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| Revised Best Practices Manual Available |
In March 2002, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the
Best Practices Manual:
FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
Appendix A of this
manual was revised in December, 2007 with updated example drug and alcohol
policies and procedures. Each policy included has been reviewed and determined to be current and fully-compliant with amended 49 CFR Parts 40 and 655 as of the date of publication. Each policy is labeled according to the size and type of employer to which it pertains. The final three policies are generic in nature and can be adjusted or tailored according to the specific needs of any employer. The revised Appendix A to the Best Practices Manual contains twelve updated policies for use by transit employers. The following example policies are included: | |||||
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| Employers can use these policies to update or revise all or part of their current policy and new employers can use these policies as a starting point. The example policies included in this manual provide employers with sample language that have been tested by time and have been scrutinized by FTA auditors. Employers should use caution, however, anytime they use example or boilerplate policies to ensure that the provisions set forth are representative of their own environment, and consistent with other employer policies, procedures, disciplinary code, labor agreements, and corporate philosophy. The revised Appendices of the Best Practices Manual can be obtained from the FTA Office of Safety and Security Website at: /publications. | ||||||
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FTA home page: http://www.fta.dot.gov FTA Office of Safety & Security: http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov DHHS-Certified Laboratories: http://www.workplace.samhsa.gov/ResourceCenter/lablist.htm Center for Substance Abuse Prevention: http://prevention.samhsa.gov FTA, Office of Safety and Security Clearinghouse: (617) 494-2116 Best Practices Manual: FTA Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Drug and Alcohol Consortia Manual Drug and Alcohol Testing Results: 1995 through 2005 Annual Reports Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations in Mass Transit, Revised 2003 Reasonable Suspicion Referral for Drug and Alcohol Testing (Leader’s Guide & Video) FTA Drug and Alcohol Program Assessment Prescription and Over-The-Counter Medications Toolkit Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines Substance Abuse Professional Guidelines DOT’s 10 Steps to Collection Site Security and Integrity USDOT Drug and Alcohol Documents FAX on Demand: (800)225-3784 USDOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance: (202) 366-3784 or http://www.dot.gov/ost/dapc | |||||
