Breath Alcohol Testing – Study Guide, Procedures, Certification &
Exam Prep
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 - correct answer ✔✔requires alcohol
testing of "safety sensitive" transportation workers
49 CFR Part 40 - correct answer ✔✔Department of Transportation's Alcohol Testing Procedure
Rules; Federal Regulation
EBT - correct answer ✔✔Evidential Breath Tester
FAA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration
FMCSA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Railroad Administration
FTA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Transit Administration
PHMSA - correct answer ✔✔Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Situations that require alcohol testing - correct answer ✔✔-Random
-Reasonable suspicion
-Post-Accident
-Return to Duty
-Follow up
, SAP - correct answer ✔✔Substance Abuse Professional
Follow up testing - correct answer ✔✔unannounced and at least six tests must be conducted in
the first year after return to duty, follow up testing may be extended for up to 60 months
What is a positive test? - correct answer ✔✔anything higher than 0.020
The range of breath alcohol that does not require SAP to be notified but is a positive test. -
correct answer ✔✔0.020 to 0.039
What happens if an employee tests between 0.020 to 0.039? - correct answer ✔✔They must be
removed from safety sensitive duties for 8 hours or until a breath test result is below 0.020.
Alcohol use - correct answer ✔✔the drinking or swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or
preparation, containing alcohol
Cancelled Test - correct answer ✔✔an alcohol test that has a problem identified that cannot be
or has not been corrected, or which this part otherwise requires to be cancelled. A cancelled
test is neither positive or negative.
Correctable flaw - correct answer ✔✔occurrences during the testing process, which a BAT may
correct to avoid cancelling the test
Consortium/Third Party Administrator - correct answer ✔✔a service agent that provides or
coordinates the provision of a variety of drug and alcohol testing services to employees.
Designated Employer Representative - correct answer ✔✔An employee authorized by the
employer to take immediate actions to remove or cause to be removed employees from safety
sensitive duties and to make required decisions in the testing and evaluation processes. The
Exam Prep
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 - correct answer ✔✔requires alcohol
testing of "safety sensitive" transportation workers
49 CFR Part 40 - correct answer ✔✔Department of Transportation's Alcohol Testing Procedure
Rules; Federal Regulation
EBT - correct answer ✔✔Evidential Breath Tester
FAA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration
FMCSA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Railroad Administration
FTA - correct answer ✔✔Federal Transit Administration
PHMSA - correct answer ✔✔Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Situations that require alcohol testing - correct answer ✔✔-Random
-Reasonable suspicion
-Post-Accident
-Return to Duty
-Follow up
, SAP - correct answer ✔✔Substance Abuse Professional
Follow up testing - correct answer ✔✔unannounced and at least six tests must be conducted in
the first year after return to duty, follow up testing may be extended for up to 60 months
What is a positive test? - correct answer ✔✔anything higher than 0.020
The range of breath alcohol that does not require SAP to be notified but is a positive test. -
correct answer ✔✔0.020 to 0.039
What happens if an employee tests between 0.020 to 0.039? - correct answer ✔✔They must be
removed from safety sensitive duties for 8 hours or until a breath test result is below 0.020.
Alcohol use - correct answer ✔✔the drinking or swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or
preparation, containing alcohol
Cancelled Test - correct answer ✔✔an alcohol test that has a problem identified that cannot be
or has not been corrected, or which this part otherwise requires to be cancelled. A cancelled
test is neither positive or negative.
Correctable flaw - correct answer ✔✔occurrences during the testing process, which a BAT may
correct to avoid cancelling the test
Consortium/Third Party Administrator - correct answer ✔✔a service agent that provides or
coordinates the provision of a variety of drug and alcohol testing services to employees.
Designated Employer Representative - correct answer ✔✔An employee authorized by the
employer to take immediate actions to remove or cause to be removed employees from safety
sensitive duties and to make required decisions in the testing and evaluation processes. The
