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Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations - Chapter 2

Regulatory Overview Implementing portions of the FMCSA_required controlled substances use and alcohol misuse program may require you to modify existing substance abuse policies and programs or, in some cases, develop entirely new programs. The critical program element will be to test drivers in...

Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations - Chapter 3

Policy Development and Communication

The FMCSA regulations require that you develop a written policy on controlled substances use and alcohol misuse in the workplace and that the policy be provided to every driver. You may use this chapter as a checklist of the items that should be...

Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations - Chapter 4

Education and Training Chapter 4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING The primary objective of the controlled substances use and alcohol misuse program is deterrence rather than detection. Public safety is best served if drivers are aware of the effects of alcohol and controlled substances on health,...

Implementation Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Regulations

he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recognizes that controlled substances use and alcohol misuse affect everyone in the United States in one way or another. In response to passage of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, the FMCSA has published regulations...