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♦ Disabling damage means damage that prevents any of the vehicles
involved from leaving the scene of the occurrence in a usual manner in
daylight, after simple repairs of damage to the vehicle that could have
been operated but would have been further damaged if so operated.
Disabling damage does not include damage that could be remedied
temporarily at the scene of the occurrence without special tools or parts;
tire disablement even if no spare tire is available, or damage to
headlights, tail-lights, turn signals, horn, or windshield wipers that makes
them inoperative. (Fall/Winter 1995 Update, page 7).
Is there documentation for all accidents that indicate whether or not a test
was administered and why?
If tests are performed for accidents that do not meet their FTA definition,
are the tests clearly performed under the authority of the transit system
using non-US DOT forms?
Fatal Accident
Whenever there is a loss of life, are policies and procedures in place to
test every surviving safety-sensitive employee operating the transit
vehicle?
Are policies and procedures in place to test other safety-sensitive
employees not on the vehicle (e.g., maintenance personnel, dispatcher),
whose performance may have contributed to the accident (as determined
by the transit agency at the time of the accident)?
Nonfatal Accident
Are procedures in place to determine when post-accident tests must be
performed and who must be tested?
Are procedures in place to determine if an employee can be completely
discounted as a contributing factor? Is proper explanation provided
when a decision is made not to test?
Are policies and procedures in place to ensure that post-accident drug
and alcohol tests are performed as soon as possible?
Are procedures in place to discontinue efforts to obtain a drug test if
more than 32 hours have passed since the accident?
Are procedures in place to document the reason for delays (greater than 2
hours) in the alcohol test? If an alcohol test is not administered within 2
Appendix J. Self-Assessment Checklist J-28 August 2002
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