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Prohibitions
Alcohol:
Drug and Alcohol Policy
1. Drivers shall not report to/or remain on duty while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater.
2. Drivers shall not use alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions.
3. Drivers shall not use alcohol 8 hours prior to performing prior to performing safety-sensitive functions.
4. Drivers shall not use alcohol for 8 hours following an accident or until he/she undergoes a post-accident alcohol test, whichever occurs first.
Controlled Substances:
1. Drivers shall not report or remain on duty when the driver uses any controlled substance, except in accordance with 382.107 if a licensed medical practitioner had advised the driver that the substances will not affect his/her ability to safely operate a CMV.
2. Drivers shall not report, remain on duty or perform safety-sensitive functions if he/she tests positive, has adulterated or substituted their specimen for controlled substances.
Types of Tests
DOT requires six circumstances for drug and alcohol tests. They are:
1. Pre-employment
2. Post-accident
3. Random
Refusal to Test [49CFR Part 40 (40.261)]
4. Reasonable suspicion
5. Return-to-duty
6. Follow-up
No driver shall refuse to submit to either alcohol or controlled substances tests. Refusals to test are violations and shall require the same consequences as positive results. The following are examples of refusals to test:
1. Failure to appear within a reasonable amount of time from scheduled appointment (except in a pre-employment scenario)
2. Failure to remain at collection site
3. Failure to provide adequate amount of urine, breath or saliva and there is no valid medical
explanation.
4. Failure to undergo a medical examination when required
5. Failure to sign step 2 of the Alcohol Testing Form (ATF)
6. Failure to cooperate with any part of the testing process.
Any driver who becomes unqualified or engages in prohibited conduct as set forth herein may be subject to dismissal.
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