You only need to provide explanations related to collecting a sample with your particular breath testing device and completing the ATF. The employer is supposed to educate employees about the testing program.
Build Safeguards Into Your Testing Program Safeguard #1: Proper BAT training
First class training is the most important safeguard for your program. BAT mis- takes open the door for challenges to the entire test process. Providing training to your staff that exceeds the DOT require- ments is an investment in the future. There are some unscrupulous training
providers out there who claim to be able to provide DOT-compliant BAT training in a couple of hours. Over the phone training? Really? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true. DOT has very specific requirements
regarding BAT training. These include knowledge of the Part 40 procedures, the length of time required to attain this knowledge, the DOT Model Course, and instrument proficiency. Here are just a few of the shortcuts we see:
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Skimming over the procedural training— taking less than the required 6.5 hours (3 hours for refresher) to learn the rules & regulations in Part 40. (Source: DOT Model Course, Administrator’s Guide)
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Not teaching BAT students all of the but- tons and displays on the EBT device.
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Having students do mock tests that are all negative and uneventful to save time.
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Not having a means of testing students’ knowledge at the end of the training. Tere is a lot of information to cover in
order to make sure that a BAT can go into a room alone with an employee and conduct a proper alcohol test with no mistakes. It may require more than a day to obtain thor- ough training. Don’t take shortcuts.
Safeguard #2: Periodic proficiency training
DOT does not require ongoing, periodic proficiency training beyond the 5-year refresher requirement. However, any employer who takes an adverse personnel
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