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10 Reasons Why A Drug Testing Policy Needs to Be Updated Regularly

By Bill Current, founder Current Consulting Group Why should employers update their drug testing policy regularly? There are many reasons, but here are 10 that providers should have knowledge of so they can better advise their clients on why and how to update their...

Building a Defensible Breath Alcohol Testing Program

By Greg Mertens, Director of Training, Intoximeters Breath alcohol testing plays a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety and compliance with federal regulations. Being able to develop a defensible breath alcohol testing program will help ensure not only that you...

New Director of ODAPC Announced

The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) is pleased to congratulate Doug Simon on being named the new director of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODAPC). Mr. Simon joined the office earlier this...

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FMCSA Scam Alert

FMCSA Scam Alert

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a warning to FMCSA-registered entities of a phishing scam disguised as notice of a required safety audit. Through an email, scammers pretending to be from FMCSA say a safety audit needs to be...

What happens when a DOT employee has a testing violation recorded in the FMCSA Clearinghouse and then changes modes?

What happens when a DOT employee has a testing violation recorded in the FMCSA Clearinghouse and then changes modes?

|By David Perlman, BA, NCAC II, SUDP, EAPIt is not uncommon for an individual to make a career change to another DOT mode of transportation. Transit operators may become truck drivers, merchant mariners may become railroad operators. Also, some employees hold dual...

SAP Clearinghouse questions & answers

SAP Clearinghouse questions & answers

Since the launching of the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse in January 2020 many questions have arisen about Clearinghouse processes and procedures. Everyone is committed to making the database work well for all...