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Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance
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Washington DC 20590
Phone:
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Pre-Employment Alcohol Testing
Originally Issued 09/01
Revised 03/10
Revised 03/10
Question
Can an employer wishing to conduct pre-employment alcohol testing, do so?
Answer
- A DOT-regulated employer (except under USCG rules) wishing to conduct pre-employment alcohol testing under DOT authority may do so if certain conditions are met.
- The testing must be accomplished for all applicants (i.e., the employer cannot select for testing some applicants and not others) and the testing must be conducted as a post-offer requirement (i.e., the employer needs to inform the applicant that he or she has the job if he or she passes a DOT alcohol test).
- In addition, the testing and its consequences must comply with requirements of Part 40.
Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012