FTA Substance Abuse Policy Checklist
The FTA drug and alcohol regulations
require employers to develop and disseminate a policy statement
describing their prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse programs. This
statement must be adopted by the local governing board of the employer
or operator, and be made available to each covered employee.
The rules require policies to include a detailed
discussion of a number of different items, as outlined in Sections
653.25 and 654.71. To assist in clarifying, or identifying missing or
incorrect information in existing policies, the FTA has developed this
checklist regarding policy contents. The checklist includes regulatory
requirements, as well as “best practice” recommendations; it is not to
be construed as the “last word” in drug and alcohol policies - it merely
provides guidance.
- The policy must be current with all amendments to
parts 653, 654, and 40.
- Proof of policy adoption by the appropriate
governing body.
- Effective date of policy.
- Identity of the person designated by the employer
to answer employee questions about the anti-drug and alcohol misuse
program.
- Prohibited substances for which employees will be
tested.
- Categories of employees who are subject to
testing.
- Documentation of how the employer determined
which employees were safety-sensitive.
- Narrative describing what period of the work day
covered employees are required to be in compliance and when
employees may be tested.
- Requirement that participation in the testing
program is a condition of performing a safety-sensitive function.
- Prohibited behavior, including when the
regulations prohibit the use of alcohol and drugs.
- Testing circumstances for drugs and alcohol
(i.e., pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion,
return-to-duty, and follow-up testing).
- An indication of when employees are subject to
pre-employment/pre-transfer drug testing, and that applicants for a
safety-sensitive position may not be hired before a verified
negative drug test result is received.
- A basic description of the random testing process
(including selection and notification.
- A description of the criteria which must be
satisfied for conducting FTA mandated post-accident testing, an
indication of who must be tested when those criteria are achieved,
and time frames for conducting post-accident testing.
- A description of the reasonable suspicion
decision-making process, and the fact that only trained supervisors
may make reasonable suspicion referrals.
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Where To Find?..........
49 CFR Part 654, Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in
Transit OperationFebruary 15, 1994
Federal Register Vol. 59
Pages 7532-7571
Amended:
May 10, 1995
Federal Register Vol. 60
Pages 24765-24766
Primary Topic: Suspension of Preemployment
Alcohol Testing
August 2, 1995
Federal Register Vol. 60
Pages 39618-39620
Primary Topic: Exemption of Volunteers and Post-Accident Testing
Provision
January 6, 1998
Federal Register Vol. 63
Pages 418-419
Primary Topic: Random Alcohol Testing Rate Changed to 10 Percent
Technical Corrections:
March 6, 1995
Federal Register Vol. 60
Pages 12296-12300
Primary Topic: Corrections and Clarifications
The information presented on this
page should be used to update Chapter4 of the
Implementation Guidelines.
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