[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR382.601]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 382_CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL USE AND TESTING--Table of 
Contents
 
  Subpart F_Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Information, 
                         Training, and Referral
 
Sec. 382.601  Employer obligation to promulgate a policy on the misuse of 
alcohol and use of controlled substances.


    (a) General requirements. Each employer shall provide educational 
materials that explain the requirements of this part and the employer's 
policies and procedures with respect to meeting these requirements.
    (1) The employer shall ensure that a copy of these materials is 
distributed to each driver prior to the start of alcohol and controlled 
substances testing under this part and to each driver subsequently hired 
or transferred into a position requiring driving a commercial motor 
vehicle.
    (2) Each employer shall provide written notice to representatives of 
employee organizations of the availability of this information.
    (b) Required content. The materials to be made available to drivers 
shall include detailed discussion of at least the following:
    (1) The identity of the person designated by the employer to answer 
driver questions about the materials;
    (2) The categories of drivers who are subject to the provisions of 
this part;
    (3) Sufficient information about the safety-sensitive functions 
performed by those drivers to make clear what period of the work day the 
driver is required to be in compliance with this part;
    (4) Specific information concerning driver conduct that is 
prohibited by this part;
    (5) The circumstances under which a driver will be tested for 
alcohol and/or controlled substances under this part, including post-
accident testing under Sec. 382.303(d);
    (6) The procedures that will be used to test for the presence of 
alcohol and controlled substances, protect the driver and the integrity 
of the testing processes, safeguard the validity of the test results, 
and ensure that those results

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are attributed to the correct driver, including post-accident 
information, procedures and instructions required by Sec. 382.303(d);
    (7) The requirement that a driver submit to alcohol and controlled 
substances tests administered in accordance with this part;
    (8) An explanation of what constitutes a refusal to submit to an 
alcohol or controlled substances test and the attendant consequences;
    (9) The consequences for drivers found to have violated subpart B of 
this part, including the requirement that the driver be removed 
immediately from safety-sensitive functions, and the procedures under 
part 40, subpart O, of this title;
    (10) The consequences for drivers found to have an alcohol 
concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04;
    (11) Information concerning the effects of alcohol and controlled 
substances use on an individual's health, work, and personal life; signs 
and symptoms of an alcohol or a controlled substances problem (the 
driver's or a co-worker's); and available methods of intervening when an 
alcohol or a controlled substances problem is suspected, including 
confrontation, referral to any employee assistance program and or 
referral to management.
    (c) Optional provision. The materials supplied to drivers may also 
include information on additional employer policies with respect to the 
use of alcohol or controlled substances, including any consequences for 
a driver found to have a specified alcohol or controlled substances 
level, that are based on the employer's authority independent of this 
part. Any such additional policies or consequences must be clearly and 
obviously described as being based on independent authority.
    (d) Certificate of receipt. Each employer shall ensure that each 
driver is required to sign a statement certifying that he or she has 
received a copy of these materials described in this section. Each 
employer shall maintain the original of the signed certificate and may 
provide a copy of the certificate to the driver.