In 1991, the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act was passed to implement drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees in order to maintain the safety of the public and the workers. Employees are tested upon preemployment, after certain accidents, as part of the return to duty process, with reasonable suspicion, and at random. If […]
If a safety-sensitive employee is involved in an accident where there was a human fatality, bodily injury with immediate medical treatment away from the scene or disabling damage to any motor vehicle requiring tow away and there was a citation issued to the driver, then they’ll have to take a drug and alcohol test within […]
If you failed a drug and/or alcohol test and work within an industry that the DOT regulates, you may be given a Substance Abuse Professional list by your employer. Employers are required to immediately remove safety-sensitive employees who fail a drug or alcohol test from their safety-sensitive duties and provide them with a SAP list, […]
A SAP (Substance Abuse Professional) is tasked with the job of guiding safety-sensitive employees through the return to duty process. In order to perform SAP evaluations, these professionals must meet certain licensing requirements, take continuing education classes, and obtain the proper qualifications. The SAP professional is at the center of the return of duty process […]
Failing an alcohol or drug test can be disappointing and worrisome regardless of where you work but if you are a safety-sensitive DOT-mandated employee then failing a drug test means immediate removal from your duties. There are very strict return to duty rules for safety-sensitive employees who fail or refuse to take a drug test. […]
If you work in a DOT-mandated safety-sensitive position, you need to be aware of the DOT drug testing rules and how they can affect your ability to perform your job. Congress enacted the testing rules in 1991 when they passed the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing ACT to ensure that the transportation industry is alcohol and […]
Have you recently failed a drug and/or alcohol test and are now searching for a SAP for truck drivers? The Department of Transportation treats safety very seriously for all truck drivers and all safety-sensitive employees mandated under the DOT. If you are a DOT-mandated employee and have failed a drug and/or alcohol test, you will […]
If you manage safety-sensitive DOT-mandated employees, you might be wondering how long is the DOT SAP program? If your employee failed a drug and/or alcohol test upon preemployment, after certain accidents, due to reasonable suspicion, at random, or during follow-up testing, you are legally obliged to immediately remove them from their safety-sensitive duties and refer […]
It can be frustrating to find a Substance Abuse Professional on your own. Between leaving messages, calling to see if SAPs are still qualified, and waiting for appointments, it seems like the work will never get done. But it doesn’t have to be impossible. In fact, it can be easy to find a DOT qualified […]
Did you recently fail a drug and/or alcohol test and are looking for a DOT SAP in Maryland? As an employee performing safety-sensitive functions in the transportation industry, you are responsible for providing a safe work environment for your co-workers and the traveling public. “Creating a safe work environment not only means following established work […]
