Title: FRA Regulation 49 CFR Part 219 - National Drug Screening
Headings: FRA Regulation 49 CFR Part 219
FRA Regulation 49 CFR Part 219
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Summary
Covered employee
Types of tests for drugs
Types of tests for alcohol
Definition of accident requiring testing
Reasonable-suspicion determination
Reasonable-cause determination
Pre-duty alcohol use prohibitions
Actions for BACs 0.02 – 0.039
Employee Training
Supervisor Training
Additional Information About Regulation 49
Locomotive Engineers
Employee Referral Programs

Content: FRA Regulation 49 CFR Part 219 - National Drug Screening
FRA Regulation 49 CFR Part 219
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Railroads in the United States are required to have DOT drug and alcohol testing program and regulated by 49 CFR Part 40. Additional agency regulations must be followed. The FRA regulation is 49 CFR Part 219 and the summary highlights are below. Summary
Covered employee
A person who performs hours of service functions at a rate sufficient to be placed into the railroad’s random testing program. Categories of personnel who normally perform these functions are locomotive engineers, trainmen, conductors, switchmen, locomotive hostlers/helpers, utility employees, signalmen, operators, and train dispatchers. Types of tests for drugs
Pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, reasonable cause, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up. Types of tests for alcohol
Pre-employment (optional), random, reasonable suspicion, reasonable cause, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up. Definition of accident requiring testing
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 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.