Reasonable Suspicion Training (02 of 14): Grounds for Alcohol Suspicion

Video Overview

Reasonable Suspicion Training: Grounds for Alcohol Suspicion

Course Length: 13 Minutes English/15 Minutes Spanish

Video Runtime: 11:26 English/16:36 Spanish

Overview: Carriers with drivers who require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) need driver supervisors who are trained on alcohol misuse and drug use. They must be familiar with signs of probable misuse. This is an important first step in keeping unsafe, impaired drivers off the road. The Reasonable Suspicion Training curriculum is designed to help learners understand when a driver may be sent for testing and what to do after testing is required.

Federal regulations prohibit CDL drivers from conducting safe-sensitive functions while impaired by alcohol. Trained supervisors help to defend the carrier and the public when they suspect a driver is impaired. There are specific signs each supervisor must look for when determining if a driver is affected by alcohol.

Reasonable Suspicion Training: Grounds for Alcohol Suspicion is designed to help driver supervisors understand what needs to apply for alcohol testing.

Objectives:

After completing this training, learners will be able to:

• Discuss cultural biases of alcohol consumption
• Describe the meaning of actual knowledge
• Recognize medical issues that can cause similar effects to alcohol use
• Describe the suspicion criteria required for testing
• Identify instances when employees can or cannot be sent for alcohol testing

Outline:

Reasonable Suspicion Training: Grounds for Alcohol Suspicion covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Navigation
• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

What Qualifies?

• Cultural Challenges
  • Legal Substance
  • Fatal Crashes
  • Post-Accident Testing
• Follow the Regulations
  • Biases Cannot Apply
  • Don’t Play Favorites
  • Be Consistent
  • Possession Does Not Apply
• Actual Knowledge
  • Definition
  • Driver Admission
  • Viewing Alcohol Use
• Medical Issues
  • Rule Out Possible Medical Issues
  • Effects of Diabetes
  • Effects of Epilepsy

Test Requirements

• Suspicion Criteria
  • Contemporaneous
  • Observations
• Safety-Sensitive Functions
• Testing Time Limits
• Conducting Tests
• Motor Carrier Actions
• Documentation

Conclusion

• Summary

Regulations Covered: 49 CFR Part 382

Copyright Date: 2023