| Title | Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Tool Kit |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34673 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sarles, Robbie L. |
| Corporate Creator | RLS and Associates; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publication Date | 20030300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In May 2000, in response to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) directive, the Acting Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to all recipients of FTA funding requesting that they review current policies on employees' use of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) medications that could compromise public safety and establish a program to educate safety-sensitive employees about the potential dangers associated with the use of Rx and OTC medications. To assist the transit agencies in responding to the Administrator's challenge, FTA has assembled this tool kit of example practices for ensuring the safe use of medications by safety-sensitive employees. The examples include six current transit agency policies; forms, lists, and other procedures used by five transit agencies to implement their policies; and various training aids ranging from several short awareness pamphlets to comprehensive training programs and presentations. Each of these many examples includes an information sheet containing a summary of the contents and an analysis of the example's advantages and disadvantages. The kit also contains two forms recommended by FTA for use by transit agencies to ensure that use of Rx and OTC medications are identified in FTA drug and alcohol post-accident investigations. |
| Rosap ID | dot:39136 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39136 |
| TRT Terms | Crash investigation; Alcohol use; Drug use; Education; Employees; Medication; Policy; Procedures; Public transit; Safety; Training devices; Transit authorities; Transit operating agencies; Transit personnel |
| General Subjects | U.S. Federal Transit Administration; Safety-sensitive; Tool kits; Administration and Management; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 53158779 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
960521 |
| Contract Number | U3064/TM365 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FTA-03-03; FTA-MA-5020-03-1 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34600/34673/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-03-03.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |