DOT: Drug and Alcohol Testing for Supervisors - Reasonable Suspicion

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 what six tests safety-sensitive workers are subject to and when that testing occurs.
• Recognize the reasonable suspicion testing process including the observation criteria for making a test determination, how to properly adhere to testing criteria, and the best practices for conducting a reasonable suspicion interview.
• Identify general signs or symptoms that may indicate substance abuse.
• 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