What happens when an individual is unable to provide a sufficient amount of specimen for a pre-employment, follow-up, or return-to-duty test because of a permanent or long-term medical condition? (§ 40.195) This section explains procedures when an employee has a permanent or long-term medical condition that prevents them from giving enough urine for a [...]
DOT authorizes any trained individual under 49 CFR § 40.33 to serve as a urine collector. For oral fluid collections, training must meet the requirements in § 40.35. However, certain restrictions apply: The immediate supervisor of an employee cannot collect the specimen if that employee is being tested. An employee in a safety-sensitive role, [...]
Yes, the collector may accept the ID if it has expired for one year or less. DOT gave guidance in the preamble to the oral fluid final rule, 88 Federal Register 27605 (May 2, 2023): “The issue of employees using expired forms of ID at the collection site continues to cause problems. For several [...]
§383.3 - Applicability Guidance Q&A Question 2: Do mechanics, shop help, and other occasional drivers need a CDL? Guidance: Yes, if the vehicle is a CMV and is operated or test-driven on a public highway. Read more Are Occasional Drivers Required to Drug Test? Here at InOut Labs, we provide drug and alcohol and wellness testing [...]
If an employee performs safety-sensitive functions that would subject him to the DOT testing programs of more than one DOT agency (e.g. FMCSA and PHMSA), the employee shall be subject to random alcohol and/or controlled substances testing at the annual percentage rate established for the calendar year by the DOT agency regulating more than [...]
From the DOT Publication Best Practices for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. “Is the boss singling me out? I just did a random last month. Joe never gets tested. I don’t think this thing is random at all!” These concerns are common among many safety-sensitive employees. Many employers have faced court challenges to prove [...]
From the DOT Publication Best Practices for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. It is best practice for an employer to document every step of the random testing process. This includes the numbers, names drawn, dates and times of notification, dates and times of collections, and why a selected employee was not tested during a [...]
From the DOT Publication Best Practices for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. When an employee receives a notification, the individual must proceed immediately to the collection site. Contrary to urban legends circulating among some workers, "immediately" does not mean two hours. It means that after notification, every action the employee takes must lead directly [...]
From the DOT Publication Best Practices for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. Notify each employee discreetly, following your company’s policy. Conduct random testing in strict confidence, involving only a limited number of people who know the selection list. Why? This approach maintains the element of surprise.Best Practices: Set clear procedures to ensure each employee [...]
From the DOT Publication Best Practices for Random Drug and Alcohol Testing. Here's what happens when an employee isn’t available for random drug testing. Best Practices For Random Drug Test If you select an employee for testing and know they’ll be unavailable during the selection cycle (due to an extended absence or long-term illness), [...]
