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Reasonable Suspicion Supervisor Training

Reasonable Suspicion Supervisor Training

HR managers -Is your organization regulated by the Department of Transportation? If yes then we’ll show you how to quickly fulfill this often overlooked DOT training requirement for your supervisors whether you have one, two or hundreds of supervisors.

Who needs this training and how often does DOT require it be taken?

Any supervisor or employee who has the ability to initiate a reasonable suspicion drug or alcohol test and is covered under any of the Department of Transportation agencies FMCSA, FAA, FTA, USCG, PHMSA.

See regulatory requirements for all DOT modes here.

Is athandtraining.com online training DOT compliant?

Yes. Thousands of companies utilize online training every year to fulfill the 60 minutes drug and 60 minutes alcohol reasonable suspicion supervisor training requirements for FMCSA (trucking) , FAA (aviation), FTA (transportation), USCG, PHMSA (pipeline). See the CFR regulations here.

Why online?

In person training sessions are nice but they can be expensive and hard to coordinate with trainer and employee schedules, or maybe you just need to ensure one or two employees are trained as part of their onboarding process. DVD video courses are typically outdated, poorly produced and just might put your employees into a comatose state. Employees are more likely to surf their smart phone than engage with a video. AtHandTraining’s online course can only be completed if your supervisors are engaged with the content and pass quizzes ensuring they understand the important concepts.

Top 6 benefits of using AtHandTraining’s online course:

#1. Ensure DOT compliance for 60/60 drug and alcohol reasonable suspicion training. Certificates can be generated and training records are stored online.

#2. Employees can access it from anywhere, anytime with any device: iPad, iPhone, Android phone or tablet, PC, MAC- whatever, we have you covered.

#3. Course material updated yearly – new statistics, new drugs, new photos.

#4. Supervisors are quizzed along the way ensuring a basic level of understanding of the key concepts

#5. Administrator access to employee reports

#6. It’s available right now!

Bonus #7. No clip art. Nothing says “made in 1982” like a nice piece of clip art.

Other online courses run anywhere from $45-$79. Why is AtHandTraining’s course only $35 (or less if I buy 50 or more?)

Many other providers are piggy backing off of some other learning management system’s (“LMS”) software and must give a kick back to the LMS providers for every course taken. AtHandTraining manages our own system. We simply skipped the middleman.

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Course topics – DOT reasonable suspicion supervisor training 

Intro: The Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 | Reasonable suspicion training requirements (Regulations overview) | Record keeping | Course learning objectives

The Big Picture: The effects of substance abuse on society | The effects of substance abuse on the individual and family | The effects of substance abuse in the workplace

Drug Testing: The drug testing process & safeguards | Substance Abuse Professionals | DOT substance testing | Detection times | Refusals

Alcohol Testing:  The alcohol testing process | Evidential breath tests (EBTs) | Breath Alcohol content (BAC)

Drug Classifications & Effects of Use: Depressants | Stimulants | Hallucinogens | Other drugs of abuse (K2/Spice, Bath Salts, etc.)

The Supervisors Role:  Role overview | Confidentiality | Reasonable suspicion testing | Specific, Contemporaneous, articulable definitions w/examples

Common Use Indicators: Identifying abusers | Stereotyping | Physical symptoms | Behavioral  symptoms | Mental symptoms | Job performance | Drug paraphernalia

Intervention: Crisis vs. performance scenarios | Documentation | Enabling | Confrontation and interview | Dos and don’ts | Transportation to the collection site

Athandtraining.com DOT Reasonable Suspicion Supervisor Training fulfills:

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – 49CFR Part 382.603

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – 14 CFR Part 121 Append I & J

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – 49 CFR 655

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety administration (PHMSA)

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) – §16.250   Reasonable cause testing requirements

 

Marijuana Breathalyzer Test – Cannabix

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Marijuana Breathalyzer Test – Cannabix

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A California company, Cannabix Technologies, Inc. has created the first marijuana breath analysis test, which has the potential to be used by police at the roadside to detect whether drivers have used the drug. Their mobile test is based upon high-field ion mobility and mass spectrometry. Testing using the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer Beta prototype device with human subjects after smoking THC cigarettes demonstrated the successful detection of THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, in real-time. However, there remain significant obstacles before new technologies like these can be used for roadside or workplace testing in the U.S. Specifically, additional research will likely be needed to correlate data about consumption amounts with actual driver impairment. And the issue of stoned driving remains enormously complex, with experts still highly uncertain about marijuana’s precise effects on cognition and competence.

The need:

Up to one in 10 weekend nighttime drivers in the U.S. may have cannabis’s main active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in their bodies, studies suggest. Police in Colorado have said figures show marijuana-involved road fatalities doubling (pdf) in the state amid legalization. – SciAm

Workplace safety:

In May 2015, an article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concluded that there is a likely statistical association between illicit drug use, including marijuana, and workplace accidents. The impact marijuana use makes on transportation safety can be especially alarming. The drug impairs attentiveness, motor coordination, and reaction time and impacts the perception of time and speed. Studies from the National Institute on Drug Abuse have found that marijuana negatively impacts driving performance, and other researchers have found that acute use of the drug increases the risk of crashes and fatal collisions.

About Cannabix:

The Cannabix website describes the company as “…working to develop drug-testing devices that will detect Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC- the psychoactive component of marijuana that causes intoxication) using breath samples. These devices would be used to provide detection of THC at roadside and identify drivers under the influence of marijuana. In particular, Cannabix is focused on developing breath testing devices for THC detection that would target recent use of THC, (within a 2 or 3 hour time period at time of testing) in contrast to saliva or urine testing for THC which can be invasive and take a considerable amount of time for laboratory analysis. The devices will also be useful for other practical applications such as testing employees in the workplace where intoxication by THC can be hazardous.”

 

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Alaska Airlines Pilot Agrees to Plead Guilty to Flying Passenger Aircraft while under the Influence of Alcohol

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Alaska Airlines Pilot under alcohol

Alaska Airlines Pilot Agrees to Plead Guilty to Flying Passenger Aircraft while under the Influence of Alcohol

SANTA ANA, California – A former captain with Alaska Airlines has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of piloting a plane carrying passengers while he was under the influence of alcohol.

David Hans Arntson, 62, of Newport Beach, agreed to plead guilty to operating a common carrier while under the influence in a plea agreement filed this morning in United States District Court.

According to court documents, Arntson was the pilot of two Alaska Airlines flights on June 20, 2014. The first flight was from San Diego International Airport to Portland, Oregon. He then flew a plane from Portland, Oregon, to John Wayne Airport in Orange County.

After landing at John Wayne Airport, Arntson was selected for random drug and alcohol testing by Alaska Airlines. A technician for Alaska Airlines performed two breathalyzer tests that showed the pilot had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.134 percent and 0.142 percent. “Those percentages were well above the federal limit of 0.04 percent for pilots,” according to the plea agreement.

After the technician informed Alaska Airlines of the test results showing alcohol in his system, the airline removed Arntson from all safety-sensitive duties. Following the June 20, 2014, incident, Arntson retired from the Alaska Airlines, and the Federal Aviation Administration revoked his ability to pilot a plane.

“This pilot worked for the airline for more than 20 years, and we now know that he was an alcoholic who flew commercial flights while under the influence of alcohol,” said United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna. “When he was finally caught, the evidence indicates that he had flown with an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Thankfully, Mr. Arntson was never involved in an accident, but his conduct could have resulted in tragic consequences. Very few people will ever hold the lives of so many people in their hands at one time.”

In the plea agreement filed today, the parties have agreed that the appropriate sentence in this case is one year and a day in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney will schedule a hearing for Arntson to enter his guilty plea.

The investigation into Arntson was conducted by the United States Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General.

“This guilty plea demonstrates that ensuring the safety of the travelling public within the nation’s air transportation system remains a high priority for both the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Transportation (DOT),” said William Swallow, DOT-OIG Regional Special Agent-in-Charge. “Working with the Federal Aviation Administration and prosecutorial partners, we will continue our efforts to prevent and punish those who seek to compromise the safety of our national airspace system.”

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Dennis Mitchell and Mark A. Williams of the Environmental and Community Safety Crimes Section.

 

Press Release by U.S. Dept of Justice