TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
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FTA Drug & Alcohol
Regulation Updates
Issue 36, page 7
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Revised Best Practices Manual Available
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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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- Large Transit Systems
- Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority
- Houston Metro (Zero Tolerance)
- San Diego Transit Corporation
- Medium Transit System
- Small Transit Systems
- Clermont County
- Athens-Clarke County
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- Paratransit Contractor
- Lift, Incorporated (Drug-Free Workplace)
- City Government
- City of Charlottesville (FTA and FMCSA)
- State Department of Transportation
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Policy Templates
- With Second Chance
- No-Second Chance
- FTA and FMCSA
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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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![Resources](images/Resources.gif) |
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 |