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Regulatory
Comparison
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| TOPIC |
FTA |
FHWA |
Testing Categories
Pre-employment - drugs only |
Result before hire - no waiver
|
Result before assignment
of safety-sensitive
duties
Waived
if certain
conditions are met |
Reasonable
Suspicion
Trained supervisor makes specific,
extemporaneous observations
regarding appearance, speech,
behavior, or odor |
Same |
Same
A written record must be
prepared within 24 hours of the event
Test delays >8 hours result in driver
out of service for 24 hours |
Post
Accident - Fatality
Test driver
Test others that could have
contributed |
Required
Required
|
Required
Not Required
|
Post
Accident - No Fatality
Immediate transport to a
medical treatment facility
or
one or more vehicles
receives disabling damage |
Unless the employee can be
completely discounted as a contributing factor |
And the CDL holder receives a
citation for a moving traffic violation |
Random
Scientifically
valid method
Minimum drug test rate
Minimum alcohol test rate |
Same
50%
10%
|
Same
50%
10%
|
|
Return-to-duty/Follow-up
|
Same |
Same |
Recordkeeping
Retention
MIS
Access
to record
Previous employer records |
Same
All covered employers report annually
Same
Not Required |
Same
Selected reporting -
employers randomly selected
Same
Obtain records for previous 2 years with
employee consent |
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Compliance Penalties
|
Suspension of funds |
Employer/employee fines and
penalties
Possibility of issuing an out of service order |
|
Compliance Certification
|
Required |
Not Required
|
|
Prohibited Behavior - Alcohol
BAC
³0.04; consumption on
duty 4 hours before performance
of safety-sensitive duties; 8
hours following
an accident
|
Same
No consumption on-call
|
Same
No possession while on duty
|
Prohibited
Behavior - Drugs
at all times |
Same |
Same
Prescription use when affects
ability to perform. These are medical
disqualifications. |
|
SAP Referral Process
|
Same |
Same |