U.S. Coast Guard and DOT: Is they is, or is they ain’t? On July 13, 2017 the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODAPC) published a new Part 40 Question and Answer regarding the United States Coast Guard. With apologies to the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou, the Q&A answered the question “Is […]
How Do You Say What You Do?
How Do You Say What You Do? A few years ago I was on a golf trip with a group of guys from different parts of the country. One of the guys was the manager of a beer distributorship. When my friend learned what he did, he said “You need to meet Jack. He sells […]
What Are DOT Violations for Alcohol Testing?
What are DOT Violations for Alcohol Testing? Companies required to perform DOT alcohol testing on their safety-sensitive employees must have a substance abuse policy and that substance abuse policy must list, at a minimum, the DOT violations for alcohol testing. But what are the minimum DOT violations for alcohol testing? The DOT regulations apply to employees who perform […]
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction. We were chatting with a long-time friend, a well-respected psychologist who consults with a drug court, about medication assisted treatment for opiate addiction, specifically the use of buprenorphine to assist individuals with their drug addiction. We were surprised to learn that the drug court he works with is opposed […]
What Are DOT Part 40 Questions and Answers?
What Are DOT Part 40 Questions and Answers? Our training students often ask, “What are DOT Part 40 questions and answers“? Occasionally the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance, otherwise known as ODAPC, publishes answers to significant and enlightening questions posed by service agents or other professionals to their office. The DOT drug and […]
Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits. The issue of drug testing for unemployment benefits recently came under legislative review. Recently Congress used the Congressional Review Act to rescind an Obama-era regulation that added limits to which unemployment applicants could be drug tested. The legislation that was rescinded limited drug testing to candidates seeking employment for specific […]
What Can Interfere With A Breath Alcohol Test?
What Can Interfere with a Breath Alcohol Test? There are a few websites and articles that advise readers on what can interfere with a breath alcohol test result. Many of these sites and articles are misinformed, lacking any knowledge on the technology commonly used or proper protocols for using the devices. However, recently we came […]
Job Killing Government Regulations
Job Killing Government Regulations With all the recent talk about our new President and Congress scaling back regulations, particularly job killing government regulations, we started musing about the DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations. The first thought is that rather than killing jobs, the 49 CFR Part 40 Regulations actually created a lot of jobs. […]
Super Bowl and Breathalyzers: Frito Lay’s Product Winner
Super Bowl and Breathalyzers: Frito Lay’s Product Winner. In time for this year’s Super Bowl, Frito Lay introduced their limited-edition Tostitos “party safe bag”, combining Super Bowl and Breathalyzers for a winning product combination. A January 24th article written by Tim Nudd and posted on AdWeek.com, an advertising industry website and publication, featured Frito Lay’s Tostitos […]
DOT Regulation Changes
DOT Regulation Changes. There are some DOT Regulation changes that may be on the horizon. The DOT published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on January 23, 2017, proposing revisions to the current Part 40 drug and alcohol testing regulations. A major revision is intended to harmonize the DOT regulations with new HHS regulations […]
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