Federal Railroad Administration Drug & Alcohol Testing - DOT ConsortiumFederal Railroad Administration Drug & Alcohol Testing - DOT ConsortiumFRA-regulated employers must follow drug and alcohol testing guidelines from DOT rule 49 CFR Part 40 and FRA rule CFR Part 219. Nationwide Testing Association, a partner of I Drug Screen, provides an excellent DOT consortium program that enables owner-operators to become compliant quickly and easily. 
FRA Covered EmployeesSomeone who performs hours of service functions at such a rate that they become eligible for the railroad's random testing program. 
Drug Testing FRA - Maintinance of WayFRA already applied to covered employees, but more recently, CFR Part 219 was expanded to cover maintenance-of-way (MOW) employees as well. Any person involved in the inspection, repair, or construction of roads, tracks, or bridges falls within the scope of the MOW worker. FRA Drug & Alcohol Testing ComplianceEmployees and applicants required to be tested under the FRA regulations should be aware of what to expect and be prepared to comply with the requirements. Recently, the FRA published a helpful document entitled: What You Need to Know About Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing. Rail companies must give employees clear, unequivocal written notice of the types of federal tests they will conduct (e.g., random, reasonable suspicion, reasonable cause, follow-up, return-to-work, etc.). FRA tests will include the following:
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