Last updated : November 11, 2024
Do you want to ensure a safe and drug-free workplace? On-site drug testing can help you accomplish just that so you can improve workplace safety and increase productivity.
As compliance specialists, USA Mobile Drug Testing ensures full compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations while helping to make your workplace safer and more productive. Our mobile drug testing collectors can travel to you to conduct on-site drug testing, which provides all the benefits of a drug-free workplace without the headaches of sending employees to the lab.
Additionally, we can manage your entire program so you can enjoy all the benefits without having to deal with the administrative details. With USAMDT, you can be sure it will be done on time, every time, no matter where your employees are or when you need them tested.
Maintain Compliance While Meeting all DOT Rules and Regulations
Employers are responsible for meeting all applicable requirements and procedures under DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40, to include all activity of their officials, representatives, and agents in executing all requirements of the DOT agency regulations.
Our DOT workplace drug testing program is constantly monitored and updated to save you from the hassle of keeping up with complicated DOT regulations. If you have an immediate need for drug testing, we’ll collect preliminary information, help ensure that you comply with all federal and local laws to avoid an HR-related lawsuit, and then we’ll dispatch a mobile collection specialist to your location for drug testing.
DOT Workplace Drug Testing Programs
Your customized DOT drug testing program will include:
- Designated Employer Representative (DER)
- Written drug testing policy
- DOT regulations on file
- Previous employer checks
- Employee education
- Supervisor training
- Removal of covered employees
- Pre-employment drug testing
- Correct federal Custody & Control Forms (CCF)
- Random pool generation
- Random drug testing
- Reasonable suspicion drug testing
- Post-accident drug testing
- Return-to-Duty testing
- Follow-up testing
- Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) process
- DOT compliance record keeping
- Written drug testing policy (extra fees may apply)
Who Needs DOT Compliance Drug Testing?
DOT compliance drug testing is federally mandated for any safety-sensitive employees in roles that are regulated by the Department of Transportation, including:
- Motor Carriers
- All motor carriers (trucks, buses, etc.) are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
- Aviation
- Air carriers or operators and certain contract air traffic control towers are regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- Railroad
- Any person who performs duties subject to the Hours of Service laws (locomotive engineers, trainmen, conductors, etc.) are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
- Public Transportation
- Operators of revenue service vehicles, CDL-holding operators of non-revenue service vehicles, vehicle controllers, revenue service vehicle mechanics, and firearm-carrying security personnel are regulated by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
- Pipeline
- Any person who performs operations, maintenance, or an emergency response function on a pipeline or LNG facility regulated under part 192, 193, or 195 is regulated by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
- Maritime
- Any person operating U.S.-flagged vessels in commercial service, a person who is on board a vessel acting under the authority of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners’ document is regulated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
Companies regulated by the DOT must drug test employees both before hire and at random intervals thereafter.
The DOT drug test screens for the most commonly abused drugs in the workplace, including amphetamines and methamphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, PCP, and opiates. The drug test also detects ecstasy and heroin, as well as the synthetic opioids hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone.
For employers not bound by DOT regulations, non-DOT drug testing can be used to ensure a safe workplace as well.
Schedule a Drug Test Today
Let us help you create a safer, happier, and more productive workplace by contacting the compliance specialists at USAMDT. We’re able to partner with any Northeast Ohio area business for mobile drug testing.
