DOT “Reasonable Suspicion” Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part I) DOT “Reasonable Suspicion” Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part I)

To help ensure that drivers of commercial vehicles are drug and alcohol-free, the Federal Transportation Employee Testing Act requires motor carriers to establish rigorous drug and alcohol testing programs. These regulations include “reasonable suspicion testing”, which lets employers refer employees for testing if they “think” that an employee may be “under the influence” of drugs or alcohol.

The updated course “DOT ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part I)” discusses how Federal regulations help keep impaired commercial drivers off the road and prevent accidents, injuries and fatalities. It also addresses the concept of “reasonable suspicion” and the types of situations that justify “reasonable suspicion” drug and alcohol testing.

Topics covered in this course include:

• DOT/FMCSA drug and alcohol regulations
• An overview of “reasonable suspicion” testing
• What makes suspicion “reasonable”
• General signs of substance use disorders
• Behavioral signs of drug misuse
• Physical signs of drug misuse
• …and more

To help ensure that drivers of commercial vehicles are drug and alcohol-free, the Federal Transportation Employee Testing Act requires motor carriers to establish rigorous drug and alcohol testing programs. These regulations include “reasonable suspicion testing”, which lets employers refer employees for testing if they “think” that an employee may be “under the influence” of drugs or alcohol.

The updated course “DOT ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part I)” discusses how Federal regulations help keep impaired commercial drivers off the road and prevent accidents, injuries and fatalities. It also addresses the concept of “reasonable suspicion” and the types of situations that justify “reasonable suspicion” drug and alcohol testing.

Topics covered in this course include:

• DOT/FMCSA drug and alcohol regulations
• An overview of “reasonable suspicion” testing
• What makes suspicion “reasonable”
• General signs of substance use disorders
• Behavioral signs of drug misuse
• Physical signs of drug misuse
• …and more