Training and Education

Initial and ongoing training and education are critical to establishing and maintaining a successful drug free workplace. We offer supervisor, collector, employee, and designated employee representative (DER) training on DOT and non-DOT regulated drug testing programs and breath alcohol certifications. We also customized drug and alcohol policies and programs to protect your business.

DOT Required Supervisor Training

This training covers the indicators of drug and alcohol abuse in the work place and how to recognize them, what actions you can and cannot take, and how to handle reasonable suspicion.  Having a Supervisors Training Program is mandatory under Department of Transportation (DOT) guidelines, as it identifies indicators of drug or alcohol abuse in the workplace. Supervisors are the essential elements of a company’s drug and alcohol program because they are most likely to be the first to recognize and intervene when there is unacceptable behavior.

DOT Collectors Training

This class covers the techniques and requirements of urine analysis (UA) drug collections as required by DOT 49 CFR Part 40.

DOT DER Training

A Designated Employer Representative is an employee authorized by the employer to take immediate action(s) to remove employees from safety-sensitive duties, or cause employees to be removed from these covered duties, and to make required decisions in the testing and evaluation processes. The DER is responsible for making sure all random tests are completed in a timely manner.  The DER also receives test results and other communications for the employer.  Service agents cannot act as DERs. This training covers all aspects of the DER’s role, including record maintenance, personnel updates, DOT rules and regulation changes, types of tests, and rules of thumb in creating an active drug free workplace.

Employee Training

The goal of this course is to education employees on how their company’s Drug and Alcohol policy works.  This course also gives employees an overview of different types of drugs as well as their impacts and indicators. Also covered are information and contact numbers for treatment programs and services. A drug free workplace results in fewer accidents, higher safety record, and higher productivity and morale.

BAT (Breath Alcohol Technician) & STT (Screening Test Technician) Training

 These courses cover US DOT 49 CFR Part 40 and meet all of DOT’s BAT and STT qualification training requirements. They are designed for graduates to conduct breath alcohol or saliva tests to determine if an employee is impaired. Given that alcohol is the most abused drug, these trainings provide employers with a key tool in battling drug abuse and maintaining a safe work environment.

Photos From Our Supervisors Seminar October 26, 2011 in Marshall, TX