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November 17th, 2010
Dot Drug Testing
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DOT Drug Testing.
The Department of Transportation was established in 1966 by an act of Congress and the DOT started working in April 1967. The mission of the department is to “serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today, and into the future”. Rules and procedures are established by the DOT for Drug testing of a wide spectrum of drivers.
Drug and Alcohol Testing is essential for preventing drug and alcohol abuse. When drugs and alcohol is consumed by drivers of automobiles there can be accidents. The drunk or the drug user driver not only puts his own life in danger, he also endangers the life and limb of his fellow passengers and others on the road, on the rails and in the air. The piss test that is so popular in all the other arenas where drug test is conducted is not so widely used in this field. The blood and saliva test are usually used. Both these tests can reveal the presence of drugs and alcohol consumed within a short period before the test is actually conducted. These tests are also difficult to cheat – you cannot have anybody else’s saliva and blood in your mouth and veins.
There is a legislative sanction for this testing. The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 makes drug and alcohol testing compulsory for many safety – sensitive transportation employees. The list includes such employees in the aviation, railroad, mass transit, trucking, pipeline and other transportation industries. The DOT publishes detailed rules and regulations on all aspects of drug and alcohol testing. These rules include who should conduct the tests, how the tests should be conducted and what procedures are to be used during testing. The said rules are applicable to almost 10 million people that include all transportation employers, safety sensitive transportation employees and service agents. The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) is encompassed in the 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40 and it publishes, implements and provides authoritative interpretation of all these rules.
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