DOT: Drug and Alcohol Testing for Employees Overview
Learning objectives
- Recognize the significance of having a safety-sensitive role in the workplace, what conduct is prohibited for all safety-sensitive workers, and your responsibility to understand and follow DOT regulations.
- Identify the six situations under which safety-sensitive workers are subject to drug and/or alcohol testing and when testing occurs.
- Identify prohibited alcohol related conduct and uses, signs and symptoms that can indicate alcohol use, the definition of blood alcohol content and how each BAC level affects the body.
- Identify the five prohibited drugs the DOT program tests, the specific signs and symptoms of drug use, and the guidelines and legalities of prescription use for employees in a safety-sensitive role.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the alcohol and drug testing process, test procedures and results, and the steps in the return-to-duty process.
Course overview
As an employee who performs safety-sensitive functions, you will learn about prohibited drug- and alcohol-related conduct for all safety-sensitive workers, the six conditions under which you are subject to drug and alcohol testing, when they occur and the testing process, and the signs and symptoms of substance use.
- 20 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- DOT: Drug and Alcohol Testing for Employees Overview
Regulations
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.11 What are the general responsibilities of employers under this regulation?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.13 Who does this regulation cover?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.14 What collection information must employers provide to collectors?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.15 May an employer use a service agent to meet DOT drug and alcohol testing requirements?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.23 What actions do employers take after receiving verified test results?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart B – Employer Responsibilities – 40.25 Must an employer check on the drug and alcohol testing record of employees it is intending to use to perform safety-sensitive duties?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart C – Urine Collection Personnel – 40.31 Who may collect urine specimens for DOT drug testing?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart D – Collection Sites, Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections – 40.41 Where does a urine collection for a DOT drug test take place?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart D – Collection Sites, Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in DOT Urine Collections – 40.43 What steps must operators of collection sites take to protect the security and integrity of urine collections?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart E – Urine Specimen Collections – 40.61 What are the preliminary steps in the collection process?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart E – Urine Specimen Collections – 40.63 What steps does the collector take in the collection process before the employee provides a urine specimen?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart E – Urine Specimen Collections – 40.65 What does the collector check for when the employee presents a specimen?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart E – Urine Specimen Collections – 40.71 How does the collector prepare the specimens?
- 49 CFR 40 Subpart E – Urine Specimen Collections – 40.73 How is the collection process completed?