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[billos]

Has anyone become familiar with revised DOT regs on drug testing? I hear there are revised regs as of August 25th or so but fail to hear exactly what it entails.

billos Reviewed by billos on 09-12-2008. DOT Has anyone become familiar with revised DOT regs on drug testing? I hear there are revised regs as of August 25th or so but fail to hear exactly what it entails. Rating: 5

[slantedeyes]

There is legislation that for the DOT tests they are trying to make these test observed. There are bargaining agreements that are fighting this for privacy reasons. This is in the beginning stages but it is not good news. Orson Wells 1984, is becoming more and more true. Big Bother wants to watch us pee.

[Burnt Toast]

Correction. Under the revised DOT regulations, observed testing will be mandatory on follow up/ return-to-duty specimen collections. Under the old regs, any observed return-to-duty collections was discretionary on the part of the employer. Observation without cause is still not permitted under the new regs.

The new ruling regarding follow-up/return to duty observed collections was to take effect on 8/25/08, but was suspended by the DOT until 11/01/08 to allow for public comments on the new ruling.

[billos]

Since when does the DOT or for that matter ANY federal office give a crap how the public comments regarding their policies? Is this so they can make it seem as if this is still America?? What A-holes. -rhetorical question-