Dot Drug Test Guidelines
You may be aware that the Department of Transportation (DOT) published its Final Rule regarding changes to drug testing regulations recently. These changes are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2010. What you may not realize is that DOT rule changes will likely affect almost all employers, even those that do not have DOT employees. First, a quick refresher on some key upcoming changes in DOT drug screening regulations, found in 49 CFR Part 40.
While there are a few procedural and definitional changes, the key changes that will directly impact most employers and applicants / employees have to do with the testing panel. Key Changes • Reducing the initial and confirmation testing cutoff levels for Amphetaminesand Cocaine • Conducting mandatory initial testing for Heroin • Adding a new test for Ecstasy (MDMA) – a methamphetamine that is widely considered a “club” drug among younger people The DOT and Health & Human Services (HHS) has indicated that these changes would likely result in an increase of 10-20 percent in the number of positive drug tests.
This stems from a concern that there is more substance abuse in the workplace than is being identified by current workforce testing. Impact on Non-DOT Employers What if you are with a bank, car manufacturer, or a construction company – i.e., a non-DOT employer? Would this affect your testing program? It most likely will.
The reality is that DOT regulations have established the baseline in drug testing for more than 20 years. Many states even have statutory requirements or Drug-Free Workplace programs that mandate allemployers to follow DOT procedures when doing testing. What’s the Next Step? With an effective date of October 1, 2010, these changes are coming soon; however, many implementation steps (e.g., laboratory paperwork changes) are still being finalized. We encourage you to stay tuned to updates as the effective date approaches. WorkforceQA will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available.
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Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug & Alcohol Supervisor. Best Practices for DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing; Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol.
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PYDT DOT Drug Testing FAQs The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 requires drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries. DOT publishes rules on who must conduct drug and alcohol tests, how to conduct those tests, and what procedures to use when testing. These regulations cover all transportation employers, safety-sensitive transportation employees, and service agents – roughly 10 million people. Encompassed in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40, the Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) publishes, implements, and provides authoritative interpretations of these rules. What Type of Testing do they do? Urine for Illegal Drugs, 5 Panel. Enterprise Architect 11 Keygen. The Breathalyzer for Alcohol Test.
What Drugs are Tested For? Drug and alcohol compliancy programs for the Department of Transportation (D.O.T), DOT Supervisor Training, and Workers' Drug Education Programs for DOT regulated companies. Department of Transportation (DOT) and The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations call for Pre-employment testing, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, and return-to duty testing. A driver must have a negative drug test result before they can be DOT qualified.
The DOT test panel includes testing for the following drugs. •AMPHETAMINE •Amphetamine •Methamphetamine •MARIJUANA •Delta-9-Carboxy THC (Marijuana) •COCAINE •Benzoylecgonine •OPIATES •Morphine •Codeine •PHENCYCLIDINE •PCP D.O.T - Cut Off Levels a DOT test is the abbreviation for a Department of Transportation. This means the testing guidelines have been regulated by the DOT, and if the guidelines are not followed the results are considered invalid. Not all tests are DOT regulated, but most are. To make the testing process easier companies follow the DOT guidelines to minimize mistakes. The first test for the DOT is a five panel EMIT.