What are some examples of an employee’s failure to cooperate with the testing...
• Part 40 highlights two examples of failure to cooperate – the employee refuses to empty pockets when instructed to do so; and the employee behaves in a confrontational way that disrupts the testing...
View ArticleAre there any circumstances for which an employee should be given more than 3...
• No. The Department sees no situations for which an employee should be given more than 3 hours and offered more than 40 ounces of fluids to provide a sufficient amount of urine after the “first...
View Article§ 40.213 What training requirements must STTs and BATs meet?
§ 40.213 To be permitted to act as a BAT or STT in the DOT alcohol testing program, you must meet each of the requirements of this section: (a) You must be knowledgeable about the alcohol testing...
View ArticleWho do I contact if I lose my web based training password?
At the end of the registration process, the system will assign a password and display it on the screen. We will also email the password to the address you entered, but we recommend that you write it...
View Article§ 40.14 What collection information must employers provide to collectors?
§ 40.14 As an employer, or an employer’s service agent—for example a C/TPA, you must ensure the collector has the following information when conducting a urine specimen collection for you: (a) Full...
View ArticleHow does the Department’s Public Interest Exclusion (PIE) process work when a...
When there is a judgment or any other determination of guilt of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction against the service agent, whether entered upon a verdict or plea, including a...
View ArticleAPPENDIX C TO PART 40 – DOT Drug Testing Semi-Annual Laboratory Report to DOT...
Mail, fax, or email to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, W62-300, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Fax: (202) 366-3897, Email:...
View ArticleWhen may a collector give an employee permission to leave a collection site?
A collector may give an employee permission to leave the collection site only after the testing process is complete. For tests conducted under §40.73, the testing process is complete when both the...
View ArticleWhat happens if an employee leaves the collection site prior to the...
As noted in § 40.191(a)(2), failure to remain at the collection site until the testing process is complete generally constitutes a refusal to test. If an employee leaves the collection facility prior...
View ArticleIs the United States Coast Guard (USCG) a DOT Agency with respect to the...
40.3 Although included in the definition of a DOT Agency [see 40.3], the USCG is a DOT Agency with respect to Part 40 only when the USCG regulation [e.g., 46 CFR Part 16 or 46 CFR Part 4] incorporates...
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