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Issue 80 March, 2024 pdf
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  • MIS Reports Due March 15
  • FTA's Newest Drug and Alcohol Program Manager!
  • Major Changes to Drug and Alcohol Management
  • Information System (DAMIS) Login and Users
  • DAMIS: What does "Accept" or "Reject" Mean?
  • How Do I Make Revisions to my MIS Report?
  • MIS FAQs
  • Use of Urine Hats
  • Random Testing throughout the Year
  • Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available
  • Remove "Minimum Threshold" Prohibition from Policy
  • Guidance on "Re-attempts" during Shy Bladders
  • Reviewing Evidential Breath Testing Device (EBT) Printouts after a Confirmation Test
  • Contractors Must Comply with Part 655 Regardless of Funding Source
  • Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training
  • Receiving the Employer Copy of Testing Paperwork
Issue 79 December, 2023 pdf
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  • 49 CFR Part 40 Updates: ODAPC Informational Notices Available
  • Oral Fluid Testing Not Yet Allowed
  • Who Cannot Be Your Collector
  • MRO Prescription Verification with Pharmacies
  • Importance of Accurate DER Contact Information on CCFs
  • Policy Changes
  • MRO May Un-cancel a Test
  • Employee ID on CCFs and ATFs
  • Criteria and Limitations for Remote SAP Evaluations
  • The Employer Is the Sole Determiner of Collection Site Refusals
  • Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to Employers
Special Edition October, 2023 pdf
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  • 49 CFR Part 40 Updates: ODAPC Informational Notices Available
  • Oral Fluid Testing Not Yet Allowed
  • Who Cannot Be Your Collector
  • MRO Prescription Verification with Pharmacies
  • Importance of Accurate DER Contact Information on CCFs
  • Policy Changes
  • MRO May Un-cancel a Test
  • Employee ID on CCFs and ATFs
  • Criteria and Limitations for Remote SAP Evaluations
  • The Employer Is the Sole Determiner of Collection Site Refusals
  • Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to Employers
Issue 78 May, 2023 pdf
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  • DOT Publishes Final Rule
  • Conference Success in San Diego!
  • Contractor and Subrecipient Compliance
  • FTA Post-Accident Tests When a Medical Emergency or Slip and Fall Occurs
  • An Employee Who States They Cannot Provide a Sufficient Specimen Must Still Follow Shy Bladder Process
  • Service Agents Must Not Act as Intermediaries in the Transmission of Alcohol Test Results of 0.02 or Higher
  • Contractors File Their Own MIS Reports
  • 1:1 Sessions Available
  • No Direct Observation, but Initial Test is Positive
  • What Do I Do if My Covered Employee has a DUI on Private Time?
  • Records Maintained by a TPA Must be Accessible for Minimum Retention Periods
  • Preparing Records for an Upcoming Audit
  • Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available
  • MIS CDL/Non-Revenue Vehicle Category is Not for Supervisors with CDLs
  • Random Selections Must be Provided Timely to Ensure Testing at the Beginning of the Testing Period
  • Collection Services Must Be Available During All Hours When Safety-Sensitive Functions Are Performed
  • Understanding "Shy Lung" Cases
  • SAPs Not Allowed for Non-DOT Violations
Issue 77 January, 2023 pdf
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  • 16th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference
  • Management Information System (MIS) Reporting Began on January 1
  • Reminder: Clearinghouse Requirements Do Not Apply to FTA Employers
  • Errors that May Cause Cancelled Tests If Not Corrected
  • Dual Mode Employers & MIS Reports
  • Correcting Errors When A Collector Is Unavailable
  • Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available
  • Clarifying FTA’s Post-Accident Time Limits
  • Employer Consequences for Violations
  • Reminder: DOT Does Not Authorize the Use of Marijuana
  • Alcohol Confirmation Tests Must Have A Printed Result
  • Service Agents Must Individually Subscribe to ODAPC List-Serve
  • MIS Training Sessions Available via Teams
  • TPA Reports & Laboratory Statistical Summaries for Employers
  • Post-Accident Testing: "Removed from Service" Applies Only to Rail Cars, Trollies, and Vessels
  • Previous Employer Inquiries (49 CFR § 40.25) and Background Check Companies
  • Arbitration
Issue 76 October, 2022 pdf
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  • The FTA Audit Team is Back on the Road
  • 2022 Management Information System (MIS) Reporting
  • Employers who Operate Seasonally Must Still Meet Minimum Testing Rates
  • Common Follow-Up Testing Issues
  • DOT Tests Are Separate From and Take Priority Over Non-DOT Tests
  • Check with the Medical Review Officer (MRO) to Determine Cancellations due to Collector Error
  • Factoring Travel Times into Testing
  • Refusal Exemptions for Pre-Employment Tests
  • Taxicab Exception
  • More on Found Items: Unauthorized Items Left in the Restroom
  • Employer Discretion When Scheduling Random Tests
  • Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available
  • If You Receive FTA Operating Funds, All Safety-Sensitive Functions are Covered
  • Reclassifying Drug and Alcohol Tests
Issue 75 July, 2022 pdf
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  • Preliminary Management Information System (MIS) Results
  • State & Local Legislation Prohibiting Testing for Marijuana Does Not Apply to DOT Employers
  • Operators of Revenue Service Vehicles on Transit or Private Property Are Covered
  • Previous Employers Must Respond to Requests for DOT Testing Information
  • Cancelled Random Tests Do Not Count Toward Minimum Requirements
  • What Happens When a Collector Finds Items Used to "Beat" A Drug Test?
  • CBD is Not Regulated and May Generate a THC Positive
  • Grantee's Access to Records when Maintained by a Third-Party Administrator (TPA)
  • Dedicated Employer Representative (DER) Must Remove Employee from Safety-Sensitive Functions While Awaiting Split Specimen Test Results
  • Obtaining Contractor Records
  • Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available
  • Prescription Medication Cannot Be Verified Solely Using Photographs
  • Finding a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)
  • Step 1 of the Custody and Control Form (CCF) - Collection Site Address
  • What Will the MRO Report to the DER When There Is a Laboratory Positive, Adulterated, or Substituted Test Result?
Issue 74 March, 2022 pdf
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  • Contracted Ridesourcing Companies Are Subject to Part 655
  • Reminder: MIS Reports Due March 15
  • Who should be listed as the Certifying Official on the Annual Drug and Alcohol MIS Report?
  • Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents Extended
  • Random Testing Rates for All Modes
  • Special Topic Virtual Seminars
  • Section 5310 Funding FAQs
  • How Do You Know You Are Having an FTA Drug and Alcohol Audit?
  • Employers Cannot Access Previous MIS Reports
  • Old CCFs Can Still Be Used
  • Diabetes Does Not Interfere with DOT Alcohol Testing
  • Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available
  • Situation Changes After Post-Accident Determination
  • DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Oral Fluids
Issue 73 December, 2021 pdf
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  • MIS Trainings Available Through MS Teams
  • MIS Reports due March 15
  • Daylight Saving Time: Make Sure Clocks Were Changed
  • Previous Employer Checks
  • Return-to-Work Agreements after a DOT Violation Must Not Include Follow-Up Testing Specifics
  • 60-Minute Drug Awareness Video
  • Delays in Drug Sample Analysis
  • Employees Covered by FTA and FMCSA
  • Two Tests for One Event: Which is the Test of Record?
  • Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available
  • Laboratory Summary Reports
  • Voluntary Self-Referral Programs Must Be Non-DOT
  • Keep Non-DOT Tests Separate
  • Shy Bladders & Removal from Safety-Sensitive Functions
  • Employers May Not Adjust SAP Testing Plans
Issue 72 August, 2021 pdf
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  • 15th Annual Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference a Success
  • Oral Fluids Testing for Drugs Still Not Allowed by DOT
  • Management Information System (MIS) Results
  • Stand-by and On Call Employees and Random Testing
  • Breath Alcohol Technicians Must Complete All of Step 1 on ATFs
  • Drug and Alcohol Policies & 49 CFR Part 40
  • Pre-printing Step 1 of the DOT CCF
  • Referrals to Substance Abuse Professionals
  • Random Testing Excusals
  • Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available
  • Towing and Post-Accident Testing
  • Alcohol Test Below 0.04 Not a DOT Violation
  • Electronic Records Must be Legible
  • Contactless Dispatch
  • Security Cars Subject to Post-Accident Only When Carrying Passengers
Issue 71 April, 2021 pdf
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  • 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Virtual Conference
  • Get Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Data Before Contract Terminates
  • Are Your Managers Really Safety-Sensitive?
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Compliance Audits Continue Remotely
  • Positive Rate Remains High
  • Former Employees with Violations
  • DOT Agency MIS Data
  • Non-Contact Responsibilities for DERs
  • Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Reporting
  • DOT Prohibitions & State Drug Decriminalization
  • FTA Testing & Temporary Workers
  • Pre-Employment Tests Reminder
  • Software-Generated Random Test Dates and Times
  • Saliva Specimens & Confirmation Tests
Issue 70 December, 2020 pdf
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  • 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference to go Virtual in 2021
  • 2021 Minimum Random Testing Rates
  • Daylight Saving Time: Make Sure Clocks Were Changed
  • Annual Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Reporting
  • Updating Your Contractor List in the MIS
  • MIS Frequently Asked Questions
  • Cancelled Drug Tests
  • Third Party Administrators Must Meet DOT Requirements
  • Historical MIS Highlights: 2015-2019
  • Pre-employment Alcohol Tests
  • Opioid Positives Increase
  • Virtual FTA One Day Substance Abuse Seminars Available
  • Testing Other Safety-Sensitive Employees after an Accident
  • Revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form
Issue 69 July, 2020 pdf
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  • FTA Provides Free Drug & Alcohol Program Tools
  • COVID-19 Guidance
  • "Completely Discounting" the Operator after a Non-Fatal Accident
  • Correcting Minor Errors on a CCF/ATF
  • Employees Randomly Selected for Both Drug & Alcohol Tests
  • MRO is the Decision-Maker in "Shy Bladder" Cases
  • Pre-employment Testing After an Extended Absence
  • Employers Must Ask Applicants about Pre-employment Test Failures and Refusals
  • 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference Update
  • Post-accident Testing for Mechanics
  • Revenue Vehicle Operators vs. Non-Revenue Vehicle Operators with a CDL
  • CCFs & Employee ID Numbers
Issue 68 February, 2020 pdf
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  • 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference
  • 2020 Minimum Random Testing Rates
  • FTA Follow-up Alcohol Test Timing
  • Late Night & Off-Hours Random Testing Notifications
  • Total Number of Employees & MIS Reports
  • Step 4 of CCF Must Be Completed for Refusals to Test
  • MIS Submissions Must Be Retained
  • SAP Referral Required for Pre-Employment Positives and Refusals
  • CCF Errors & FMCSA's Clearinghouse
  • Correcting MIS Reports
  • Ferry Boat Operators Should Report Random Alcohol Test Results to FTA
  • FTA-Covered Employers Still Use Social Security Numbers or Employee ID Numbers
  • Report All FTA Pre-Employment Test Results on MIS
  • 2018 MIS Results Summary
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • 60 Minute Training Must Only Cover Effects and Consequences of Drug Use
  • Employer Requirements When MRO Is Unable to Contact Employee
Issue 67 September, 2019 pdf
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  • FTA Representatives at 2019 SAPAA Conference
  • FMCSA CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
  • Access to FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Records
  • Post-Accident Testing: FTA vs. FMCSA
  • Step 3 of the ATF: Common Errorst
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • Flaws in Alcohol Testing When Using an EBT
  • Leftover Urine from a DOT Drug Test May Not Be Used for Non-DOT Testing
  • Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Referrals for Education and Treatment
Special Edition October, 2018 pdf
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  • FTA Minimum Random Testing Rate Will Increase To 50%
  • Minimum Alcohol Testing Rate To Remain at 10%
  • Increase to 50% May Require Policy Change
  • Calculating the Number of Required Random Drug Tests
  • Multi-Modal Employers Must Test at Higher Rate
Issue 66 September, 2018 pdf
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  • FTA’s Drug Abuse Awareness Video is Now Available!
  • Revenue Vehicle Control/Dispatch is Not a "Catch-All" Employee Category
  • Fees & §40.25 Testing Histories
  • Direct Observation Criteria
  • Discovery of Drug Paraphernalia is Not Cause for Reasonable Suspicion Testing
  • Does Your Collection Site Perform Directly Observed Collections?
  • FTA Accidents and Vehicle Operation
  • Post-Accident Testing Criteria: Medical Attention Away from the Scene
  • Remote Post-Accident Determinations
  • Another Successful FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference!
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • Ask the Experts
  • Expired CCFs
Issue 65 April, 2018 pdf
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  • FTA Drug and Alcohol at CTAA Expo
  • National Conference Mobile App
  • You're Being Audited: How to Prepare
  • Only EBTs can be used for Alcohol Confirmation Testing
  • Spring Ahead
  • Electronic Custody and Control Form Use
  • Policies Must Clearly Distinguish Company Provisions
  • FTA-Required Choices and Company Policies
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • EBT Maintenance and Test Accuracy
  • Annual Drug and Alcohol MIS Reports Record Retention
  • PHMSA Raised Annual Drug Testing Rate to 50%
  • Fallen Phrase Puzzle
  • "Shy Lung" Breath Alcohol Tests
Special Edition January, 2018 pdf
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  • DOT Publishes Part 40 Final Rule
  • Changes to the MRO Verification Process
  • DOT Drug Tests Are Still Five-Panel
  • Required Policy Revisions
  • Revised Federal Drug Testing CCF
  • Removal of Blind Specimens
Issue 64 December, 2017 pdf
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  • 13th Annual National Conference Registration Available Soon!
  • Annual MIS Reporting
  • No "Expiration" on Return-To-Duty Requirements
  • Using Mobile Collection Sites
  • Who Should Be Trained to Make Reasonable Suspicion Determinations
  • Reasonable Suspicion Training
  • Coming Soon: MIS Reporting Instructional Video
  • Clarification: An Employee Who Consumes Alcohol While On-Call Has Not Violated A FTA Prohibition
  • Reviewing SAP Letters & Testing Plans
  • After Hours Testing
  • Firearm Discharge is Not Cause for FTA Post-Accident Testing
  • Spot-Checking Your Consortium/TPA
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle
Issue 63 August, 2017 pdf
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  • 2016 Drug and Alcohol MIS Results
  • Alcohol Results Less Than 0.04 Are Not DOT Violations
  • Responding to a 40.25 Request for Testing Information
  • The Collector’s Role
  • Another Successful FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference on the Books!
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • Timely Reasonable Suspicion Testing
  • Employer Oversight of MROs
  • Pre-Employment Test Refusals
  • C/TPA Information Required on Annual MIS Submissions
  • Top 5 Audit Findings
  • Collector Errors & Affidavits
  • Clarification: Tire Retreading is Not a Safety-Sensitive Function
  • Drug and Alcohol Word Scramble
  • Lift Operation and Post-Accident Testing Decisions
Issue 62 April, 2017 pdf
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  • DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Reporting
  • Alere Records Drug Tests Times in Central Time Zones
  • Daylight Savings Time: Make Sure Clocks were Changed!
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • How Many SAP Referrals?
  • Free Drug & Alcohol Resources
  • Telephone Preferred for Positive Drug Test Results
  • Policies and the Term "Substance Abuse Professional
  • Random Rosters - Accuracy Counts
  • Removal of an Employee from Safety-Sensitive Duty Following a Post-Accident or Reasonable Suspicion Occurrence
  • Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
  • The Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Policy
Issue 61 January, 2017 pdf
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  • Use of Video Cameras in Reasonable Suspicion Determinations
  • Reminder: Annual MIS Reporting Due March 15th!
  • Clarifying Federal Requirements for Shared Mobility
  • Company Policies Must State a Position on Negative-Dilute Tests
  • Evidential Breath Testing Devices and Manual Mode
  • Federal Drug Testing Electronic Custody and Control Approved Lab List
  • Role of the Substance Abuse Professional
  • Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • Employees Must Relinquish Firearms at Collection Site
  • Non-DOT Follow-up Tests Are Not Allowed
  • Tracking Post-Accident Testing Delays
Issue 60 October, 2016 pdf
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  • 11th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference A Success!
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Lowers Drug Testing Rate
  • Ubers, Lyfts, and Ride-Sourcing: Do the Regulations Apply?
  • What Employers Need to Know About Monitoring Collection Sites
  • Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
  • Follow the Plan: Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs)
  • 49 U.S.C Section 5339 Buses and Bus Facilities Grants Program Established
  • Reclassifying DOT Drug Tests
  • Are Taxicab Companies Covered under FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations?
  • Substance Abuse Professionals as Gatekeepers
  • 2016 DOT Random Testing Rates
  • Do My Contractors Fall under the FTA Regulations?
  • Follow-Up Testing Must Be Unpredictable
  • Safety Concerns Require Medical Review Officers to Report Medical Information
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
Issue 59 March, 2016 pdf
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  • 2014 Drug and Alcohol MIS (Management Information Systems) Results
  • A Notice to Collectors on Using the Electronic Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control (eCCF) Form
  • DAMIS Improvements
  • Pre-Employment Tests and the 90-Day Rule
  • The Importance of Accurate Contact Information
  • Semi-Annual Statistical Summaries
  • Discovering the Return-to-Duty Process Was Not Followed—Now What to Do?
  • Stand Downs and Drug Test Results
  • Compliance Creep—Consequence of Complacency
  • No Time Limits on Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle
  • Contractor Tow Trucks Usually Covered by FMCSA
  • Acetone Does Not Interfere With DOT Alcohol Testing
Issue 58 October, 2015 pdf
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  • Public Interest Exclusion (PIE) Order Issued
  • Collectors and Refusal Documentation
  • No Need for Redundant Pre-Employment and Return-to-Duty Tests
  • Prior Employer Testing Histories
  • Securing Donor Items for DOT Collections
  • HHS Proposes Major Changes to Drug Testing Procedures
  • Part 40 Amended to Include eCCF
  • FAA Creates DER Video Series
  • FTA Issues Series of Rx/OTC Brochures
  • Possession of CDL Not Automatically Safety-Sensitive
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Word Scramble
  • SAP Referral Required for Pre-employment Positives/Refusals
Issue 57 April, 2015 pdf
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  • Records Retention for Employers Offering a "Second Chance"
  • New Hires and Old Tests
  • Roundups and Random Batch Testing
  • Does Airbag Deployment Constitute Disabling Damage?
  • Officers Serving as BATs - Good Idea or Not?
  • Documentation Required for Post-Accident Test Delays
  • MIS Reporting Tips
  • Online Collector Training - Proceed with Caution
  • 2015 DOT Random Testing Rates
  • Correct DOT Agency on Custody and Control Form
  • Annual Testing Results for 2014
  • New Tools on the Website
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Word Search
  • Tourist Trolley or Road Trolley?
Issue 56 January, 2015 pdf
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  • Information Release: Lawsuits, Grievances, and Unemployment and Worker's Compensation Proceedings
  • Using SAP Networks and Brokerages
  • Correct MRO Information on Forms
  • Important Announcement!
  • Follow-up Testing and Extended Absences
  • Annual MIS Reporting
  • Reading the Temperature Strip—Doing it Right
  • Blind Specimens Required for Large Employers and Consortia
  • Common Collection Site Errors
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Training Available
  • Reminder to Medical Review Officers (MROs) Verifying an Employee's Prescription
  • Must Show the Backs of the Forms
  • Shy Bladder—the Three-Hour Period
  • 10th Annual National Conference Registration Online Now!
  • FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle
  • Why Calibration Checks are Important— What Documentation is Required
Issue 55 August, 2014 pdf
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  • The 9th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference
  • Rise in the use of Marijuana by Safety-Sensitive Employees
  • Refusal Decision Makers
  • 2014 CCF Used as Paper or Electronic (eCCF)
  • Mid-Period Random Selections Not Allowed
  • FMCSA National Clearinghouse on Drug and Alcohol Program Violators-Proposed Rule
  • Drug and Alcohol Testing for Employees with Disabilities
  • Random Selection Draws for Very Small Employers
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • FTA Reasonable Suspicion Determination Cards are Available to Order
  • When Does A Drug or Alcohol Test Commence?
  • Retention of Annual Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Reports
  • Updating Drug and Alcohol Policies-"Public Transportation" vs. "Mass Transportation"
  • Tasers and Stun Guns Are Not Considered a Firearm
  • FTA 5311 Tribal Transit Program
  • Previous DOT-Covered Employer Records - What Constitutes a Good Faith Effort?
Issue 54 April, 2014 pdf
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  • New Acting Director of Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance
  • Post-Accident – Definition of Operation of Vehicle Lifts/Doors on Light Rail
  • Oversight Responsibility
  • Refusals Recognized by FTA
  • Efforts to Improve Collection Process May Violate Rule
  • Testing Above the Federal Minimums
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • Drug-Free Workplace Act—25th Anniversary
  • What Do You Have Hanging On Your Walls?
  • FTA Grantees Have Access to Contractor/Subrecipient Records
  • DAMIS Packages Mailed in December
  • Electronic CCFs Not Permitted
  • Ferry Boat Operators Must Submit MIS
Issue 53 January, 2014 pdf
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  • Alternate Selections in Random Testing
  • Alternative Methodologies for Drug Testing
  • Post-Accident: What is the "Best Information Available"?
  • ODAPC – Great Source of Information and Technical Assistance Materials
  • Is Your EBT Compromising Your Compliance?
  • Ninth Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol National Conference to be held in April 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • Early Morning and Late Night Alcohol Tests – Part 2: How to Accomplish Them
  • Administrative vs. MRO-Produced Refusals
  • Dispatcher/Scheduler/Call-Taker: When Do You Consider Employees Safety-Sensitive?
  • Common Mistakes Found on Custody and Control Forms (CCF)
  • SAMHSA Releases Report on Energy Drinks
Issue 52 July, 2013 pdf
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  • New Acting Program Manager of FTA Drug and Alcohol Program
  • Keynote Speaker Swart Stresses DOT's Position on Medical Marijuana at National Conference
  • Early Morning and Late Night Alcohol Tests - PART 1: Why They Are Important
  • National Conference Attracts 500 Participants
  • Post-Accident Testing for Maintenance Personnel
  • MIS Late Letters Going Out
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • FTA Audits Only Performed by FTA
  • FTA Drug Testing Records-Security and Separation
  • Maintenance Contractors
  • Blood Alcohol Content Greater than or Equal to 0.02, but Less than 0.04 - Now What?
  • Reasonable Suspicion Must Be REASONABLE
  • Not All Evidential Breath Testing Devices Can Be Used For DOT Confirmation Tests
Issue 51   pdf
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  • Collection Sites May Be Visited by "Undercover" Inspectors
  • Immediate Means Immediate
  • National Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
  • When EBTs Fail to Print Confirmation Tests
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • Transit Safety Institute (TSI) Training Schedule
  • Marijuana Class I Appeal Rejected By Federal Court, Still Dangerous With No Accepted Medical Use
  • Notification Forms: Accuracy is Key
  • Reviewing Collector Credentials?
  • How to Revise a Submitted Annual MIS Report
  • Post-Accident Flow Chart
  • Why File Management is Critical to Compliance
  • Providing Modal Authority for the CCF
  • FTA Supports Reasonable Suspicion Testing
  • Do Not Double Report MIS Testing Results
  • Best Practice: Provide Updated DER Information Before Each Collection
  • Employers: Save Copies of Your MIS Submissions for Your Records!
Issue 50   pdf
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  • Random Selections Needed Prior to Beginning of Testing Period
  • DAMIS Packages Mailed in December
  • Random Testing Rates for 2013
  • Transmission of "non-negative" results
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • Transit Safety Institute (TSI) Training Schedule
  • When Is a Self-Referral Too Late?
  • Report Provides Disturbing Insight into Rx Misuse
  • Pass-Through Agencies May Not Be Required to Have Policy
  • How to Find a Qualified MRO and SAP
  • What Happens When You Have a Re-Collect Negative Dilute
  • Dissemination of Pre-Employment Positives
  • Are Employees of Armored Car Guards Performing a Safety-Sensitive Function?
  • 2011 Positive Rate Climbs to 0.85 Percent
  • Daylight Savings Time: Make Sure Clocks were Changed!
  • Federal Register Final Rule
Issue 49 Summer, 2012 pdf
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  • Popular EBTs Removed from Conforming Products List
  • The "Drug-Before-Alcohol" Problem in Testing
  • Reclassified Tests Should Be Reported
  • Ten Most Common Prescription Medications Used By Transit Employees
  • What to Do When Your Collection Site Is Unable or Unwilling to Do It Right
  • Cab Companies: Best Practices for Oversight
  • Reasonable Suspicion Testing: Impairment vs. Diagnosis
  • Weekend and Off-Hours Testing
  • Consistency Is Critical
  • U.S. DOT's Stance on Medical Marijuana
  • How to Update Your Contractor List for Annual MIS Reporting
Issue 48 Spring, 2012 pdf
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  • 90-Day Pre-Employment vs. Return-to-Duty
  • When is "No" a "Test Refusal"?
  • What Does It Mean to "Refuse a Urine Test?"
  • Sixty-Minute Training Lacking
  • New Ways Prohibited Drug Users Are Fooling Collectors
  • ODAPC Issues Strong Reminder of Regulatory Requirement
  • K2/Spice: Education is the Key
  • DOT Unveils Mock-Collection Video
  • Second Chance vs. Zero Tolerance
  • 7th Annual Conference Another Success!
  • Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule
  • Semi-Annual Statistical Summary from the Laboratory
  • Correcting your DAMIS Submission Until August
  • DTAB Recommendations Have No Immediate Impact on DOT Drug Testing Programs
  • When is a Vehicle in "Operation"? What is an "Accident"?
  • The Status of Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) 2011 Reporting
Issue 47 Winter, 2011 pdf
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  • 7th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference in Miami
  • Five Practices Mistaken for Regulations
  • Automatic Sinks and Toilets Pose Challenge
  • DAMIS Annual Reports due March 15th
  • New Questions in the DAPM Questionnaire
  • MRO Must Maintain Originals of CCFs
  • Ensuring a Truly Random Testing Program
  • Random Testing for Small Transit Systems
  • Six Changes That Will Immediately Improve Your Drug and Alcohol Program
  • CHANTIX Use Poses Safety Risk for Transportation Professionals
  • Drug and Alcohol Training
  • Testing Following Self-Referral under Employer Authority
  • Specimen Collection Quality Assurance Procedures

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