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 collected specimens are analyzed only at the FRA’s contract laboratory. Post-accident testing provides the FRA with accident investigation and usage data. Compliance With FRA Drug and Alcohol Testing
Applicants and employees who are required to be tested under the FRA regulation should know what to expect and be ready to comply. The FRA recently published a helpful document entitled: What You Need to Know About Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing. Railroads must provide employees with clear and unequivocal written notice of the type of federal test that will be conducted (e.g., random, reasonable suspicion, reasonable cause, follow-up, return-to-work, etc.). Testing in the FRA program will consist of: Urine screens to detect the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids (and expanded opiates), phencyclidine and amphetamines (See 49 CFR § 40.85 and 49 CFR § 40.87); Breath alcohol tests to detect the unauthorized use of alcohol; and
Breath, urine, and tissue (fatality) testing after qualifying FRA post-accident events.