Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

DOT "Reasonable Suspicion" Testing Overview… for Managers and Supervisors: An Overview of "Reasonable Suspicion" Testing

• The concept of "Reasonable Suspicion" testing of transportation employees with "safety-sensitive" jobs.
  
• When a manager or supervisor can administer "Reasonable Suspicion" testing to a transportation employee with a "safety-sensitive" job.
  
• The FMCSA guidelines for "Reasonable Suspicion" testing.
  
• The best practices recommended by the FMCSA to talk with an employee and refer them for drug or alcohol testing.
  

DOT "Reasonable Suspicion" Testing Overview… for Managers and Supervisors: What Makes Suspicion "Reasonable"?

• How to protect yourself and your company from financial and legal liability when referring an employee for "Reasonable Suspicion" drug and alcohol testing.
  
• When you should refer a driver for "Reasonable Suspicion" drug or alcohol testing.
  
• That "reasonable suspicion" must be built on your direct observation, as well as other important factors.
  

DOT "Reasonable Suspicion" Testing Overview… for Managers and Supervisors: Recognizing Signs of Substance Use Disorders

• The signs of substance use disorders.
  
• What "red flags" signal a potential substance use disorder by an employee.
  
• How a substance use disorder may affect each employee's behavior, scent, personality, and appearance differently.
  

DOT "Reasonable Suspicion" Testing Overview… for Managers and Supervisors: Approaching the Employee

• How to prepare yourself to talk to an employee about a suspected drug or alcohol use disorder.
  
• What a "self-admission" statement is and its impact on the testing process.
  
• That by law, "reasonable suspicion" is all the justification you need to send an employee for drug and alcohol testing.