DOT Semi-Annual Reasonable Suspicion Training

NIRMA provides this training two times per year.  Once in January and once in July.  This training is available, at no cost, to all NIRMA member employees.  The training will last approximately three hours.  The training is intended for those that supervise employees that hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) used for county purposes.  The DOT only requires supervisors of CDL holders to attend the training once, but as a best practice members are encouraged to attend a refresher course when able.

The topics covered in this session consist of an explanation of the reasonable suspicion drug testing protocol, one hour of training to identify alcohol abuse and one hour of training to identify drug use.  When the DOT refers to a supervisor, they are not referring to a County Supervisor, rather they are referring to anyone that manages, supervises, or oversees an employee with a CDL.  The skills garnered through the training will prepare the attendee to recognize an employee that is impaired by drugs or alcohol and pull them from the safety sensitive position of operating a county owned commercial motor vehicle (CMV).

County employees that are responsible for administering the DOT drug and alcohol testing program, often referred to as Designated Employer Representatives (DERs), are also encouraged to attend the training as it will expand their knowledge of the DOT’s drug and alcohol testing requirements.

To register for the upcoming Reasonable Suspicion training session please CLICK HERE.