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Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP)

The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.

As a SAP you represent the major decision point (and in some...

Medical Review Officers

A Medical Review Officer (MRO) is a person who is a licensed physician and who is responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by an employer's drug testing program and evaluating medical explanations for certain drug test results.

As a MRO, you act as an...

Drug Testing Laboratories

Drug testing laboratories certified by the Department of Health and Human Services receive urine specimens and test them to determine the presence of drugs. They also conduct validity testing to determine if the specimen has been adulterated or substituted.

A laboratory located in the U.S...

Urine Collectors

A collector is a person who instructs and assists employees at a collection site, who receives and makes an initial inspection of the specimen provided by those employees, and who initiates and completes the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF).

The collector is the one...

Breath Alcohol Technician and Screening Test Technician

The Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) and/or Screening Test Technician (STT) is a person who instructs and assists employees in the alcohol testing process and operates an evidential breath testing or alcohol screening device, respectively.

The BAT and STT play a vital role in the success of...

Employees

As an employee performing safety-sensitive functions in the transportation industry, you are responsible for providing a safe work environment for your co-workers and the traveling public. Creating a safe work environment not only means following established work rules but also following the DOT...

Employers

Employers of safety-sensitive transportation employees play a vital role in ensuring the safety of their employees and the traveling public. Employers are responsible for developing and implementing successful DOT workplace drug and alcohol programs that have as their components clear policies,...

Meet Raymond Young

Raymond Young is currently enrolled in the SCEP program. He has been with the Department since September. Young currently works in the Operations, Research and Development office of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Meet Angela Young

Angela Nicole Young has been with the Department a little over a year. Beginning her journey March 2010, she had no idea of what to expect from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Having served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throughout her undergraduate college career, she was...

Meet Ann-Bennett Cook

Anne-Bennett Cook is a SEEP student employed in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) within the Office of the Secretary (OST). SEEP offers students a meaningful work experience in areas not necessarily related to the student's academic studies. They may be employed for one summer...