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Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) and Screen Test Technician (STT) (§40.213) Medical Review Officer (MRO) (§40.121) − Training on Error − Proficiency Demonstration 1. Credentials: None 2. Basic Information − Part 40 − Current DOT Guidance 3. Qualifications Training − DOT Model BAT or STT Course − Part 40 Alcohol Testing Procedures − Operation of Alcohol Screen Device (ASD) for STT − Operation of Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) Device for BATs − BAT/STT Professionalism 4. Initial Proficiency Demonstration − BATs Conduct Seven (7) Error-Free Mock Collections Using Devices that Will Be Used − STTs Conduct Five (5) Error-Free Mock Collections Using Devices that Will Be Used − Monitored 5. Refresher Training (Minimum Every 5 Years) − Qualification Training − Proficiency Demonstration 6. Error Correction Training (within 30 Days of Error) − Training on Error − Proficiency Demonstration -- Three Consecutive Error-Free Mock Collections- Monitored 1. Credentials: A Licensed Physician (Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy) 2. Basic Knowledge − Knowledgeable of and Clinical Experience in Controlled Substance Abuse Disorders − Detailed Knowledge of Alternative Medical Explanations for Laboratory Drug Test Results − Knowledge of Adulterated and Substituted Specimens − Knowledge of Medical Causes for Invalid Test Results − Part 40 − DOT MRO <strong>Guidelines</strong> − DOT Agency Regulations (i.e., FTA) − Keep Current 3. Qualifications Training − Urine Specimen Collections − Chain of Custody, Reporting, Records − Interpretation of Drug and Validity Test Results − Role and Responsibility of MRO − Interaction with DERs, SAPs, etc. − Part 40 − DOT Agency Rules (i.e., FTA) Chapter 5. Training 5-13 August 2002
− Changes in Rules, Guidance and Interpretations that Affect MRO Function − Examination 4. Continuing Education (Every 3 Years) − 12 Professional Development Hours Relevant to MRO Function − Update Materials and Information − Knowledge Assessment Tool 1. Credentials: A Licensed Physician (Medical Doctor or Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Doctor of Osteopathy), or a Licensed or Certified (§655.281) Psychologist, Social Worker, Employee Assistance Professional, or Drug and Alcohol Counselor (Certified by the NAADAC or by the ICRC 2. Basic Knowledge − Knowledge of, and Clinical Experience in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Related Disorders − SAP Functions as they Relate to Employer Interests in Public Safety − Part 40 − DOT Agency Regulations Applicable to the Employers They Serve (i.e., FTA, Part 655) − DOT “Substance Abuse Professional <strong>Guidelines</strong>” − Keep Current 3. Qualifications Training − Background, Rationale, and Coverage of DOT’s Program − Part 40 − DOT Agency Regulations (i.e., Part 655) − DOT Drug Testing − DOT Alcohol Testing Requirements − SAP Qualifications and Prohibitions − Role of the SAP in Return-to-Duty Process − SAP Consultation and Communication Requirements − Reporting and Record Keeping − SAP Issues − Examination 4. Continuing Education (Every 3 Years) − 12 Professional Development Hours Relevant to SAP Duties − Update Information − Knowledge Assessment Tool Figure 5-4. Education and Training Requirements for Medical Professionals and Technicians Chapter 5. Training 5-14 August 2002
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October 2009 Implementation Guideli
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Notice This document is disseminate
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METRIC/ENGLISH CONVERSION FACTORS E
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. INTROD
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Table of Contents (continued) Secti
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Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION Section 1.
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Transit employers may go beyond the
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Recommendation: Know the Regulation
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Sample Documentation Chapter 1. Int
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DHHS-Certified Laboratories, Center
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FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Inf
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Research And Special Programs Admin
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employment in safety-sensitive posi
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What happens in these cases? The pu
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Section 3. SAFETY-SENSITIVE • Ope
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performing the volunteer service ar
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temperature range (90.0 to 100.0 F)
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publishes its final rule establishi
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for the preceding 6 months ending o
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Chapter 7. Drug Testing Procedures
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• The MRO will verify the test re
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The MRO may change a verified test
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direct the DER to have the employee
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employee for a retest under direct
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Sample Documentation Chapter 7. Dru
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Collection Site Checklist (cont.) (
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12. You may now wash your hands and
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Privacy Act Statement: (For Federal
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than an EBT, that is approved by th
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Breath Alcohol Technician (§40.213
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availability and the need for backu
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At the conclusion of the screen tes
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sufficient amount of breath. A medi
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In addition to stipulating the cons
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Sample Documentation Chapter 8. Alc
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[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Vol
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The Conforming Products List is the
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Highway Safety Programs; Model Spec
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U.S. Department of Transportation (
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Section 1. SAP QUALIFICATIONS A sub
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Education/Treatment Program Referra
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Employers are not required to follo
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SAP, many employers have looked to
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10 weeks, with most sessions schedu
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FOLLOW-UP TESTING PROCESS SAP Input
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Alcohol Test Results
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when the applicant was assigned saf
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may arrange to have the consortium
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• Employers and service agents sh
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The list of randomly selected trans
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A. At a Nonprofit Agency or Indepen
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Reporting Period: Laboratory Name a
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Record Retention Checklists (page 2
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Retains CCF1 Split Lab - CCF1 Labor
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CCF1 Split Lab Retains - CCF1 Labor
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION D
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Chapter 11. CONSORTIA AND THIRD PAR
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Greater Expertise. The FTA and DOT
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Section 2. CONSIDERATIONS IN ESTABL
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esults (≥0.02) between the BAT an
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consideration. Thus, the more diver
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Section 5. IS A CONSORTIUM RIGHT FO
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• Procurement of testing services
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• Consider which consortium model
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Exhibit 11-1 Role of State DOTs in
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Exhibit 11-3 CONSORTIA RESPONSIBILI
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Chapter 12. PROGRAM MONITORING As a
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• Conduct periodic review of serv
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compliance. You are encouraged to c
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Chapter 13. THE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
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Violations of the act may result in
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Exhibit 13-1 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE AC
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Chapter 14. SUBSTANCE ABUSE MANAGEM
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Notification of audit Requested mat
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them to move throughout the facilit
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above materials. ⎯⎯Procedures t
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DAY 3 Time Activity Team Address of
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Date of Collection Jan-01 Nov-00 Se
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Time of the Test Time of the Test 8
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Each auditor will discuss the porti
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Sample Re-audit Agenda DAY 1 Time A
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Index of Appendices Appendix A. Acr
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AA Alcoholics Anonymous Appendix A.
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RFP Request for Proposal RIA Radio
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Newsletters Appendix B. Additional
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U.S. Department of Labor. What Work
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Other Government Web sites Drug and
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Appendix C Americans with Disabilit
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sensitive duties for the illegal us
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If the individual is qualified and
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allegation of discrimination under
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Appendix D. Certified Laboratories
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DrugProof, Divison of Dynacare 543
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One Source Toxicology Laboratory, I
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The following laboratories are volu
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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 141
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Appendix F. Fact Sheets Drug Detect
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Social Issues • Two-thirds of all
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• The euphoric stimulation increa
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connection between marijuana smokin
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Opiates (Narcotics) Fact Sheet Opia
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Phencyclidine (PCP) Fact Sheet Phen
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Appendix G Questions and Answers
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ecipient, and someone other than th
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Q. Can transit operators receive wa
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Q. If an employee changed jobs prio
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Q. How much training are employers
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acceptable for the company-required
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Q. In a post-accident situation req
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employees and 50 non-DOT employees,
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Q: What actual address is required
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Q: Can a split specimen be sent to
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actual employee of the employer may
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Q: Must collectors, BATs, STTs, MRO
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an observer, or a monitor for co-wo
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Q: If a collector makes an error on
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Appendix H Terms and Definitions
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indirectly, one controls or has the
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Confirmation validity test Confirme
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Medical Review Officer (MRO) A pers
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Random test Reason to believe Reaso
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Safety-sensitive function Any of th
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trolley bus, or vessel. A “mass t
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§ 40.89 What is validity testing,
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Appendix C to Part 40-DOT Drug Test
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I. Employer: Company Name: Page 92
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duty and follow-up testing under sp
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When the drug and alcohol rules ini
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the consequences for prohibited dru
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Labor unions: 3 Trade associations:
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FTA Response. FTA opts not to inclu
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Since each employer uses its own te
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Most of the commenters to this sect
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themselves that employees can succe
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Several commenters responding to th
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service providers and the employer.
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esponsibility of FTA transit funds
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Part 655 - Prevention of Alcohol Mi
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655.52 Substance abuse professional
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(b) This part must be read in conju
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(2) The volunteer performs a safety
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Refuse to submit means any circumst
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An employer must have an anti-drug
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part. (c) Specific information conc
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(5) Phencyclidine. (c) Consumption
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concentration less than 0.04. This
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(c) Rates for drug testing. (1) Whe
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annual percentage rate under this p
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(a) Each employer shall require a c
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qualifying the supervisors to make
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post-accident alcohol test indicati
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equired to be maintained by this pa
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(b) A certification must be authori
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Drug-Free Workplace Act
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....
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egulations that have been made sinc
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The behaviors that are prohibited b
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⎯ An individual who refuses to su
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Have employees been notified that p
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⎯ Add a bluing agent to the toile
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Are employees who are subject to te
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LABORATORY TESTING Are all drug tes
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⎯ Direct the analysis of the spli
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Is only one test conducted at a tim
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Does the BAT notify the employer’
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Does the SAP evaluate whether a saf
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ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS If a pr
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Are procedures in place to have emp
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hours following the accident, the e
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Are random numbers substituted only
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Are employees that are subject to f
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OTHER TRAINING Consistent with the
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♦ Documents presented by a covere
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CERTIFICATION ♦ Each year transit
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A R DMINISTRATIVE EQUIREMENTS Do th
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DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY REVIEW QUES
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Meeting FTA thresholds; Meeting dru
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CONSEQUENCES OF A FAILED OR REFUSED
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How much notice is given to the emp
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AP
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If the information requested is not
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Has the employer met the minimum an
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Do the records indicate that any dr
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Does the employer utilize the stand
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If tests are cancelled because of a
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If you conducted the initial test,
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SALIVA TEST TECHNICIAN QUESTIONNAIR
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MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER (MRO) QUESTI
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What action would you take if the s
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• • • As the SAP, can you sub
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Do you assist your members in any w
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