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12/16/2025
§382.501 Removal from safety-sensitive functions
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Question 1: What work may the driver perform for an employer, if a driver violates the prohibitions in subpart B?
Guidance: A driver who has violated the prohibitions of subpart B may perform any duties for an employer that are not considered “safety-sensitive functions.” This may include handling of materials exclusively in a warehouse, regardless of whether the materials are considered hazardous as long as safety-sensitive functions are not performed. Safety-sensitive functions may not be performed until the individual has been evaluated by a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), complied with any recommended treatment, has been re-evaluated by a SAP, has been allowed by the SAP to return to work and has passed a return to duty test.
['Drug and Alcohol Testing - DOT']
['Return-to-duty drug and alcohol testing - Motor Carrier', 'Safety-sensitive function - Motor Carrier', 'Alcohol testing - Motor Carrier', 'Follow-up alcohol and drug testing - Motor Carrier', 'Drug testing - Motor Carrier']
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