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Exhibit 5-3<br />

Typical Agenda for Supervisory Training for Compliance with FTA<br />

Drug and Alcohol Regulation<br />

I. Impact of Prohibited Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse on Safety, Personal Health, and Work<br />

Environment<br />

A. National and Local Statistics on Drug and Alcohol Abuse<br />

B. How Drug and Alcohol Use Affects the <strong>Transit</strong> System<br />

II. How Have the <strong>Federal</strong> Government and the <strong>Transit</strong> System Responded?<br />

A. Drug-Free Workplace Act<br />

B. Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in <strong>Transit</strong> Operations (49 CFR<br />

Part 655)<br />

C. Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (49 CFR<br />

Part 40)<br />

D. (<strong>Transit</strong> System) Policy on Drugs and Alcohol<br />

III. Responsibility of Supervisors (Optional)<br />

A. To Supervise<br />

B. To Deal with Problems in the Workplace<br />

C. To Document Unacceptable, Deteriorating, and Unsafe Performance<br />

D. To Evaluate Employee Fitness for Duty<br />

E. To Make Reasonable Suspicion Determinations When Warranted<br />

IV. Indicators of Probable Alcohol Misuse or Prohibited Drug Misuse (Physical, Behavioral,<br />

Speech, Body Odor, and Performance Indicators)<br />

A. Alcohol<br />

C. Marijuana<br />

D. Cocaine<br />

E. Amphetamines<br />

E. Opiates<br />

F. Phencyclidine<br />

V. Supervisory Job Duties in Relation to Reasonable Suspicion<br />

A. Observe Employees<br />

B. Determine Fitness for Duty<br />

C. Remove Employee from Safety-Sensitive Position<br />

D. Document Observations<br />

E. Ensure Confidentiality/Privacy of the Employee<br />

F. Review Findings<br />

G. Make Reasonable Suspicion Decision<br />

H. Escort to Collection Site (not required by FTA Regulations)<br />

I. Escort Home (not required by FTA Regulations)<br />

VI. Conflict Management (Optional)<br />

VII. Resources Available to the Employee (Optional)<br />

A. Employer Drug and Alcohol Program Manager<br />

Chapter 5. Training 5-19 August 2002

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