DOT Random Drug testing Rates
DOT Random Drug Testing Rates for 20012
The DOT has issued the minimum random drug and alcohol testing rates for each of its operating administrations for 2012. The testing rates are:
|
DOT Agency
|
2012 Random Drug Testing Rate
|
2012 Random Alcohol Testing Rate
|
|---|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] |
25% |
10% |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA] |
50% |
10% |
| Federal Railroad Administration [FRA] |
25% |
10% |
| Federal Transit Administration [FTA] |
25% |
10% |
| Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [PHMSA] |
25% |
Not required |
| United States Coast Guard [USCG] (now with the Dept. of Homeland Security) |
50% |
Not required |
NOTE: Employers (and C/TPAs) subject to more than one DOT Agency drug and alcohol testing rule may continue to combine covered employees into a single random selection pool. However, companies (and C/TPAs) doing so must test at or above the highest minimum annual random testing rates established by the DOT Agencies under whose jurisdiction they fall. For example, an employer having both FMCSA- and FRA-covered employees in one pool must test, as a minimum rate, 50% for drugs and 10% for alcohol. PHMSA- and USCG-regulated employees should not to be placed in DOT random alcohol testing pools. Contact the appropriate DOT Agency for additional clarification.
[Please note that USCG covered employees may be combined with DOT covered employees in drug testing pools even though the USCG is now part of the Department of Homeland Security.]
