CLEVELAND, August 21 — The BLET’s National Legislative Office is making available a two-page synopsis explaining what every operating employee needs to know regarding Federal drug and alcohol testing.
Rail Labor, including the BLET, helped prepare the guide in conjunction with representatives from rail management and the Federal regulatory agencies.
In addition to the BLET, Rail Labor representatives included the American Train Dispatchers Association, United Transportation Union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
The synopsis covers such items as: Drug and alcohol prohibitions; over the counter medications; direct observation of urine collection; shy bladder (difficulty providing a urine specimen); refusal to test; fatal flaws; highway-rail grade crossing accidents; and voluntary referral and co-worker report policies.
The two-page flyer is available for download as a PDF from the BLET website. BLET members are encouraged to print the flyer to display at their places of work.