Drug and alcohol testing has been required by the FRA for
railroad industry employees since 1986.
Not exact matches
Short lines and regional
railroads account for 31 percent of U.S. freight rail mileage and 10 percent of
industry employees.
The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety - sensitive transportation
employees in aviation, trucking,
railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation
industries.
The DOT agencies (the Federal Aviation Administration [aviation], the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [trucking], the Federal
Railroad Administration [rail], the Federal Transit Administration [mass transit] and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [pipeline]-RRB- and the United States Coast Guard (USCG)[maritime] each have
industry specific regulations which in total cover approximately 12.1 million transportation
employees who perform safety - sensitive functions.
The «Act» required DOT Agencies to implement drug testing of safety - sensitive transportation
employees in the aviation, trucking (including school bus drivers, and certain limousine and van drivers),
railroads, mass transit, and pipelines
industries.
If you are an employer in the aviation, trucking,
railroad, mass transit, pipeline or maritime
industries, or if you have
employees who perform DOT identified safety - sensitive positions, you must implement whichever regulation (s) apply.
ODAPC advises the Secretary on national and international drug testing and control issues and is the principal advisor to the Secretary on rules related to the drug and alcohol testing of safety - sensitive transportation
employees in aviation, trucking,
railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation
industries.
If you are an
employee in the aviation, trucking,
railroad, mass transit, pipeline or maritime
industries, or if you work in a DOT identified safety - sensitive position, you must comply with whichever regulation (s) apply.