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Summary of Test Results and Subsequent Employer Actions
Test Result Verified Result
Negative Negative
Employer Action
No Action
Confirmation Test ≥ 0.02, but < 0.04 Not Negative—Not Remove From Safety-Sensitive
[ §40.23; §655.48; §655.61]
a Rule Violation Duty For 8 Hours Unless a
Retest Results in < 0.02;
Employer Consequence Under
Company’s Independent
Authority
Confirmation Test ≥ 0.04 [ §40.23;
§655.61]
Test Refusal
[ §40.261; §655.49]
Insufficient Volume With Medical
Explanation [§40.265]
Insufficient Volume With No Medical
Explanation [§40.265]
Fatal Flaw (Random, Post-Accident,
Reasonable Suspicion) [ §40.267]
Fatal Flaw (Return-to-Duty, Followup)[§40.273]
Consumption of Alcohol While
Performing Safety-Sensitive Duties
[ §655.32]
Consumption of Alcohol Within 4 Hours
of Performing Safety-Sensitive Duties
[ §655.33(a) ]
Consumption of Alcohol While On-
Call—Employee Refuses Work
[ §655.33(b)]
Consumption of Alcohol While On-
Call—Employee Reports for Work
[ §655.33(b)]
Consumption of Alcohol Within 8 Hours
Following An Accident Without
Previously Undergoing an Alcohol Test
[ §655.34]
Positive Remove From Safety-Sensitive
Duties; Refer to SAP;
Employer Consequence
Test Refusal—Rule
Violation
Cancelled No Action
Test Refusal—Rule
Violation
Cancelled No Action
Cancelled Retest
Rule Violation if
Alcohol Level ≥ 0.02
Rule Violation if
Alcohol Level ≥ 0.02
Removal From Duty; Refer to
SAP; Employer Consequence
Removal From Duty; Refer to
SAP; Employer Consequences
Rule Violation Remove From Safety-Sensitive
Duties; Employer
Consequence
Rule Violation Remove From Safety-Sensitive
Duties; Employer
Consequences
No Rule Violation Employer Consequences for
Missed Assignment
Remove from Safety-Sensitive
Duties; Employer
Consequences
Removal From Safety-
Sensitive Duties; Employer
Consequences
Chapter 8. Alcohol Testing Procedures 8-13 August 2002