Implementation Guidelines - Federal Transit Administration - U.S. ...

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 1-1
Section 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THESE GUIDELINES....................... 1-1
Section 2. HOW TO USE THESE GUIDELINES............................................. 1-4
Section 3. OTHER RESOURCES ...................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2. REGULATORY OVERVIEW ..................................................................... 2-1
Section 1. WHAT THE REGULATIONS REQUIRE ....................................... 2-1
Section 2. APPLICABILITY.............................................................................. 2-2
Section 3. SAFETY-SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS ............................................... 2-6
Section 4. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES................................................ 2-11
Section 5. STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES....................................................... 2-13
Section 6. WHAT THE REGULATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE ..................... 2-14
Section 7. THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COMPLY ................. 2-15
Chapter 3. PROGRAM FORMULATION AND REVISION........................................ 3-1
Section 1. TASK TEAM..................................................................................... 3-2
Section 2. ACTION PLAN ................................................................................. 3-3
Chapter 4. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION ............................ 4-1
Section 1. REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENT ............................................... 4-1
Section 2. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER PROVISIONS.................................... 4-5
Section 3. POLICY ADOPTION........................................................................ 4-7
Section 4. POLICY COMMUNICATION ......................................................... 4-8
Section 5. POLICY UPDATES ........................................................................ 4-11
Chapter 5. TRAINING.................................................................................................... 5-1
Section 1. TRAINING FOR SAFETY-SENSITIVE EMPLOYEES ................. 5-1
Section 2. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.................................................... 5-4
Section 3. PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS .............. 5-5
Section 4. SOURCES OF TRAINING ............................................................... 5-6
Section 5. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT TRAINING .............................. 5-7
Section 6. SERVICE AGENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ........................ 5-8
Chapter 6. TYPES OF TESTING ................................................................................... 6-1
Section 1. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTING ..................................................... 6-1
Section 2. REASONABLE SUSPICION TESTING.......................................... 6-5
Section 3. POST-ACCIDENT TESTING........................................................... 6-7
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