Post-Accident Training Booklet  E-mail this product to a friend

Looking for a cost-effective way to meet the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) post-accident
training requirements? We are pleased to announce the
release of our latest training booklet: Guide to Post-
Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing for Supervisors and
Drivers. This compact training tool covers the mandatory
requirements for post-accident testing as defined in 49 CFR
Part 382 and can be used to meet the mandatory training
requirements. Our illustrated booklet is 12 pages. Quantity
discounts are available.
EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS – Employers have two
primary responsibilities with regard to post-accident testing.
Employers must conduct testing on their drivers when the
post-accident testing criteria have been met and employers
must train their drivers on the post-accident testing
requirements. Consider the following from 49 CFR Part
382.303(f):
“An employer shall provide drivers with necessary
post-accident information, procedures and
instructions, prior to the driver operating a
commercial motor vehicle, so that drivers will be
able to comply with the requirements of this
section.”
DRIVER REQUIREMENTS – Drivers also have two
primary responsibilities with regard to post-accident testing.
Drivers must remain available for testing following an
accident. Additionally, drivers are required to submit to
post-accident testing as with any mandatory test. Failure to
submit to post-accident testing is a violation of the
prohibitions and subjects a driver to the entire return-toduty
process.
WHAT IS COVERED IN THE TRAINING BOOKLET
– The topics covered in our training booklet include:
• Who is subject to FMCSA post-accident testing? –
Employers and drivers are subject to post-accident
testing depending on the types of vehicles they
operate.
• When does FMCSA require post-accident testing?
– The requirement to test is dependent on types of
injuries sustained in an accident and type of
enforcement action taken against a driver.
• Testing reference table – Included is a handy
reference table that clearly indicates when a postaccident
test is required based on criteria of the
accident.
• Time limits for conducting post-accident testing –
There are no time allowances when post-accident
testing is required. Alcohol and drug testing must be
completed within their respective time periods.
• Driver responsibilities – A driver must remain
readily available for testing throughout the required
time periods. The booklet clearly depicts what it
means to be “readily available.”
• Refusals-to-test – A refusal-to-test has the same DOT
consequences as a confirmed positive test result. We
explain what could be considered a refusal-to-test in a
post-accident situation.
• Real-world scenarios involving post-accident
testing – While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) define the post-accident
testing requirements we take it a step further and
provide real-world scenarios that put the requirements
into practice.
• Tips – We have added several “tips” acquired from
our years of experience to summarize your
requirements in “plain-English.”