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Section 3. SAFETY-SENSITIVE • Operating a nonrevenue service
FUNCTIONS
vehicle that requires drivers to
hold CDLs.
• Controlling dispatch or movement
of a revenue service vehicle.
Since job duties and
responsibilities of dispatchers
vary by transit system, each
employer must decide whether the
agencies’ dispatcher performs any
functions that would pose a
substantial immediate threat to
public safety if impaired by drugs
or alcohol. If the employer
decides there is no threat, the
dispatcher should be excluded. If
the employer determines the
dispatcher could impact public
safety, those individuals should
be included.
• Maintaining revenue service
vehicles or equipment used in
revenue service including repairs,
component overhaul, and
rebuilding.
The rule requires that all
maintenance contractors who
stand in the shoes of an urbanized
system serving a population of
200,000 or more to perform
engine repair, revenue service
What Employees are Affected? vehicle repair, equipment repair,
and component rebuild/ overhaul
Employees of FTA recipients, must have a compliant program
subrecipients, and contractors who that meets the same standards as
perform safety-sensitive functions must the transit system. A written
be included in an FTA compliant contract between a grantee and its
substance abuse management program contractor is not required for the
(§655.4). FTA defines “safety-sensitive” rule to apply.
functions as follows:
• Operating a revenue service
vehicle including when not in
revenue service.
If the grantee routinely uses the
same contractor for
overhaul/rebuilding work, and the
contractor expects to perform the
grantee’s overhaul/rebuilding
Chapter 2. Regulatory Overview 2-6 August 2002