Breath Alcohol Testing QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 - ✔✔requires alcohol testing of
"safety sensitive" transportation workers 49 CFR Part 40 - ✔✔Department of
Transportation's Alcohol Testing Procedure Rules; Federal Regulation EBT - ✔✔Evidential
Breath Tester FAA - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration FMCSA - ✔✔Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration FRA - ✔✔Federal Railroad Administration FTA - ✔✔Federal Transit
Administration PHMSA - ✔✔Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Situations that require alcohol testing - ✔✔-Random -Reasonable suspicion -Post-
Accident -Return to Duty -Follow up SAP - ✔✔Substance Abuse Professional Follow up
testing - ✔✔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? - ✔✔anything higher than 0.020 The range of breath alcohol that does not require SAP
to be notified but is a positive test. - ✔✔0.020 to 0.039 What happens if an employee tests
between 0.020 to 0.039? - ✔✔They must be removed from safety sensitive duties for 8
hours or until a breath test result is below 0.020. Alcohol use - ✔✔the drinking or
swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or preparation, containing alcohol Cancelled
Test - ✔✔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 - ✔✔occurrences during the testing process, which a
BAT may correct to avoid cancelling the test Consortium/Third Party Administrator - ✔✔a
service agent that provides or coordinates the provision of a variety of drug and alcohol
testing services to employees. Designated Employer Representative - ✔✔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 DER also receives test results and other communications for
the employer consistent with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 40. Error Correction Training
- ✔✔training provided to BATs following an error that resulted in the cancellation of a drug
or alcohol test. Error correction training must be provided in person or by means that
provides real-time observation and interaction between the instructor and trainee. Fatal
Flaw - ✔✔occurrences during the testing process which cause the test to be cancelled
Qualification training - ✔✔the training required for a BAT to be qualified to perform their
functions in the DOT alcohol-testing program Refresher training - ✔✔training required
every five years for BATs to review basic requirements and provide instruction concerning
Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 - ✔✔requires alcohol testing of
"safety sensitive" transportation workers 49 CFR Part 40 - ✔✔Department of
Transportation's Alcohol Testing Procedure Rules; Federal Regulation EBT - ✔✔Evidential
Breath Tester FAA - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration FMCSA - ✔✔Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration FRA - ✔✔Federal Railroad Administration FTA - ✔✔Federal Transit
Administration PHMSA - ✔✔Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Situations that require alcohol testing - ✔✔-Random -Reasonable suspicion -Post-
Accident -Return to Duty -Follow up SAP - ✔✔Substance Abuse Professional Follow up
testing - ✔✔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? - ✔✔anything higher than 0.020 The range of breath alcohol that does not require SAP
to be notified but is a positive test. - ✔✔0.020 to 0.039 What happens if an employee tests
between 0.020 to 0.039? - ✔✔They must be removed from safety sensitive duties for 8
hours or until a breath test result is below 0.020. Alcohol use - ✔✔the drinking or
swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or preparation, containing alcohol Cancelled
Test - ✔✔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 - ✔✔occurrences during the testing process, which a
BAT may correct to avoid cancelling the test Consortium/Third Party Administrator - ✔✔a
service agent that provides or coordinates the provision of a variety of drug and alcohol
testing services to employees. Designated Employer Representative - ✔✔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 DER also receives test results and other communications for
the employer consistent with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 40. Error Correction Training
- ✔✔training provided to BATs following an error that resulted in the cancellation of a drug
or alcohol test. Error correction training must be provided in person or by means that
provides real-time observation and interaction between the instructor and trainee. Fatal
Flaw - ✔✔occurrences during the testing process which cause the test to be cancelled
Qualification training - ✔✔the training required for a BAT to be qualified to perform their
functions in the DOT alcohol-testing program Refresher training - ✔✔training required
every five years for BATs to review basic requirements and provide instruction concerning
