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The Audit Process
Speaker: George Gilpatrick
and Mike Redington
Session Description: The FTA Drug and Alcohol Audit process is explained in
detail by a senior FTA auditor. Learn what the inspections entail, who gets
selected, and how to prepare for them. The session will provide an in-depth look
into auditing from the perspective of FTA, and will help attendees to better
prepare for audits, understand their rights before, during, and after, and avoid
common mistakes made by transit systems in the past. The presentation will also
give examples of common misconceptions concerning audit preparation.
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Beginner Drug and Alcohol Program Manager
(DAPM) Training
Speakers: Joe Lofgren and
George Gilpatrick
Session Description: Learn about the history, basic
requirements, and best practices of FTA drug and alcohol testing. This course -
for the true beginner - will walk you through the key steps required to build
and maintain a complete DOT-regulated employee testing program. Topics include
regulatory overview, your company policy, categories of testing, and the
return-to-duty process.
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Bus Simulator Medication Study
Speaker: John Morrison
Session Description: Learn about FTA's exciting efforts to
understand the effects prescription medications might have on your operators.
This session, led by the principal investigator in an ongoing FTA benzodiazepine
study, will highlight the background, methods, and potential outcomes of this
important research project.
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PowerPoint |
How to Develop Your Drug and Alcohol Policy
Speaker: Leila Procopio-Makuh
Session Description: This session will provide participants with instruction and
resources to help them to develop a drug and alcohol policy that meets the
minimum FTA requirements outlined in 49 CFR Part 655. The session goes beyond
regulatory compliance, covering industry best practices as well as pitfalls in
developing a policy, and provides recommendations on additional policy
provisions that make good business sense.
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How to Review Your Collection Site for Compliance
Speaker: Joe Lofgren
Session Description: Learn the ins and outs of mock collections with an FTA
auditor. In this course you will learn key strategies for gauging your
collection site's compliance, how to ask the right questions of your collectors,
and how to follow up and maintain compliance. Topics include the review of
federal forms, physical site security and integrity, and an in-depth discussion
of new Part 40 requirements.
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Mock Collection and Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) Device Demonstration
Speaker: Manny Chavez
Session Description: This session will provide the latest information on any
current changes to DOT collection procedures for both urine (drug) and alcohol
testing. The presenter will also demonstrate an actual breath test and residual
mouth alcohol screen and allow the audience the opportunity to spot the flaws in
an incorrectly performed mock urine collection process.
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PowerPoint |
Networking with Your Peers
Speaker: Robbie Sarles
Session Description: Networking with your peer agencies is a great way to share
resources and information. This session will provide tips on developing
meaningful working relationships with agencies that have similar requirements,
limitations, and resources.
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Panel Discussion: Large Systems: How to Manage Your Program
Speakers: Jessica Gil,
John Crisci, Margaret Saget,
Phyllis Lee
Session Description: This panel will discuss how large systems run their drug
and alcohol programs. They will speak about the successes, challenges, and
operational issues large systems face. The panel consists of individuals from
some of the countries' largest transit systems.
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Panel Discussion: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
Speakers: Robbie Sarles,
Katrina Maxwell, Rhonda Branche,
Kate LeGrow
Session Description: This panel will discuss prescription and over-the-counter
medication use in the transit industry and how different transit agencies handle
this use.
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Panel Discussion: The Role of a Third Party Administrator (TPA)
Panelists: George Gilpatrick (FTA Auditor),
Carol Law (TPA), Richard Running
(DAPM)
Session Description: This panel will discuss the use of TPA services, what TPAs
can do for your system, and the advantages and disadvantages to using TPA
services. The panelists include a TPA, a Drug and Alcohol Program Manager (DAPM)
who uses TPA services, and an FTA auditor.
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Panel Discussion: State and Rural Systems: How to Manage Your Program
Speakers: Joe Embler,
Richard Running,
Russ Parish
Session Description: This panel will discuss operational issues state and rural
systems face. The session will include topics such as state oversight and
finding resources for rural systems. The panel consists of DAPMs from both state
and rural systems.
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Post-Accident Thresholds
Speaker: Rod Sams
Session Description: This session will cover the FTA Post-Accident Thresholds
and when agencies should and should not conduct an FTA post-accident test. In
addition, session participants will be presented with a variety of testing
scenarios. Each scenario is based on real-life audit findings.
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PowerPoint |
Q&A with FTA and Federal Motor Carrier Systems Administration (FMCSA) Drug and
Alcohol Program Managers
Speakers: Jerry Powers (FTA Drug and Alcohol Program Manager),
Jim Keenan (FMCSA
Drug and Alcohol Program Manager), Mark Snider (ODAPC),
George Gilpatrick (FTA
Auditor)
Session Description: This session will consist of an open forum for asking
questions of several DOT drug and alcohol industry experts.
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Reasonable Suspicion Training
(Tuesday, March 16th)
Speakers: Dr. Howard Taylor and
J. Mac Allen, C-SAPA
Session Description: This two-hour session will cover the requirements for
Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion training per 49 CFR Part 655.14 (b)(2). Those
requirements include training on the physical, behavioral, and performance
indicators of probable drug use, and the physical, behavioral, performance, and
speech indicators of probable alcohol misuse. Certificates of Completion will be
provided upon session completion and will be mailed to participants.
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Reasonable Suspicion Training
(Thursday, March 18th)
Speaker: Robbie Sarles
Session Description: This two-hour session will cover the requirements for
Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion training per 49 CFR Part 655.14 (b)(2). Those
requirements include training on the physical, behavioral, and performance
indicators of probable drug use, and the physical, behavioral, performance, and
speech indicators of probable alcohol misuse. Certificates of Completion will be
provided upon session completion and will be mailed to participants.
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PowerPoint |
A Regulatory Comparison: FTA vs. FMCSA
Speakers: John Morrison and
Jim Keenan
Session Description: Learn from key oversight personnel about the important
commonalities - and differences - in the FMCSA and FTA testing regulations. Jim
Keenan is the Program Manager for FMCSA's drug and alcohol testing program, and
John Morrison is the senior auditor in the FTA's testing program. Topics include
safety-sensitive personnel designations, testing category overlaps and
separations, and best practices for dual-program management.
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Resources for Running a Successful Drug and Alcohol Program
Speaker: Mike Redington
Session Description: This session will provide a wealth of information and
resources available to assist transit agencies in running a drug and alcohol
program. Resources will be outlined and attendees will be provided with
information to help systems attain or maintain compliance with DOT and FTA
regulations.
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PowerPoint |
The Role of the Medical Review Officer (MRO)
Speaker: Greg Elam, M.D.
Session Description: In this session, the speaker will discuss the role of the
Medical Review Officer under DOT rules, and tell stories from his 14 years as a
full-time MRO. Included will be specific information about drugs tested and
current adulteration techniques. The session will also address the new rules as
they relate to the MRO function.
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The Role of the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)
Speaker: William Mock
Session Description: Participants in this session will learn the core tasks
required of the SAP. They will also explore reasonable expectations about the
nature and style of the relationships between a SAP and others in the drug and
alcohol testing process. Any service agent or manager will benefit from this
session.
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Troubleshooting for DAPMs: Solving Common Problems
Speaker: Ed VanderPloeg
Session Description: Join your colleagues from across the country as you attempt
to solve a variety of testing scenarios. Each scenario is based on real-life
audit findings, which will present new and unique ways to think about and
utilize program knowledge and best practices. Scenarios will include
post-accident testing, random testing, and others.
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U.S. DOT Interpretations and Regulations
Speaker: Mark Snider
Session Description: This session will outline the role of the Office of the
Secretary's Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC). In
addition, this session will cover the Observed Collection Rule that went into
effect August 30, 2009, and other current topics, in relation to 49 CFR Part 40.
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What Happens at the Lab
Speaker: R.H. Barry Sample, Ph.D.
Session Description: Participants will learn Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS-) certified lab procedures to use once the lab receives a DOT
specimen. This session will discuss validity testing, specific drug cutoffs, and
fascinating positive drug test statistics regarding federally mandated employees
vs. the general work force. The session will also cover hair and oral fluid
testing and a matrix comparison between hair, oral fluid, and urine testing.
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