DOT SAP Evaluation and Case Study: Public Safety Regulations Make a Difference
When an employee is required to receive a DOT SAP evaluation many times they are frustrated, confused and just want to get back to work. Without knowing all that is involved, employees may feel overwhelmed with the process. Their employers may give them a list of qualified SAPs and they are sent on their way. […]
Employee Drug Use at Your Workplace?
No one wants to deal with employee drug use at their workplace, but the fact remains that it happens far too often. More than 70 percent of substance abusers hold jobs; one worker in four, ages 18 to 34 used drugs in the past year and one worker in three knows of drug sales in […]
Fake DOT Exam Certifications Issued by Medical Examiner
A medical examiner in Atlanta, George was recently arrested and charged by federal investigators for issuing fake DOT exam certifications. These fake DOT exam certifications were issued without performing a full medical exam. Unfortunately, “Dr. Anthony Lefteris, who operated out of an Atlanta-area Petro truck stop, could have issued certifications to thousands of truck drivers.” […]
Find a DOT SAP Provider FAST!
Finding a DOT SAP provider can be difficult. You need a DOT SAP evaluation if you are a DOT regulated employee and work in a safety sensitive position, in the public transit, trucking, aviation, maritime, railroad or pipeline industries and have violated a DOT drug and alcohol testing regulation. In order to find a SAP […]
Failed DOT Drug Test? Now What?
If you have failed a DOT drug test, SRS can help. When you are a DOT regulated employee and work in a safety sensitive position, in the public transit, trucking, aviation, maritime, railroad or pipeline industries and have violated a DOT drug and alcohol testing regulation, you are required to go through the SAP process. […]
Speed-Limiter Rule: Safety or Concern?
The comment period for the proposed speed-limiter rule concludes on Wednesday, December 7. Passing the speed-limiter rule would “require all newly manufactured U.S. trucks, buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles with GVWR over 26,000 pounds to be equipped with speed-limiting devices. Motor carriers would be responsible for maintaining the speed limiters at or below the designated […]
Employers and Dot SAP Guidelines
DOT SAP guidelines apply to all employers who employ safety-sensitive employees. In fact, per the Department of Transportation’s Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 Subpart O, “As an employer, you must provide to each employee (including an applicant or new employee) who violates a DOT drug and alcohol regulation a listing of SAPs readily available to […]
8 Reasons to Use SRS, Your SAP Referral Service
SRS, LLC, an SAP referral service, is a facilitator for mandated substance abuse and psychological evaluations. If you are a safety-sensitive employee mandated by the DOT and have failed a drug test, you are not permitted to perform safety-sensitive duties until you have seen a DOT qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and successfully completed the […]
Need a DOT SAP Evaluation Now? Try our FastTrack Enrollment Program!
You need a DOT SAP evaluation if you are a DOT regulated employee and work in a safety sensitive position, in the public transit, trucking, aviation, maritime, railroad or pipeline industries and have violated a DOT drug and alcohol testing regulation. Working in a safety-sensitive position before successfully completing the return-to-duty process is a violation […]
Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Regulation Cleared White House
On Monday, October 31 the “drug and alcohol clearinghouse final rule holders cleared the White House Office of Management and Budget.” While the final rule isn’t public, details on this drug and alcohol clearinghouse are not available aside from what the agency distributed in an abstract. “The rulemaking, according to the agency abstract, would create […]