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In addition, the employee application
form should contain a statement in which
the prospective employee agrees to follow
the transit system’s drug and alcohol
policy and submit to drug and alcohol
testing if performing a safety-sensitive
function. Current employees who are
transferring to a safety-sensitive function
must also be made aware of these policies.
Further details on pre-employment testing
are found in Chapter 6, “Types of
Testing.”
Contract Service Provider Notification
The FTA rules require that each
recipient certify that it complies with the
requirements of the regulations (§655.83).
If a recipient uses a contract service
provider or maintenance provider, these
contractors must also be in compliance,
unless they are maintenance contractors
who work for Section 5311 subrecipients
or Section 5307 or 5309 recipients that
serve populations under 200,000.
Since the regulation covers contract
personnel who are “standing in the shoes
of” the transit system safety-sensitive
employees, it is the recipient’s
responsibility to ensure that contract
organizations comply with the regulations.
The safety-sensitive functions covered for
contract personnel are the same, except for
the exclusions noted. These employees
may be full- or part-time workers of the
contractor.
Examples of Covered Safety-Sensitive
Contractors
Contractor Function
(Stands In the Shoes of
FTA Section 5307, 5309, or
5311 Recipients)
Covered Not
Covered
Fixed Route Service X
Demand
X
Response/Paratransit
ADA Complementary
X
Paratransit
Turn-Key Service Providers X
Brokerage Services—
X
Broker/Dispatcher Chooses
Service Provider
Passenger Chooses Service
X
Provider
Intercity Service Provider X
Maintenance Service for
Section 5307 and 5309
X
Recipients that Serve
Population Greater than
200,000
Maintenance Service for
Section 5311 Subrecipients
and Section 5307 and 5309
X
Recipients that Serve
Populations Less Than
200,000
Warranty Work X
Vehicle
X
Manufacture/Remanufacture
Facility Construction
X
Workers
Security Services (with
X
Firearms) for Vehicles, Bus
Stops, Terminals
Security (with Firearms) for
X
Vehicle Storage, Buildings,
and Grounds
Engine and Component X
Rebuilding and Overhaul
Chapter 4. Policy Development and Communication 4-10 August 2002