DOT “Reasonable Suspicion” Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part II)

The second in a two-part series on reasonable suspicion testing, This Interactive course on DOT “Reasonable Suspicion” Testing… for Managers and Supervisors (Part II) discusses how to recognize that someone has been drinking, the testing process itself (including the new “oral fluids testing) option, and removing employees from their jobs as well as getting them back to work. Making sure that drivers and other employees with “safety-sensitive” jobs are not impaired by drugs or alcohol while they are working is an important part of managers’ and supervisors’ jobs. Part of this responsibility is knowing the indicators of alcohol or drug impairment and when an employee should be sent for a “reasonable suspicion” drug or alcohol test. Areas covered in the course include the behavioral signs of alcohol misuse, the physical signs of alcohol misuse, approaching the employee, drug and alcohol testing basics, how drug and alcohol tests are conducted, the “Removal from Work” and the “Return-to-Duty” process, getting help for substance use disorders and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Describe the “behavioral” and “physical” signs that someone has been consuming alcohol.
  • Know how to approach an employee that you are sending for “Reasonable Suspicion” testing.
  • Know how alcohol and drug tests are conducted.
  • Explain the “Removal-From Work” and “Return-To-Duty” process.
  • Know where employees can get help for a substance use disorder.
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Associated Industries: Transportation and Warehouse Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: DOT / Transportation, Drug & Alcohol, Wellness.


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