pool, and that selections are done in... 

The serious impact of drug use and alcohol abuse has been recognized by the federal government. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued regulations which require the company to implement an alcohol and controlled substances testing program. 

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