Drug and Alcohol Testing - Spanish

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Course Length: 30 Minutes English/30 Minutes Spanish

Video Runtime: 20:52 English/23:20 Spanish

Overview: Abusing alcohol and drugs often has negative effects on a person's body and abilities. Those effects become a danger when you're driving a CMV. Every driver should know what the prohibitions are, how testing occurs, and what the consequences are for using alcohol and drugs.

Drug and Alcohol Testing is designed to help drivers understand what job duties pertain to testing, how and when the prohibitions apply, when certain tests are required, the processes they need to follow for testing, what happens if they violate an alcohol or drug prohibition, and the effects caused by alcohol and drug use.

Objectives:

After completing this training, learners will be able to:

• Identify resources their employer must provide
• 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
• Describe the types of alcohol and drug testing procedures and how they are conducted
• Describe the consequences of violating the prohibitions
• Recognize the effects of alcohol abuse and drug use including how they impair driving abilities

Outline:

Drug and Alcohol Testing covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Navigation
• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Who it Applies to

• Company Resources
• CMV Drivers
  • CDL Requirements
• Safety-Sensitive Functions
• Prohibitions
  • Alcohol
  • Drugs
• Medications
• Self-Admission Policy (Best Practice)

Required Tests

• Pre-Employment
  • Alcohol
  • Drug
• Random
  • Requirements
  • Methods Used
• Reasonable Suspicion
  • Observation
  • Test Timing
  • Documentation
• Post-Accident
  • Alcohol
    • Loss of Life
    • Injury
    • Tow
    • Timing
  • Drug
    • Loss of Life
    • Injury
    • Tow
    • Timing
• Return-to-Duty
  • Requirements
• Follow-up
  • Requirements

Testing Process

• Drug Testing Methods
  • Drug Testing Procedures
  • Closing Out the Urine or Saliva Test
  • Lab Analysis (Safeguard Validity)
• Alcohol Testing Equipment
  • Alcohol Testing
  • Screening Test
  • Confirmation Test
• Refusal to Test

Violations

• Consequences
  • Removal from Safety-Sensitive Functions (immediate, what's restricted, job reassignment)
  • Removal from Operating all CMVs
  • SAP Program
  • Return-to-duty and Follow-up
  • Downgraded CDL/CLP
• CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
• Reported Data
  • Prohibited Status
• Queries

Effects of Drugs and Alcohol

• Health
  • Effects of Alcohol Misuse
  • Effects of Depressant Drugs
  • Effects of Stimulant Drugs
• Work
• Personal Life
• Intervention

Conclusion

• Summary

Regulations Covered: 49 CFR 382.601

Copyright Date: 2024

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