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Title:

RANDOM DRUG TESTING: THE CONNECTICUT TRANSIT EXPERIENCE

Accession Number:

00625423

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309052122

Abstract:

Connecticut Transit (CTTRANSIT) implemented random drug and alcohol testing of its nearly 700 safety-sensitive bus operators and mechanics in September 1990. The CTTRANSIT experience to date is summarized with particular reference to the accuracy and reliability of test results. During the first 17 months of this program, the rate of positive results was 1.91%. Significantly, zero false-positive results have occurred among the more than 500 random tests to date at CTTRANSIT. This performance is attributed in large measure to several critical quality-control measures, including confirmation of all initial positive tests using state-of-the-art gas chromatography/mass spectrometry technology, use of a National Institute of Drug Abuse-certified laboratory, and validation of test results by a medical review officer. Other key features of the CTTRANSIT program are detailed. Three important underpinnings of the program at CTTRANSIT include legal authority under a state random testing statute, the company's long-standing drug and alcohol policies, and a nationally recognized employee assistance program. Random testing at CTTRANSIT was specifically upheld in a landmark grievance arbitration award.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1349, Public Transit: Management, Operations, and Planning and Development. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01404978

Language:

English

Authors:

Lee, David A

Pagination:

p. 12-17

Publication Date:

1992

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1349
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309052122

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References (11)

Identifier Terms:

Connecticut Transit

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 2 1996 12:00AM

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