DOT: Drug and Alcohol Testing for Employees
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.
- Recognize 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.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 42 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English , Spanish
Course Outline
- Requirements for Safety-Sensitive Roles
- Alcohol Abuse
- Drug Use
- Prescription Drug Use
- Drug and Alcohol Testing Process
Regulations
- 49 CFR Part 40 - Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug And Alcohol Testing Programs
- Title 49 Subtitle B Chapter III Subchapter B Part 382 Subpart C Section 307
- Title 49 Subtitle B Chapter III Subchapter B Part 382 Subpart F Section 603