Title: Federal Railroad Administration Consortium | US Drug Test Centers
Headings: FRA – Federal Railroad Administration Drug Testing Consortium
FRA – Federal Railroad Administration Drug Testing Consortium
FRA-MOW Drug Testing
CFR Part 219
Post-Accident Testing
Compliance With FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing

Content: The FRA has designated its safety-sensitive employees to be those who perform service covered under the hours of service laws (covered service). This includes “contracted” hours of service employees and also individuals who may volunteer to perform hours of service duties for a railroad. These generally include train and engine service employees involved in the movement of trains or engines (e.g., conductors, brakemen, switchmen, engineers, locomotive hostlers/helpers), dispatching employees who issue mandatory directives (e.g., train dispatchers, control operators), and signal employees who inspect, repair, or maintain signal systems. Post-Accident Testing
One of the most complicated parts of the FRA drug and alcohol testing program is the required post-accident testing for drugs and alcohol. To help understand post-accident requirements, the FRA requires Supervisor Training to not only include reasonable suspicion testing but also a one-hour of training on how to determine if an accident qualifies for post-accident testing. Definition of an accident requiring testing: The FRA’s post-accident testing rule requires urine and blood specimen collection from surviving employees and also tissue from deceased employees. ( These collection procedures go well beyond the normal CFR Part 40 procedures.) For surviving employees, these specimens are collected at an independent medical facility. FRA regulation, 49 CFR Part 219 Subpart C, stipulates the level of events requiring testing and who has to be tested.