[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR40.11]

[Page 635]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 40_PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING 
PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B_Employer Responsibilities
 
Sec.  40.11  What are the general responsibilities of employers under this 
regulation?


    (a) As an employer, you are responsible for meeting all applicable 
requirements and procedures of this part.
    (b) You are responsible for all actions of your officials, 
representatives, and agents (including service agents) in carrying out 
the requirements of the DOT agency regulations.
    (c) All agreements and arrangements, written or unwritten, between 
and among employers and service agents concerning the implementation of 
DOT drug and alcohol testing requirements are deemed, as a matter of 
law, to require compliance with all applicable provisions of this part 
and DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations. Compliance with 
these provisions is a material term of all such agreements and 
arrangements.