Training Overview
TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS:
SECTION 49 Part 382.603 -
Training for Supervisors
TRAINING COURSE NAME & DESCRIPTION
1 Hour of Alcohol Awareness & 1 Hour of Drug Education
The Manager Compliance Training Department Course fulfills
the requirements of 49 CFR 382.603
ONLINE LEARNING and LIVE LEARNING include identical instructional material. They are completely similar.
Both the online training and the live training are fully compliant with the DOT’s mandatory drug and alcohol awareness training.
The online training is a two-hour presentation with voiceover. Once you register, you simply log in and begin the training. You will be able to fully customize your training schedule and pause it if necessary.
Live training takes place at various locations around the country. They include exactly the same material as the online training. The only difference is that the live training is taught by a lecturer. To find out the date and location of your next training, please click on “Register Now.”
TRAINING INCLUDES
Every manager should know what factors to look for if an employee is unavailable and what to do about it. Managers will learn why and when they should screen employees on reasonable suspicion.
The training reveals the following questions so that every manager is trained and well supported during the DOT testing process.
- The effects of alcohol and drugs on the working process
- Role of the manager in the DOT testing program
- Signs of using the top 5 illegal DOT drugs: symptoms, behaviors
- Drugs and alcohol abuse
- Prohibited behavior and prescription drug use
- How to recognize and document inappropriate behavior with a behavior observation checklist
- Four steps to constructive confrontation
- How to use employee protection strategies
What should you do if:
- An employee refuses to take the test
- The manager does not get the correct information directly
- An employee is observed using suspicious substances
- Employees who leave the workplace on their own, finding themselves unable to perform their duties