Entry-Level Driver Training: Drugs/Alcohol

Entry-Level Driver Training: Drugs/Alcohol

Course Length: 25 minutes

Intended Audience: Drivers who are applying for an initial commercial driver's license (CDL) or drivers upgrading their current CDL.

Course Disclaimer: This course can be used to help satisfy the theory instruction portion of the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements that go into effect on February 7, 2022. To satisfy the theory instruction requirements, this course must be assigned and administered by a school or other entity listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry (TPR). To satisfy the complete ELDT training requirements, the school or entity conducting the training must provide the driver-trainee "behind-the-wheel" instruction in addition to theory instruction.

Regs Covered: Unit A1.5.9 Drugs/Alcohol

This unit must teach driver-trainees the rules applicable to controlled substances (including prescription drugs) and alcohol use and testing related to the operation of a CMV.

Overview: All professional drivers who hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) are subject to the alcohol and drug testing requirements necessary to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). It's important that professional drivers know about Part 382 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), which addresses the testing and use of alcohol and drugs for CDL drivers. These regulations exist to prevent vehicle accidents and injuries that are the result of driver misuse of alcohol or abuse of drugs. They help to keep drivers, and everyone on the road, safe.

This course is designed to address the testing and consequences of alcohol and drug use by professional drivers.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Define safety-sensitive functions
• Describe the alcohol and drug prohibitions that apply to CMV operators
• Identify what types of testing drivers can expect to experience under various circumstances
• Explain the alcohol and drug testing procedures
• Describe the consequences of violating the prohibitions
• Recognize the effects of alcohol abuse and drug use and how they impair driving abilities

Outline

The J. J. Keller Entry-Level Driver Training: Drugs/Alcohol online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Safety-Sensitive Function

• Safety-Sensitive Function

Prohibitions

• Alcohol Prohibitions
• Drug Prohibitions
• Failed or Refused Testing

Types of Tests

• Pre-Employment Testing
• Post-Accident Testing
• Random Testing
• Positive Animated List
• Reasonable Suspicion Testing
• Reasonable Suspicion of Alcohol Use
• Return-to-Duty Testing
• Follow-Up Testing

Testing Procedures

• Alcohol Testing
• Drug Testing

Consequences of Violations

• Refusing to Test

Effects on Driving Abilities

• Alcohol and Drugs
• Effects of Alcohol Use
• Drug Use
• Effects of Drug Use
• Medications

Conclusion

• Summary

Copyright Date: 2022 (Rev. 4/23)

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