| Title | Best Practices Manual: FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34625 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Gaumer, Robert |
| Source | 302p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration; EG&G Technical Services; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publication Date | 20020300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This document is part of a two-volume set prepared under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) General Technical Assistance Program, to provide guidance to the recipients of FTA funding that are required to test their safety-sensitive employees for drug use and alcohol misuse. This volume discusses "best practices" used by employers to establish and maintain a compliant testing program. The other volume, Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations in Mass Transit, explains the regulatory requirements, which were revised in 2001. The best practices discussed here were identified during 5 years of FTA-sponsored audits of existing programs. They are responses to the requirements that allow for flexibility in how to comply, i.e., areas where employers have to choose between different options and areas where they may want to exceed the minimum FTA requirements. This document identifies the areas where choices are required, the issues involved in making those choices, and "real world" examples of choices made. The discussions are organized according to the four required elements of an FTA anti-drug use and alcohol misuse program: (1) a program policy statement, (2) an education and training program, (3) a testing program, and (4) a procedure for referring policy violators to a substance abuse professional. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38427 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38427 |
| TRT Terms | Alcohol abuse; Alcohol tests; Best practices; Drug abuse; Drug tests; Employers |
| General Subjects | Public transportation; Safety and human factors; Security and emergencies; Drugs and alcohol; Drug and alcohol testing; Best practices; Public transit; Safety; Accidents |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 56052317 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
927304 |
| Contract Number | FTA-MA-26-7007-02.1 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-05; FTA-MA-90-5005-02-01 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34600/34625/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-05.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |