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Dewitt, NY November 24, 2010: As a part of its continued effort to keep distributors and suppliers in the gases and welding business abreast of the latest rules and regulations that are impacting the industry and how it goes to market, the Fourth Quarter issue of Welding & Gases Today features an article discussing the requirements for driver drug testing. The article is written by Michael Dodd, GAWDA's DOT, OSHA & EPA Consultant and president of MLD Safety Associates in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and is called "Random Drug and Alcohol Testing."
According to Dodd, random drug and alcohol testing applies to all drivers holding a commercial driver's license (CDL) and driving a vehicle used in commerce, whether interstate or intrastate, that meets one of the following criteria:
Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds
Has a GVW rating of 26,000 or more pounds
Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require placards
Some of the topics discussed in the article include: how many drivers must be tested, when drivers must be tested, how the selection and notification process works and how to document the testing.
The only way to find out all of the details about random drug testing regulations is to log on to www.weldingandgasestoday.org and check out the latest issue of Welding & Gases Today, the online resource for the gases and welding industry.
For more information, contact Dan Vest, editor of Welding & Gases Today at dan@datakey.org or 315-445-2347.
